Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, March 13, 1962 @ 1950
ELISA (1957-1969 General cargo / container carrying coaster 61.77m 191 feet long of Hendrik Pepping / Dammers & van der Heide's Shipping & Trading Company, Rotterdam) Own Page

ELISA leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular container service

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage300
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800

Sailing

Tuesday, March 13, 1962 @ 2110
POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

POINTER leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular trailer service

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage608
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage1,208
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 @ 0140
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

DEVERON arrives at Ardrossan 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

Arrival

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 @ 0215
LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

LAIRDSBURN arrives at Ardrossan with a cargo of scrap metal from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage228
Master of vessel on arrivalJ WoodGross Tonnage513
Draught aft on arrival11 feetDeadweght Tonnage720
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 @ 0355
MANCHESTER SHIPPER ( 1943 - 1969 General cargo liner of Manchester Liners) Own Page

Manchester Liners MANCHESTER SHIPPER leaves Glasgow for Miami (Florida)

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.

News Event

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 @ 0415
PACIFIC RELIANCE (1951-1971 cargo liner 500 feet long of Furness Withy Company) Own Page

Furness Withy's PACIFIC RELIANCE arrives in Glasgow to load for North America and Vancouver

Arrived fromSwansea (South Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth7/8 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, stern 2 blinds inGross Tonnage9442
Sailing forVancouver
Sailed from berth7/8 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, stern 2 blinds in
Draught forward on arrival21' 11"
Draught aft on arrival22' 1"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral (out)
Commened loading outward cargo14th March at 0800
Outward cargo1,400 tons general and 10 passengers
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed loading outward cargo18th March at 1915
Draught forward on sailing23' 3"
Draught aft on sailing24' 9"
Ships agentFurness Withy & Co. Ltd., 19 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 8193

PACIFIC RELIANCE arrived in Prince's Dock from Swansea at 0415 on 14th March 1962 to load for North America Having completed loading and embarking her 10 passengers PACIFIC RELIANCE departed Glasgow for Vancouver at 2230 on 18th March.

Arrival

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 @ 0450
SHONGA ( 1947 - 1965 General cargo liner 408 feet long of Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Elder Dempster's SHONGA arrives at Glasgow from Swansea to load for West Africa

Arrived fromSwanseaPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West, stern on East bulkhead
Sailing forFreetown (Sierra Leone, Africa) via Dublin
Sailed from berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West, stern on East bulkhead
Draught forward on arrival12' 9"
Draught aft on arrival15' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral (out)
Commened loading outward cargo15th March at 0800
Outward cargo1,100 tons of general
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ Spencer Stevedores
Heavy lifts loadedSee note below
Completed loading outward cargo19th March at 1400
Draught forward on sailing15' 6"
Draught aft on sailing18' 6"
Ships agentRoxburgh Colin Scott

SHONGA arrived in Glasgow at 0450 on 15th March from Swansea to load for West African ports.

On 16th March at 1000 the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside and loaded 5 heavy lifts totalling 22 tons onto SHONGA.

Having completed loading, SHONGA cast-off her ropes at 1915 on 19th March and departed her Glasgow berth for Dublin and Freetown (West Africa)

Sailing

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 @ 0530
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST leaves Ardrossan for inshore fishing grounds off Isle of Arran in Firth of Clyde

Sailing forSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Master of vessel on sailingJ Horne

Arrival

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 @ 0550
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

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 @ 0615
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

Ship Movement

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 @ 0830
MARTABAN (1949-1952 Passenger / cargo ship 462 feet long of Patrick "Paddy" Henderson's Line, Glasgow : 1952-1965 taken over by Elder Dempster Line) Own Page

MARTABAN shifts berth in Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage5,740

Henderson's MARTABAN tied-up in Prince's Dock, Glasgow, at 1305 on 2nd March 1962, from Rangoon via Liverpool.

On 14th March at 0830 she shifted 352 feet astern to berth 20/21 Prince's Dock.

The following day, 15th March at 1145 she shifted 45 feet ahead to berth 20/21 Prince's Dock.

At 1045 on 22nd March MARTABAN again shifted, this time from berth 20/21 Prince's Dock to berth 19 Prince's Dock.

Next day, 23rd March at 1030 she shifted from berth 19 Prince's Dock to Number 1 Govan Dry Dock, her draught forward being 8' 6" and aft 14' 4"

MARTABAN left Govan Dry Dock at 1035 on 2nd April and moved up-river to Springfield Quay, Glasgow, to load for Burma.

Arrival

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 @ 0945
APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

APEXITY bunkers Glen's ZENA with 65 tons of fuel oil

Arrived in berth31 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, (alongside ZENA)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilNet Tonnage49
Gross Tonnage136
Deadweght Tonnage180

At 1000 on 14th March the harbour oiler APEXITY came alongside and bunkered ZENA with 65 tons of fuel oil.

Ship Event

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 @ 1000
ZENA (1956-1964 North-sea general cargo coaster of Scottish Nav Co Ltd (Glen & Co, Glasgow / 1961-1964 to associated company F T Everard, London : 1966 wrecked Isle of Harris, Scotland) Own Page

Glen Line's ZENA bunkers 65 tons fuel oil from APEXITY

Ship's location31 Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Vessel bunkered65 tons from harbour oiler APEXITY

At 1000 on 14th March the harbour oiler APEXITY came alongside and bunkered ZENA with 65 tons of fuel oil.

Sailing

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 @ 1135
LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

LAIRDSBURN leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Greenock

Sailing forGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage228
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage513
Draught aft on sailing8' 6"Deadweght Tonnage720
Master of vessel on sailingJ Woods
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 @ 1510
JEAN WOOD (Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

JEAN WOOD arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 10 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistrySt. Monans (Fife, Scotland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival10 boxes of fish