Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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What/When Ship

Sailing

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		WOOMERA (General cargo ship) Own Page

McIlwraith, McEacharn's WOOMERA leaves Sydney for Hobart (Tasmania)

Sailing

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 1710 		LISMORIA (1948 - 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 455 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Tatwan) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LISMORIA departs Glasgow for Canada
Arrived fromSaint John (New Brunswick, Canada) and Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth10/11 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, bow 5 1/2 blinds from bottomGross Tonnage8323
Sailing forSaint John (New Brunswick, Canada)
Sailed from berth14/15 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival25' 5"
Draught aft on arrival25 feet
Cargo carried on arrival2,500 tons grain and 3049 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo24th February at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo1st March at 1500
Commened loading outward cargo1st March at 0800
Outward cargo400 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Stevedores
Heavy lifts loaded2 x 32 tons on 1st March
Completed loading outward cargo2nd March at 1615
Draught forward on sailing16 feet
Draught aft on sailing21' 2"
Ships agentDonaldson Line

The City of Halifax was an incorporated city in Nova Scotia, Canada, which was established as the Town of Halifax in 1749, and incorporated as a city in 1842.

LISMORIA arrived in Prince's Dock, Glasgow, from Canada at 1315 on 23rd February 1962.
On 28th February at 0452 she shifted from Prince's Dock to Meadowside Quay, Glasgow to unload her 2,500 tons of grain. Her draught on shifting was 18 feet forward and 22 feet aft.

On 1st March, having completed discharge of the grain cargo, LISMORIA shifted from Meadowside Quay to berth 14/15 Prince's Dock, arriving there at 0715, her draught forward being 9' 6" and aft 21' 2"

Later that day, 1st March, the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside LISMORIA and loaded 2 heavy lifts, each of 32 tons, onto the Donaldson vessel

LISMORIA departed from Prince's Dock, Glasgow, for Saint John (New Brunswick) Canada, at 1710 on 2nd March 1962.

Sailing

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 1720 		CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER leaves Ardrossan on her regular container service to Larne
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage315
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 1755 		NYNES (1958-1965 Coastal general cargo ship 44.3 metres) Own Page

NYNES leaves Ardrossan carrying steel plates for Haugesund (Norway)
Sailing forHaugesund (Norway)Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourGross Tonnage299
Outward cargoSteel platesDeadweght Tonnage548
Draught aft on sailing12 feet
Master of vessel on sailingJ Sandrik
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, March 2, 1962 @ 2218 		PRIOR (1951-1963 general cargo coaster 51.25 meters of Manager: Fiege & Hoff, Rotterdam, Netherlands Owner: Arnoldus Cornelis Hoff, The Hague, Netherlands) Own Page

PRIOR leaves Ardrossan on her regular trailer service to Larne
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNetherlands
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage326
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentNorthern Ireland TrailersDeadweght Tonnage665

Ship Event

Saturday, March 3, 1962 @ 0800 		SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Tug SEAWAY assists Shell Tanker HOROMYA to leave Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug STRONGBOW at the bow assist the Shell tanker HOROMYA stern-first from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead

Sailing

Saturday, March 3, 1962 @ 0800 		HOROMYA (1956-1975 Oil products tanker 555 feet long of Anglo Saxon / Shell Tankers UK, London) Own Page

Shell Tanker HOROMYA leaves Ardrossan for Stanlow
Sailing forStanlow (on the Manchester Ship Canal)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)Gross Tonnage12,183
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing19' 6"
Master of vessel on sailingBarnes
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug STRONGBOW at the bow assist the Shell tanker HOROMYA stern-first from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead

News Event

Saturday, March 3, 1962 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		INTERPRETER (1948-1967 General cargo liner of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

INTERPRETER at Durban (South Africa) for Beira (Mozambique)
Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)

News Event

Saturday, March 3, 1962 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		ESSEX (1954 - 1975 general cargo liner 526 feet long of Federal Steam Line, London) Own Page

ESSEX at Auckland (New Zealand) for London (UK)
Port of RegistryLondon

News Event

Saturday, March 3, 1962 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		DOMINION MONARCH (1939-1940 Passenger ship 657 feet long of Shaw Savill & Albion, London:: 1940-1947 Troopship: 1947 returned to owners : Scrapped in 1962) Own Page

DOMINION MONARCH at Wellington (New Zealand) for London (UK)
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage15,813
Gross Tonnage27,155

News Event

Saturday, March 3, 1962 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		DIPLOMAT (1953-1972 General cargo liner of T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

DIPLOMAT at Durban (South Africa) for Liverpool (UK)
Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)

News Event

Saturday, March 3, 1962 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		CATHAY (1961-1970 Passenger / cargo liner formerly BAUDOUINVILLE 555 feet 170m overall of P & O, London) Own Page

CATHAY at Hong Kong for London (UK)
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

News Event

Saturday, March 3, 1962 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENLARIG (1961-1969 General cargo ship of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENLARIG at Suez (Egypt) for London (UK)
Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)

News Event

Saturday, March 3, 1962 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		ALAUNIA (1960-1969 Cargo liner 490 feet long of Cunard Line) Own Page

ALAUNIA from Glasgow at New York (USA)
Port of RegistryLiverpool

News Event

Saturday, March 3, 1962 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		ATHLONE CASTLE (1934-1965 Passenger / cargo liner of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

Breakfast Menu for First Class Passengers on ATHLONE CASTLE at Port Elizabeth (South Africa)
Ship's locationPort Elizabeth (South Africa) ..... homeward bound for Southampton (UK)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage25,564