Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, March 21, 1962 @ 1425
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page

Oiler INVERTEST bunkers 125 tons of fuel oil onto Greek tramp ship K HADJIPATERAS in Prince's Dock

Arrived in berth27 Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Net Tonnage111
Gross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

On 21st March at 1425 K HADJIPARETERAS bunkered 125 tons of fuel oil from the harbour oiler INVERTEST

Sailing

Wednesday, March 21, 1962 @ 1445
SHUNA (1937 - 1963 Steam general cargo North-Sea coaster 274 feet long of Glen & Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Glen Line's SHUNA departs Glasgow for Uddevalla (Sweden) via Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage

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)

Sailing

Wednesday, March 21, 1962 @ 1620
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 Runcorn (England)

Sailing forRuncorn (England)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

Arrival

Wednesday, March 21, 1962 @ 1700
JEAN WOOD (Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

JEAN WOOD arrives in Ardrossan with her catch 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 arrivalFish

Sailing

Wednesday, March 21, 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

Arrival

Wednesday, March 21, 1962 @ 1720
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST arrives in Ardrossan with her catch 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 arrivalFish

Ship Movement

Wednesday, March 21, 1962 @ 1745
SUSAN CONSTANT (1958-1973 General cargo ship 352 feet 107m of Constants Ltd, Roger B. Constant, Cardiff : 1989 scrapped) Own Page

SUSAN CONSTANT shifts from berth 4 to 9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank using tugs, Pilot and Boatmen

Arrived fromCardiff (Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth3 / 4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head East)Gross Tonnage3,464
Sailing forGenoa (Italy)Deadweght Tonnage4,850
Sailed from berth9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival9' 05"
Draught aft on arrival14' 05"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight ship - no cargo on board
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 20th March
Outward cargo3,349 tons of Pig Iron
Stevedore loading outward cargoHoneyman
Completed loading outward cargo1000 on 24th March
Draught forward on sailing18' 09"
Draught aft on sailing20' 09"

Ship Event

Wednesday, March 21, 1962 @ 2040
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 from Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Sailing

Wednesday, March 21, 1962 @ 2040
IRISH HOLLY (1954 - 1967 coastal tanker of Irish Shipping Company, Dublin) Own Page

IRISH HOLLY leaves Ardrossan carrying Kerosene for Old Kilpatrick

Sailing forOld Kilpatrick (Oil Depot on River Clyde)Port of RegistryDublin
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage1,381
Outward cargoKerosene Gross Tonnage2,940
Draught aft on sailing18 feetDeadweght Tonnage3,350
Master of vessel on sailingJ O'Shea
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY assists coastal tanker IRISH HOLLY from Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing

Wednesday, March 21, 1962 @ 2045
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 Trailers, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage665

Arrival

Thursday, March 22, 1962 @ 0240
POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

POINTER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular trailer service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage608
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailersGross Tonnage1,208
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Thursday, March 22, 1962 @ 0252
THELMA (1935 - 1964 steam general cargo coaster 274 feet long of Clydesdale Shipowners Company / Glen & Company, Glasgow : 1972 scrapped) Own Page

Glen Line's THELMA arrived in Glasgow from Gothenburg via Belfast

Arrived fromGothenburg via BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth31 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head South, stern 1 1/2 blinds in from North endNet Tonnage900
Sailing forGothenburgGross Tonnage1,652
Sailed from berth28 Prince's Dock, GlasgowDeadweght Tonnage2,774
Draught forward on arrival7' 5"
Draught aft on arrival14' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral 240 tons (in and outward)
Commenced discharge of inward cargo22nd March at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoMain Pearson
Completed discharge of inward cargo23rd March at 1600
Commened loading outward cargo24th March at 0800
Outward cargo15 tons general and 120 tons ballast on deck
Stevedore loading outward cargoMain Pearson
Completed loading outward cargo26th March at 1615
Draught forward on sailing7 feet
Draught aft on sailing16 feet
Vessel bunkered220 tons on 26th March
Ships agentGlen Line, Glasgow

THELMA arrived in Prince's Dock, Glasgow, at 0252 on 22nd March 1962 from Gothenburg via Belfast

She shifted to berth 28 Prince's Dock at 1240 on 24th March.

THELMA bunkered 220 tons on 26th March

She sailed from Glasgow for Gothenburg at 1325 on 27th March 1962

Arrival

Thursday, March 22, 1962 @ 0440
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 arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage300
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800

Sailing

Thursday, March 22, 1962 @ 0455
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

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

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

Thursday, March 22, 1962 @ 0510
HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) Own Page

HANS arrives in Ardrossan from Belfast with a cargo of scrap metal

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGroningen
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage179
Master of vessel on arrivalJager
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan