Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

NEWSHOT loads 1 X heavy lift of 17 tons 2 cwts onto LAURENTIA at 12 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Ship's location12 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside Donaldson Line's LAURENTIA)Port of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

LAURENTIA at 12 Prince's Dock, Glasgow loads 1 X heavy lift of 17 tons 2 cwts from NEWSHOT
Ship's location12 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8249

Arrival

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 0910 		SHELL SUPPLIER Own Page
Ship's locationStanlowPort of RegistryLondon
Vessel MasterJackNet Tonnage553
CargoKerosene
Draught14' 2"
AgentT. L. Duff

She sails at 0015 on the 26th April for Stanlow.

News Event

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 0910 		SHELL SUPPLIER ( 1952-1967 Coastal oil products tanker 194 feet long of Shell Mex & BP, London) Own Page

SHELL SUPPLIER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of kerosene from Stanlow
Arrived fromStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalJack
Draught aft on arrival14' 02"
Cargo carried on arrivalKerosene
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan
Sailed0015 on 26 April light ship for Stanlow

Ship Event

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Oiler CLANITY at James Watt Dock, Greenock fuelling Ferry PRINCESS MARGARET
Ship's locationJames Watt Dock, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Ships agentT L Duff & Co. Ltd., GlasgowNet Tonnage224
Gross Tonnage495

Ship Event

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		PRINCESS MARGARET (1931-1962 Passenger / vehicle ferry 384 feet long of London, Midland & Scottish Railway Company /British Transport Commission, Stranraer :1974 Scrapped) Own Page

Ferry PRINCESS MARGARET at James Watt Dock, Greenock bunkers fuel oil from oiler CLANITY
Ship's locationJames Watt Dock, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryStranraer (Scotland, U.K.)
Ships agentT L Duff & Co. Ltd., GlasgowNet Tonnage994
Gross Tonnage2,523

Radio Message

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 1130 		QUEDA (1959-1969 Oil tanker 560 feet long of Trident Tankers / British India Steam Navigation, London) Own Page
Port of RegistryLondon
Reg Tonnage7312
Gross Tonnage13,252

From Queda - ETA 1415 - draft aft 22' 0" and for'ard 19' 0"

Radio Message

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 1230 		QUEDA (1959-1969 Oil tanker 560 feet long of Trident Tankers / British India Steam Navigation, London) Own Page
Port of RegistryLondon
Reg Tonnage7312
Gross Tonnage13,252

From Queda - ETA 1340.

Arrival

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 1440 		QUEDA (1959-1969 Oil tanker 560 feet long of Trident Tankers / British India Steam Navigation, London) Own Page
Ship's locationAruba via StanlowPort of RegistryLondon
Vessel MasterR. OldReg Tonnage7312
CargoFuel oilGross Tonnage13,252
Draught21' 9"
Berth12 Tanker Berth
AgentR. L. Alpine

Assisted to dock by tug Seaway.
She sails at 1515 next day.

News Event

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 1440 		QUEDA (1959-1969 Oil tanker 560 feet long of British India Steam Navigation / Trident Tankers, London, : scrapped 1981) Own Page

Trident Tanker QUEDA arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of fuel oil from Aruba via Stanlow
Arrived fromAruba (Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea) via Stanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England)Port of RegistryLondon (U.K.)
Arrived in berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Net Tonnage 7,312
Master of vessel on arrivalR OldGross Tonnage13,552
Draught aft on arrival21' 09"Deadweght Tonnage19,042
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel Oil
Ships agentR L Alpine, Winton Buildings, Ardrossan
Sailed1515 on 25 April light ship for Banias (Israel)

Assisted into berth by the tug SEAWAY

Sailing

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 1630 		SALAGA (1947-1965 General cargo ship 408 feet long of Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Elder Dempster's SALAGA leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow for Apapa (Nigeria) via Dublin (Ireland)
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.

Sailing

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 1640 		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 LLandullas (North Wales)
Sailing forLLanddulas (North Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage279
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage547
Master of vessel on sailingW Cully
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 1645 		Palm Own Page
Ship's locationBelfastPort of RegistryNewry
Vessel MasterJ. HollywoodNet Tonnage122
CargoTarGross Tonnage344
Draught14' 0"
AgentR. L. Alpine

She had arrived from Belfast at 0500 that morning.

Sailing

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 1645 		PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

PALM leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of tar for Belfast
Vessel MasterjJ HollywoodPort of RegistryNewry
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage122
Sailed from berth Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage343
Outward cargoTar
Draught aft on sailing14' 00"
Ships agentR L Alpine, Winton Buildings, Ardrossan
Sailed1645 on 24 April with a cargo of tar for Belfast

Sailing

Tuesday, April 24, 1962 @ 1710 		DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

DEVERON leaves Ardrossan with a general cargo for Belfast
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 8 "Burns Berth" Eglinton Tidal Dock near to Burns & Laird office and store)Net Tonnage253
Outward cargoGeneral cargoGross Tonnage511
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan