Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1333
ELDERSLIE (1924-1973 Grab Hopper Dredger 182 feet long owned by Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

Digger ELDERSLIE outbound

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1400
CITY OF DUNDEE ( 1961 - 1978 General cargo liner 434 feet long of Ellerman Line / Ellerman & Bucknall, London) Own Page

CITY OF DUNDEE has engine trial in Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Arrived in berth4 Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Engine trialsSee below

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.

Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1403
HOPPER No 3 (1926-1973 Self propelled Hopper Barge 202 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust/ Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

HOPPER NO. 3 inbound

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage352
Gross Tonnage908

Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1433
CHIEFTAIN (1930-1967 Tug 107 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug CHIEFTAIN inbound

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage197

News Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1435
HYALA (1955-1976 Oil tanker 556 feet long of Shell Bermuda (Overseas) Ltd, London) Own Page

Shell tanker HYALA leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Curacao

Sailing forCuracao (Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean Sea)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Net Tonnage6,961
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage12,164
Draught aft on sailing19' 6"Deadweght Tonnage17,915
Master of vessel on sailingK Auric ?
Ships agentT L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

HYALA was assisted stern-first from the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour by the stern tug SEAWAY (Capt. Neil Mealey) and the bow tug, Steel & Bennie’s CAMPAIGNER.   The Ardrossan Pilot aboard HYALA was Neil McDonald.



Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1444
ANTILOPE (1945-1966 General cargo coaster 38 meters long of Kant Gruno / A. Wester, Netherlands) Own Page

Cargo ship ANTILOPE outbound

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryNetherlands
Gross Tonnage199
Deadweght Tonnage270

Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1447
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page

Tug BRIGADIER inbound

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage223

Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1449
HOPPER No 25 (1954-1982 Hopper barge 210 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page

HOPPER NO. 25 outbound

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage330
Gross Tonnage941

Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1449
FORAGER (1947 - 1962 IMO 180395 Harbour and coastal tug 107 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow : 1984 scrapped Naples, Italy)) Own Page

Tug FORAGER passing Govan Wharf Watch House and inbound to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage244

Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1458
FLYING DRAKE (1957-1969 Tug 99 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DRAKE outbound

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1508
FLYING DUCK (1956-1976 Tug 99 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DUCK towing dredger W H ORBELL inbound from Lobnitz

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage176

Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1508
W H ORBELL (Dredger) Own Page

Dredger W H ORBELL towed inbound from Lobnitz

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards Glasgow

Being towed by tugs FLYING DUCK and FLYING DRAKE

Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1508
FLYING DRAKE (1957-1969 Tug 99 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DRAKE towing dredger W H ORBELL inbound from Lobnitz

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1521
FLYING DOLPHIN (Tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DOLPHIN outbound

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Monday, March 26, 1962 @ 1531
FLYING WIZARD ( 1960-1971 Tug 88 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING WIZARD outbound

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage112