Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Movement

Thursday, March 29, 1962 @ 1700 		FAIRTRY 11 (1959 - 1971 Deep-sea Stern / Freezer trawler LH 270 being 275 feet long of C Salvesen Company) Own Page

Salvesen's trawler FAIRTRY11 shifts berth in Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Arrived fromNewfoundland BanksPort of RegistryLeith
Arrived in berth25 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West
Sailing forNewfoundland Banks via Prince's Pier, Greenock
Sailed from berth29 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival17' 8"
Draught aft on arrival20' 8"
Cargo carried on arrival490 tons fish, 180 tons fish meal
Commenced discharge of inward cargo23rd March at 1000
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo4th April at 1920
Outward cargoLight - oil bunkers
Draught forward on sailing18 feet
Draught aft on sailing20' 10"
Ships agentC Salvesen & Company

FAIRTRY 11 arrived in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Newfoundland Banks at 1300 on 22nd March 1962

At 1700 on 29th March she shifted 45 feet ahead in berth 25 Prince's Dock.

1030 on 6th April saw another shift, this time to berth 20/21 Prince's Dock.

At 0900 on 9th April the oiler INVERTEST came alongside and bunkered FAIRTRY 11 with 200 tons fuel oil

1330 on 9th April she shifted to berth 22 Prince's Dock

At 1830 on 17th April she shifted to berth 25 Prince's Dock.

1030 on 12th May saw her again shifting to berth 28 Prince's Dock

At 0900 on 14th May the oiler INVERTEST arrived alongside FAIRTRY 11 and bunkered her with 190 tons of fuel oil

The oiler INVERTEST came alongside on 16th May and bunkered FAIRTRY 11 with 140 tons fuel oil

At 1735 on 17th May, her last shift, was to berth 29 Prince's Dock

FAIRTRY 11 departed Glasgow at 0910 on 18th May 1962 for Prince's Pier, Greenock, thence Newfoundland Banks

Ship Movement

Thursday, March 29, 1962 @ 1735 		LISMORIA (1948 - 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 455 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Tatwan) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LISMORIA shifts from Prince's Dock to Meadowside Quay, Glasgow
Arrived fromSt John (New Brunswick, Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth14/15 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, stern on 15/16 wallGross Tonnage8323
Sailing forMontreal (Canada)
Sailed from berth10/11 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival22 feet
Draught aft on arrival23' 6"
Cargo carried on arrival2,500 tons grain and 2,116 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo26th March at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Stevedore Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo2nd April at 1200
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 2nd April
Outward cargo1,563 tons general and 45 passengers
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Stevedores
Heavy lifts loaded1 lift of 17 tons on 10th April
Completed loading outward cargo10th April at 1500
Draught forward on sailing16' 2"
Draught aft on sailing21' 3"
Ships agentDonaldson Line, Glasgow

Donaldson Line's LISMORIA arrived in Prince's Dock, Glasgow, at 0300 on 25th March 1962 from St John (New Brunswick)

At 1735 on 29th March she shifted downriver from Prince's Dock to the nearby Meadowside Granary on Meadowside Quay to discharge her cargo of 2,500 tons of grain.

Having completed discharge of the grain, she left Meadowside Quay, and returned to Prince's Dock, tying-up at berth 10/11 at 1740 on 31st March

At 1000 on 10th April the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside and loaded one heavy lift of 17 tons onto LISMORIA

LISMORIA departed Glasgow at 0610 on 12th April for Montreal

Sailing

Thursday, March 29, 1962 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CORINTHIC (1947-1969 Passenger / cargo liner of Shaw Savill Line, London) Own Page

Shaw Savill's CORINTHIC leaves London on a 31 days passage to New Zealand via Panama
Ships agentShaw Savill Line, 11a Lower Regent Street, London S.W.1. Telephone Whitehall 1485Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage15,264

Ship Movement

Thursday, March 29, 1962 @ 2000 		GRECIAN (1949-1966 General cargo ship 362 feet long of Ellerman Papayanni Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Ellerman's GRECIAN again shifts berth in Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Arrived fromFamagusta (Cyprus) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth2/3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West, numbers 1 and 2 hatches in berth 2Net Tonnage1,517
Sailing forMediterranean ports via LiverpoolGross Tonnage3,347
Sailed from berth28 Prince's Dock, GlasgowDeadweght Tonnage3,909
Draught forward on arrival15' 6"
Draught aft on arrival18' 10"
Cargo carried on arrival1,266 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 26th March
Stevedore discharging inward cargoSpencer
Completed discharge of inward cargo28th March at 1730
Commened loading outward cargo28th March at 1045
Outward cargoGeneral and china clay 1300 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoSpencer
Completed loading outward cargo29th March at 2000
Ships agentCity Line, Glasgow

Ellerman's GRECIAN arrived in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Famagusta via Liverpool at 0125 on 26th March 1962.

