Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Monday, April 16, 1962 @ 0620
PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

PALM arrives in Ardrossan to load tar for Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNewry
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage122
Master of vessel on arrivalJ HollywoodGross Tonnage343
Draught aft on arrival10 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, April 16, 1962 @ 1605
PRASE ( 1938 - ? General cargo coaster of Wm Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

PRASE leaves Ardrossan for Swansea (Wales)

Sailing forSwansea (South Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourGross Tonnage374
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing9' 6"
Master of vessel on sailingMcKinnon
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, April 16, 1962 @ 2010
PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

PALM leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of tar for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNewry
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage122
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage343
Draught aft on sailing13 feet
Master of vessel on sailingJ Hollywood
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, April 16, 1962 @ 2045
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 leaves Ardrossan on her regular trailer service to Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour
Outward cargoTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Ship Movement

Monday, April 16, 1962 @ 2100
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LAURENTIA shifts from berth 16 / 17 to 15 / 16 Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Ships agentDonaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1, Tel CENtral 3901Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8249

Sailing

Monday, April 16, 1962 @ 2230
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

Sailing

Tuesday, April 17, 1962 @ 0415
LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA leaves Quebec for Montreal

Sailing forMontreal (Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthQuebec (Canada)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150
Ships agentCunard Steam Ship Company, Quebec

Arrival

Tuesday, April 17, 1962 @ 1448
LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA arrives in Montreal from Quebec

Arrived fromQuebec, CanadaPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthMontreal (Canada)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150
Ships agentCunard Steam Ship Company, Montreal

Ship Movement

Tuesday, April 17, 1962 @ 1830
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 again 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

Sailing

Tuesday, April 17, 1962 @ 1930
BARRERAS PUENTE (1959-1970 General cargo coaster 49 metres long of A Pesquera Industrial Gallega, Vigo) Own Page

BARRERAS PUENTE leaves Ardrossan with a general cargo for Aviles (Spain)

Sailing forAviles (Bay of Biscay on the north coast of Spain)Port of RegistryVigo (a city in north-west Spain)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage198
Outward cargoGeneral cargoGross Tonnage373
Draught aft on sailing10 feetDeadweght Tonnage470
Master of vessel on sailingL J Sanchez
Ships agentRennie & Watson

News Event

Wednesday, April 18, 1962 @ 1000
Own Page

1962 Advertisment by the Burntisland Group of Shipyards, Scotland

News Event

Wednesday, April 18, 1962 @ 1050
SALAGA (1947-1965 General cargo ship 408 feet long of Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Elder Dempster's SALAGA arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow to load general cargo for Apapa (Nigeria)

Arrived fromSwansea (South Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stem 1 blind in)Gross Tonnage4,810
Sailing forApapa (Nigeria) via Dublin (Ireland)
Sailed from berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stem 1 blind in)
Draught forward on arrival12' 03"
Draught aft on arrival17' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo1300 on 18th April
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,900 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1330 on 24th April
Draught forward on sailing17' 04"
Draught aft on sailing20' 03"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.

Ship Movement

Wednesday, April 18, 1962 @ 1530
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LAURENTIA shifts from berth 15 / 16 to berth 14 Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Ships agentDonaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1, Tel CENtral 3901Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8249

Arrival

Thursday, April 19, 1962 @ 0645
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage315
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Thursday, April 19, 1962 @ 0700
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 leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Troon

Sailing forTroon (Firth of Clyde, Ayrshire, Scotland)Port of RegistryArdrossan
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage260
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentArdrossan Harbour Company