Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, March 15, 1962 @ 1730
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 20 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival20 boxes of fish

Sailing

Thursday, March 15, 1962 @ 1915
EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) Own Page

EILEEN M leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of Petrol and Gas Oil for Stornoway

Sailing forStornoway (Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage133
Outward cargoPetrol and gas oilGross Tonnage323
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Thursday, March 15, 1962 @ 2115
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

Sailing

Thursday, March 15, 1962 @ 2115
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

Arrival

Friday, March 16, 1962 @ 0330
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

Sailing

Friday, March 16, 1962 @ 0510
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

Arrival

Friday, March 16, 1962 @ 0520
SHUNA (1937 - 1963 Steam general cargo North-Sea coaster 274 feet long of Glen & Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Glen Line's SHUNA arrives in Glasgow from Gothenburg (Sweden)

Arrived fromGothenburg (Sweden) via PrestonPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth30/31 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head North, for'd No. 3 on brick wallGross Tonnage1,652
Sailing forUddevalla (Sweden) via Tail-of-the-Bank
Sailed from berth28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West
Draught forward on arrival6' 1"
Draught aft on arrival13' 1"
Cargo carried on arrival83 tons general (in and out)
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 17th March
Stevedore discharging inward cargoMain Pearson
Completed discharge of inward cargo19th March at 1500
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 16th March
Outward cargo650 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoMain Pearson
Completed loading outward cargo21st March at 1400
Draught forward on sailing8 feet
Draught aft on sailing17 feet
Vessel bunkered244 tons of coal on 21st March
Ships agentGlen & Company, Glasgow

Glen Line's SHUNA arrived in Glasgow from Gothenburg via Preston at 0520 on 16th March 1962.

At 1600 on 20th March she shifted from berth 30/31 Prince's Dock, a short distance to berth 28 Prince's Dock (head West)

SHUNA bunkered 244 tons of coal on 21st March.

At 1445 on 21st March, SHUNA departed Glasgow for Uddevalla (Sweden) via Tail-of-the-Bank (Greenock)

Arrival

Friday, March 16, 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

Friday, March 16, 1962 @ 0745
LOCH LOYAL ( 1957 - 1971 Refrigerated cargo vessel 503 feet long of Royal Mail Line Own Page

Royal Mail Line's LOCH LOYAL arrives in Glasgow from North Pacific ports of USA via Liverpool

Arrived fromNorth Pacific ports via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West, 1 blind inGross Tonnage11,035
Sailing forAvonmouth and London
Sailed from berth19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West, 1 blind in
Draught forward on arrival22' 7"
Draught aft on arrival24 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral 1280 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo16th March at 0930
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo21st March at 1115
Outward cargoPart same cargo
Draught forward on sailing19' 3"
Draught aft on sailing23' 10"
Ships agentRoyal Mail Line

LOCH LOYAL arrived in Glasgow at 0745 on 16th March 1962 from North Pacific ports via Liverpool.

She departed Glasgow at 1155 on 21st March for Avonmouth and London

LOCH LOYAL was on Royal Mail Line's service from UK to North Pacific ports of North America, and on joint service with the Dutch Holland America Line. She had accommodation for 12 passengers.

Arrival

Friday, March 16, 1962 @ 0900
CALEDONIA (1948-1965 Passenger - Cargo Liner 506 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's CALEDONIA bunkers 400 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY

Arrived fromBombay via Liverpool and Yorkhill Quay (Glasgow)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, bow 1 blind from topGross Tonnage11252
Sailing forYorkhill Quay, Glasgow
Sailed from berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East 1 blind from top
Draught forward on arrival16' 1"
Draught aft on arrival24' 10"
Cargo carried on arrival2,885 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo16th March at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ Spencer
Completed discharge of inward cargo20th March at 2030 (draught 19 feet forward and 19' 11" aft)
Draught forward on sailing19 feet
Draught aft on sailing19' 11"
Ships agentAnchor Line, Glasgow

Anchor Line's passenger/cargo liner CALEDONIA tied up in Prince's Dock at 2220 on 14th March 1962, having shifted from across the river at Yorkhill Quay to Prince's Dock

On 16th March at 0900 the harbour oiler CLANITY came alongside and bunkered her with 400 tons of fuel oil

At 2145 on 19th March she shifted from her berth 4 Prince's Dock across the North basin to berth 6 Prince's Dock, head East 1 blind from top (that berth was directly opposite berth 4) and her draught forward was 15' 5" and aft 21' 7"

CALEDONIA cast off her ropes from Prince's Dock at 2105 on 20th March and shifted across the river to the Anchor Line's Company's berth at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow

Arrival

Friday, March 16, 1962 @ 0900
CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Harbour oiler CLANITY bunkers Anchor Line's CALEDONIA with 400 tons of fuel oil

Arrived in berth4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside Anchor Line's CALEDONIA)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage224
Gross Tonnage495

On 16th March at 0900 the harbour oiler CLANITY came alongside CALEDONIA and bunkered her with 400 tons of fuel oil

Ship Event

Friday, March 16, 1962 @ 1000
SHONGA ( 1947 - 1965 General cargo liner 408 feet long of Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool) Own Page

SHONGA loads 5 heavy lifts from floating crane NEWSHOT

Arrived in berth22 Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Heavy lifts loadedSee note below

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)

Arrival

Friday, March 16, 1962 @ 1000
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

NEWSHOT loads 5 heavy lifts onto Elder Dempster's SHONGA

Arrived in berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside SHONGA)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Cargo carried on arrival5 heavy lifts

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

Sailing

Friday, March 16, 1962 @ 1315
FAVORIT (General cargo coaster 179 feet long) Own Page

Coaster FAVORIT departs Glasgow with 560 tons of steel pipes for Amsterdam

Arrived fromBelfast
Arrived in berth25 Prince's Dock, head East, stem on 19th pawl
Sailing forAmsterdam
Sailed from berth25 Prince's Dock, head East, stem on 19th pawl
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Commened loading outward cargo15th March at 1300
Outward cargo560 tons of steel pipes
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo16th March at 1135
Draught forward on sailing10 feet
Draught aft on sailing12' 6"
Ships agentFurness Withy

FAVORIT arrived in Glasgow from Belfast at 0545 on 15th March.

She departed Glasgow, for Amsterdam, at 1315 0n 16th March

Sailing

Friday, March 16, 1962 @ 1435
TURQUOISE (1955-1966 General cargo coaster 171 feet long speed 10 knots of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

TURQUOISE leaves Ardrossan for Ayr

Sailing forAyr (On the Firth of Clyde, Ayrshire, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage279
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage547
Draught aft on sailing10 feet
Master of vessel on sailingD Black
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan