Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 1430
IRISH HOLLY (1954 - 1967 coastal tanker of Irish Shipping Company, Dublin) Own Page

IRISH HOLLY leaves Ardrossan for Stanlow

Sailing forStanlow (on the Manchester Ship Canal)Port of RegistryDublin
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage1,381
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage2,940
Draught aft on sailing15' 6"Deadweght Tonnage3,350
Master of vessel on sailingJ O'Shea
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY assists IRISH HOLLY to leave Ardrossan Harbour

Ship Movement

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 1600
SHUNA (1937 - 1963 Steam general cargo North-Sea coaster 274 feet long of Glen & Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Glen Line's SHUNA shifts berth in Prince's Dock, Glasgow

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, 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

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 1645
F.S.L'OPINIATRE (1954- French Naval warship Pennant P 644) Own Page

French Naval warship F.S. L'Opiniatre arrives in Ardrossan Harbour

Arrived fromSeaPort of RegistryFrance
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalLt. Cance

She left Ardrossan at 1005 the next morning for sea.

Sailing

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 1715
NORMANBY HALL (1948- 1965 General cargo coaster of Coppack Bros & Co Ltd,, Connah's Quay, Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales) Own Page

NORMANBY HALL leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Runcorn

Sailing forRuncorn (England)Port of RegistryChester (England)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing8 feet
Master of vessel on sailingFrank Sweet
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 1730
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 coastal tanker IRISH HOLLY into berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Arrival

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 1730
IRISH HOLLY (1954 - 1967 coastal tanker of Irish Shipping Company, Dublin) Own Page

IRISH HOLLY arrives at Ardrossan to load Kerosene for Old Kilpatrick

Arrived fromSeaPort of RegistryDublin
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage1,381
Master of vessel on arrivalJ O'SheaGross Tonnage2,940
Draught aft on arrival15' 6"Deadweght Tonnage3,350
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY assists coastal tanker IRISH HOLLY into berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Arrival

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 1735
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 24 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
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Horne
Cargo carried on arrival24 boxes of fish

Arrival

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 1735
JEAN WOOD (Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

JEAN WOOD arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 35 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
Master of vessel on arrivalWood
Cargo carried on arrival35 boxes of fish

Arrival

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 2055
HMS BELTON (M 1199 of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

H.M.S. BELTON arrives in Ardrossan Harbour

Arrived fromSeaPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalLt. Cdr. S D Teesdale
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Ship Movement

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 2105
CALEDONIA (1948-1965 Passenger - Cargo Liner 506 feet long of Anchor Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Anchor Line's CALEDONIA shifts berth from Prince's Dock to Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow

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, 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

Sailing

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 2115
VOLGA (General cargo ship 326 feet long) Own Page

VOLGA leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank for Avonmouth (England)

Arrived fromVentspils ( a town in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia)
Arrived in berth15 / 16 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head east)
Sailing forAvonmouth (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berth15 / 16 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head east)
Draught forward on arrival19' 03"
Draught aft on arrival20' 10"
Cargo carried on arrival2,825 tons of steel coils
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 19th March
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo1900 on 20th March
Outward cargoLight ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing3' 06"
Draught aft on sailing18' 00"

Sailing

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 2120
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

Sailing

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 2240
HMS BELTON (M 1199 of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

H.M.S. BELTON leaves Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing forSeaPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on sailingLt. Cdr. S D Teesdale

Sailing

Tuesday, March 20, 1962 @ 2340
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

Wednesday, March 21, 1962 @ 0120
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