She shifted from berth 1/2 to berth 28 Prince's Dock at 1830 on 28th March.

Another shift at 2000 on 29th March saw her moving 90 feet astern in berth 28

GRECIAN completed loading and departed Glasgow for Mediterranean ports via Liverpool at 1155 on 31st March

Sailing

Thursday, March 29, 1962 @ 2125 		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 29, 1962 @ 2320 		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

Friday, March 30, 1962 @ 0330 		HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) Own Page

HANS arrives in Ardrossan from Carnlough (Northern Ireland) carrying a cargo of Limestone
Arrived fromCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage179
Master of vessel on arrivalD Jager
Draught aft on arrival8 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, March 30, 1962 @ 0410 		SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page

SPANIEL arrives in Ardrossan on her regular trailer service from Larne
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Devenny
Draught aft on arrival11' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, March 30, 1962 @ 0430 		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

News Event

Friday, March 30, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		Own Page

Conducting their business in Great Waters around 30th March 1962

 BENARTY at Hamburg 31 March for Middlesbrough

BENAVON at Singapore 31 March for Penang

BENMACDHUI at Penang 30 March for Aden

BENACHIE at Penang 31 March for Singapore

CARINTHIA from Liverpool at New York 31 March

CILICIA at Suez 30 March for Liverpool

CIRCASSIA at Aden 31 March for Bombay

CITY OF LONDON at Tenerife 31 March for Avonmouth

CITY OF LUCKNOW left Port Sudan 31 March for Dar-es-Salaam

CITY OF OTTAWA left St John 31 March for Adelaide

CITY OF ST ALBANS left Suez 31 March for Bombay

DUNSTAN at Barbados 31 March for Manaus

LOCH GOWAN at Los Angeles 30 March for London

MARTAND left Gravesend 31 March for Calcutta

NEWCASTLE STAR left Suez 30 March for Brisbane

ORONSAY at Suez 30 March for London

PORT LAUNCESTON passed Balboa 31 March for Tyne (England)

PORT PHILLIP at London 1 April from Auckland

POTOSI at Liverpool 1 April from San Antonio

RANGITANE at Bermuda 31 March for Southampton

SYLVANIA at Liverpool 1 April from New York

WAIRANGI at Hull 1 April from Bluff

WANSTEAD left Aden 31 March for Glasgow

Ship Event

Friday, March 30, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		BENMACDHUI (1948-1972 General cargo liner 474 feet long of Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENMACDHUI at Penang 30 March for Aden
Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Net Tonnage4,674
Gross Tonnage7,845
Deadweght Tonnage11,500

Ship Event

Friday, March 30, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CILICIA (1938-40 Anchor Line passenger/cargo ship : 1940-44 Armed Merchant Cruiser : 1944-46 Troopship : 1946 Returned to owners : 1966-80 training ship / Hostel in Rotterdam : 1980 scrapped Bilbao) Own Page

CILICIA at Suez 30 March for Liverpool
Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage11,136

Ship Event

Friday, March 30, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ORONSAY (1951-1975 Passenger liner 708 feet long of P & O-Orient Line, London) Own Page

ORONSAY at Suez 30 March for London
Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Ship Event

Friday, March 30, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		LOCH GOWAN (1954-1970 Passenger / cargo liner 503 feet long of Royal Mail Line, London) Own Page

LOCH GOWAN at Los Angeles 30 March for London
Port of RegistryLondon (England)

Ship Event

Friday, March 30, 1962 @ 0900 		ALBISTAN ( 1948 - 1971 General cargo ship 442 feet long of F C Strick Line, London) Own Page

Strick's ALBISTAN loads 2 heavy lifts from the floating crane NEWSHOT
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