Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 1638
LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

Burns & Laird’s LAIRDSGLEN outward

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage523
Gross Tonnage1,544

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 1652
ACADIA 1938-1963 General cargo ship of A/S Acadia, Drammen, Norway) Own Page

Cargo ship ACADIA outbound from 2 Meadowside Quay to Shieldhall

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryDrammen (Norway)

ACADIA was towed stern-first from Meadowside Quay to Shieldhall, with tug THUNDERER at her stern and tug BRIGADIER at her bow

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 1652
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page

Tug BRIGADIER towing cargo ship ACADIA outbound from 2 Meadowside Quay to Shieldhall

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage223

Arrival

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 1700
ALBISTAN ( 1948 - 1971 General cargo ship 442 feet long of F C Strick Line, London) Own Page

Strick's ALBISTAN arrives in Glasgow to load for the Persian Gulf

Arrived fromSouth Shields, River Tyne, England (near Newcastle upon Tyne)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, bow 1 blind from East end
Sailing forPersian Gulf via Cardiff
Sailed from berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, bow 1 blind from East end
Draught forward on arrival9 feet
Draught aft on arrival18' 4"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Commened loading outward cargo27th March at 1730
Outward cargo1,000 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Completed loading outward cargo31st March at 1000
Draught forward on sailing12 feet
Draught aft on sailing21' 10"
Ships agentFrank C. Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 Telephone CITY 6131

Strick's ALBISTAN arrived in Glasgow from South Shields at 1700 on 27th March 1962 to load for Persian Gulf ports

On 30th March she loaded two heavy lifts of 36 tons from the floating crane NEWSHOT

At 1100 on 31st March ALBISTAN departed Glasgow for the Persian Gulf via Cardiff

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 1703
DRUID (General cargo coaster of Hay Company, Glasgow) Own Page

General cargo coaster DRUID passes Govan Wharf outbound from Glasgow

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

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 1720
LAIRDS LOCH ( 1944-1969 Passenger / cargo vessel 263 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

Burns & Laird’s LAIRDS LOCH outbound

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

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 1725
LOCHDUNVEGAN (1950-1973 General cargo coaster 190 feet long of David MacBrayne, Glasgow) Own Page

MacBraynes coaster LOCHDUNVEGAN outbound

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage222

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 1744
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER passes Govan Wharf inbound to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage208

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 1754
ELDERSLIE (1924-1973 Grab Hopper Dredger 182 feet long owned by Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

Digger ELDERSLIE inbound

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

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 1756
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

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 1811
LENNOX 11 (Name should be read as "LENNOX 2" 1954-1983 Grab Hopper dredger of Clyde Navigation Trust) Own Page

Digger LENNOX 11 inbound

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

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 1853
HOPPER No 1 (1926-1973 Hopper Barge 202 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

HOPPER NO. 1 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

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 1947
ROBERT DUNDAS (1938-1974 Royal Fleet Auxiliary coastal store carrier 220 feet long: pennant no. A204) Own Page

Royal Fleet Auxiliary ROBERT DUNDAS outbound

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London
Gross Tonnage1125

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 2009
HOPPER No 25 (1954-1982 Hopper barge 210 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page

HOPPER NO. 25 inbound

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage330
Gross Tonnage941

Sailing

Tuesday, March 27, 1962 @ 2120
ROYAL ULSTERMAN (1936-1968 Passenger and cargo ship 339 feet long of Burns and Laird, Glasgow : 1973 Scrapped in Greece) Own Page

Burns & Laird’s ROYAL ULSTERMAN outbound

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : sailing = outbound= heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Net Tonnage1,449
Gross Tonnage3,288
Deadweght Tonnage854