Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Saturday, March 10, 1962 @ 2115
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

DEVERON arrives at Ardrossan with a general cargo from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 8 "Burns Berth" Eglinton Tidal Dock near to Burns & Laird office and store)Net Tonnage253
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo Gross Tonnage511
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Sunday, March 11, 1962 @ 0500
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 coastal tanker FRAGUM into Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Arrival

Sunday, March 11, 1962 @ 0500
FRAGUM (1952-1964 Coastal oil tanker 332 feet long of Shell Tankers, London :1976 scrapped at Hong Kong) Own Page

Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Heysham

Arrived fromHeysham (Lancashire, England)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage1,280
Master of vessel on arrivalWeller
Draught aft on arrival17' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

FRAGUM was assisted into Ardrossan Harbour by the harbour tug SEAWAY

Arrival

Sunday, March 11, 1962 @ 1700
WARLIGHT (1919-1964 Steam engined general cargo Crinan Canal size Clyde puffer 86 feet long of Light Shipping / Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page

Puffer WARLIGHT arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of Limestone from Glenarm (Northern Ireland)

Arrived fromGlenarm (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage60
Master of vessel on arrivalJames (Jimmy) PhimisterGross Tonnage135
Draught aft on arrival10 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Harbour Street, Ardrossan. Telephone Ardrossan 65/66

Sailing

Sunday, March 11, 1962 @ 1710
ASHDOD (1958 - 1969 General cargo ship 265 feet long of Zim Israel Line) Own Page

ASHDOD departs Glasgow for Haifa (Israel) and Italian ports

Arrived fromHaifa (Israel) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryHaifa (Israel)
Arrived in berth29 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head SouthGross Tonnage1902
Sailing forHaifa (Israel) and Italian ports
Sailed from berth28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival13' 10"
Draught aft on arrival17' 3"
Cargo carried on arrival161 tons general in and out
Commenced discharge of inward cargo8th March at 1830
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo9th March at 1500
Commened loading outward cargo9th March at 0800
Outward cargo546 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo11th March at 1615
Draught forward on sailing15 feet
Draught aft on sailing19' 6"
Ships agentBorland and Peat

ASHDOD arrived at Glasgow on 8th March 1962 at 1820 from Haifa (Israel) via Liverpool. At 1310 on 10th March she shifted from berth 29 to berth 28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow On 11th March at 1710 ASHDOD departed Glasgow for Haifa (Israel) and Italian ports

News Event

Sunday, March 11, 1962 @ 1830
MANCHESTER SHIPPER ( 1943 - 1969 General cargo liner of Manchester Liners) Own Page

Manchester Liners MANCHESTER SHIPPER arrives in Glasgow from Manchester

Arrived fromManchester (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryManchester
Arrived in berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow, head East, stern on West wallGross Tonnage7636
Sailing forMiami (Florida)
Sailed from berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow, head East, stern on West wall
Draught forward on arrival17 feet
Draught aft on arrival22 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo12th March at 0800
Outward cargo750 tons general and 4 passengers
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed loading outward cargo13th March at 2030
Draught forward on sailing18' 6"
Draught aft on sailing25' 5"
Ships agentFurness Withy & Co. Ltd., 19 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 8193

At 1830 on 11th March 1962 MANCHESTER SHIPPER arrived in berth at Plantation Quay, Glasgow. Having completed loading and embarking 4 passengers, she departed for Miami (Florida) at 0355 on 14th March.

Ship Event

Monday, March 12, 1962 @ 0035
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 coastal tanker FRAGUM from Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Sailing

Monday, March 12, 1962 @ 0035
FRAGUM (1952-1964 Coastal oil tanker 332 feet long of Shell Tankers, London :1976 scrapped at Hong Kong) Own Page

Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Heysham

Sailing forHeysham (Lancashire,England)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage1,280
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing16 feet
Master of vessel on sailingWeller
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

FRAGUM was assisted from Ardrossan Harbour by the harbour tug SEAWAY

Arrival

Monday, March 12, 1962 @ 0130
CITY OF DUNDEE ( 1961 - 1978 General cargo liner 434 feet long of Ellerman Line / Ellerman & Bucknall, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF DUNDEE arrives in Glasgow from Antwerp to load for India

Arrived fromAntwerpPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth2/3 Prince's Dock, head East, bow 6 blinds from East wall
Sailing forCalcutta via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth4 Prince's Dock, head East with bow 1 blind from East endEast,
Draught forward on arrival9' 4"
Draught aft on arrival18 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Commened loading outward cargo21st March at 0800
Outward cargo700 tons of general
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ Spencer
Completed loading outward cargo26th March at 1900
Draught forward on sailing10' 4"
Draught aft on sailing20' 3"
Ships agentCity Line, Glasgow

Ellerman's CITY OF DUNDEE arrived in Glasgow berth at 0130 on 12th March 1962 from Antwerp.

At 1145 on 20th March she shifted along the dock wall in Prince's Dock from berth 2/3 to berth 4, with her bow 1 blind from the East end.

On 23rd March at 1200 the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside and loaded 4 heavy lifts totalling 64 tons 10 cwts onto CITY OF DUNDEE

On 26th March engine trial was made, from 1400 to 1402 the engine was turned each way for 1 minute, draught forward 10 feet and aft 20' 4"

At 1920 on 26th March CITY OF DUNDEE let go her ropes and left Glasgow for Calcutta via Birkenhead.

Arrival

Monday, March 12, 1962 @ 0545
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage315
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Arrival

Monday, March 12, 1962 @ 0612
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 arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular trailer service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNetherlands
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage326
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage665

Arrival

Monday, March 12, 1962 @ 0710
LADY ANSTRUTHER (1948- General cargo coaster and explosives carrier of I.C.I. Nobel Explosives Company) Own Page

LADY ANSTRUTHER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to bunker with fuel oil

Arrived fromAntwerp (Belgium)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage317
Master of vessel on arrivalB McKay
Draught aft on arrival10' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Monday, March 12, 1962 @ 0925
SPINEL (1937 - 1940 then 1946 - 1970 a 185 feet long general cargo coaster owned by William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow ) Own Page

SPINEL arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of Limestone from LLanddulas

Arrived fromLLanddulas (North Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage333
Master of vessel on arrivalA FletcherGross Tonnage650
Draught aft on arrival14' 6"Deadweght Tonnage830
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, March 12, 1962 @ 1035
WARLIGHT (1919-1964 Steam engined general cargo Crinan Canal size Clyde puffer 86 feet long of Light Shipping / Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page

WARLIGHT leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Troon

Sailing forTroon (Firth of Clyde, Ayrshire, Scotland)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage60
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage135
Master of vessel on sailingJames (Jimmy) Phimister
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, March 12, 1962 @ 1310
LADY ANSTRUTHER (1948- General cargo coaster and explosives carrier of I.C.I. Nobel Explosives Company) Own Page

LADY ANSTRUTHER leaves Ardrossan for Irvine (4 miles South of Ardrossan) after bunkering fuel oil

Sailing forIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland (4 nautical miles South of Ardrossan)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage317
Outward cargoLight - oil bunkers
Master of vessel on sailingB McKay
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan