Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, May 8, 1962 @ 1025 		PEARL (1953 - 1972 General cargo coaster 212 feet long of Gem Line / William Robertson, Glasgow : 1983 scrapped in Pakistan) Own Page

PEARL left Ardrossan Harbour for roadstead to adjust compasses then left for LLanddulas
Sailing forRoadstead off Ardrossan Harbour, then on passage for LLanddulas (Wales, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage528
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on boardGross Tonnage1,093
Draught aft on sailing11 feet 6 inches (3.50m)Deadweght Tonnage1,350
Vessel bunkeredBunkered with fuel oil at Ardrossan Harbour
Ships agentR. L. Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan (Scotland, UK) Tel. Ardrossan 65 / 66

Sailing

Tuesday, May 8, 1962 @ 1445 		ACTUALITY (1945-1963 General cargo coaster 211 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1963 sank off Hastings, England) Own Page

Everard's coaster ACTUALITY leaves berth 2 Rothesay Dock. Clydebank for Partington (England)
Arrived fromDrogheda (Ireland)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth1 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing forPartington (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival13' 10"
Draught aft on arrival14' 01"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1,100 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1450 on 7th May
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1420 on 8th May
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing5' 08"
Draught aft on sailing10' 08"

Sailing

Tuesday, May 8, 1962 @ 1720 		PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

PALM leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of tar for Belfast
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)Port of RegistryNewry
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, UKReg Tonnage122
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage343
Draught aft on sailing14 feet
Ships agentR. L. Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan (Scotland, UK) Tel. Ardrossan 65 / 66

Sailing

Tuesday, May 8, 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 Harbour with a cargo of trailers for Larne
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, UK
Outward cargoTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing

Wednesday, May 9, 1962 @ 1350 		SUMMERSIDE (1961> Deep-sea fishing trawler 106 feet long of William Liston Ltd, Leith) Own Page

SUMMERSIDE leaves Ardrossan Harbour for deep sea fishing grounds
Sailing forDeep sea fishing groundsPort of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage70
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on boardGross Tonnage214
Draught aft on sailing12 feet 9 inches
Ships agentWilliam Liston Ltd., Leith (Scotland, UK)

Sailing

Wednesday, May 9, 1962 @ 2120 		MALCOLM CROAN ( In 1962 Deep-sea fishing trawler A444 of Joe Croan Fishing, Granton, Edinburgh) Own Page

Deep sea trawler MALCOLM CROAN leaves Ardrossan Harbour for deep-sea fishing grounds
Sailing forDeep sea fishing groundsPort of RegistryAberdeen (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Scotland, UK)Reg Tonnage77
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on board
Ships agentCarnie & Croan (Granton, Scotland, UK)

Sailing

Wednesday, May 9, 1962 @ 2130 		LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA leaves Avonmouth (England) on voyage 11 for Liverpool, Greenock and Canada
Sailing forLiverpoolPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthAvonmouth (England)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150

Arrival

Thursday, May 10, 1962 @ 1823 		LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA arrives in Liverpool from Avonmouth
Ship's locationLiverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain J L DownieGross Tonnage4,381
Deadweght Tonnage6,150

Ship Event

Friday, May 11, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

While LETITIA was at Liverpool discovered contact damage - date and cause unknown
Ship's locationLiverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterCaptain J L DownieGross Tonnage4,381
Deadweght Tonnage6,150

While at Liverpool discovered contact damage - date and cause unknown

Arrival

Friday, May 11, 1962 @ 1145 		CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with containers from Larne
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K.Net Tonnage315
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Containers, Ardrossan HarbourDeadweght Tonnage780

Ship Movement

Friday, May 11, 1962 @ 1630 		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 at bow assists Shell tanker PALUDINA from roadstead to berth at Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryArdrossan
Ships agentArdrossan Harbour Company, The Harbour, ArdrossanGross Tonnage260

News Event

Friday, May 11, 1962 @ 1630 		PALUDINA (1949-1964 Oil products tanker 430 feet overall of Shell Tankers UK., London : 1964 scrapped at Bruges, Belgium) Own Page

Shell tanker PALUDINA arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of bitumen from Stanlow
Arrived fromStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England)Port of RegistryLondon (U.K.)
Arrived in berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K., assisted at bow by tug SEAWAY Net Tonnage2,926
Master of vessel on arrivalJonesGross Tonnage6,414
Draught aft on arrival21' 00" feetDeadweght Tonnage9,360
Cargo carried on arrivalBitumen
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Image of PALUDINA contributed by Michael Potts

Sailing

Friday, May 11, 1962 @ 2025 		CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER leaves Ardrossan Harbour with containers for Larne
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K.Net Tonnage315
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Containers, Ardrossan HarbourDeadweght Tonnage780

Arrival

Saturday, May 12, 1962 @ 0030 		GRIETJE ( 1960-1963 General cargo coaster 130 feet long of Boersma Shipping, Netherlands) Own Page

GRIETJE arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of limestone from Carnlough (Northern Ireland)
Arrived fromCarnlough (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K.
Master of vessel on arrivalP Mekkes
Draught aft on arrival8' 06" feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone

Arrival

Saturday, May 12, 1962 @ 0210 		DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

DEVERON arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with general cargo from Belfast (Northern Ireland)
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth8 "Burns Berth" Eglinton Tidal Basin, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage253
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargoGross Tonnage511
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, Ardrossan Harbour