Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Thursday, May 24, 1962 @ 1550 		GRANTON MERLIN (in 1962 Deep-sea fishing trawler at Ardrossan) Own Page

GRANTON MERLIN leaves Ardrossan Harbour for deep sea fishing grounds
Sailing forDeep sea fishing groundsPort of RegistryGranton (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, UKReg Tonnage77
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on board
Ships agentCarnie & Croan (Granton, Scotland, UK)

Arrival

Thursday, May 24, 1962 @ 1555 		SUMMERSIDE (1961> Deep-sea fishing trawler 106 feet long of William Liston Ltd, Leith) Own Page

SUMMERSIDE arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with her catch of 710 boxes of fish
Arrived fromDeep sea fishing groundsPort of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage70
Master of vessel on arrivalJ WilsonGross Tonnage214
Draught aft on arrival13 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 710 boxes
Ships agentCarnie & Croan (Granton, Scotland, UK)

Sailing

Thursday, May 24, 1962 @ 1555 		JOE CROAN (1956-1977 Register Number LH 73 Deep-sea fishing trawler 118 feet long of Carnie & Croan / British United Trawlers / Strathcoe Fishing Co.,Ltd, Granton : 1983 Scrapped Belgium) Own Page

JOE CROAN leaves Ardrossan Harbour for deep sea fishing grounds
Sailing forDeep sea fishing groundsPort of RegistryLeith (Scotland,U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, UK)Reg Tonnage86
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on boardGross Tonnage272
Master of vessel on sailingR Brown
Ships agentCarnie & Croan (Granton, Scotland, UK)

Sailing

Thursday, May 24, 1962 @ 1608 		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 berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, UKNet Tonnage70
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on boardGross Tonnage214
Ships agentCarnie & Croan (Granton, Scotland, UK)

Sailing

Thursday, May 24, 1962 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		SOUTHERN CROSS (1955-1973 Passenger liner of Shaw Savill & Albion Line, London) Own Page

SOUTHERN CROSS leaves Southampton on a 76 days cruise Round-the-World
Ships agentShaw Savill Line, 11a Lower Regent Street, London S.W.1. Telephone Whitehall 1485Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Sailing

Thursday, May 24, 1962 @ 2120 		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, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K.
Outward cargoTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan Harbour

Harbour Event

Friday, May 25, 1962 @ 0900 		Own Page

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated 25th May 1962.

There were 35 arrivals, including two oil tankers, at Ardrossan Harbour, for the week ended Saturday 19th May.

Harbour Event

Friday, May 25, 1962 @ 0900 		Own Page

A Hundred Years Ago (for May 1862)

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" newspaper dated 25th May 1962

A Hundred Years Ago ( for May 1862)

Here are the returns for the month of May at Ardrossan Harbour.
Coasting 284 vessels
Foreign 36 vessels.
They were loading as follows:
Coasting - 8,221 tons of coal, 21,893 tons of pig iron,
Foreign - 2,917 tons of coal, 5,551 tons of pig iron.

Arrival

Saturday, May 26, 1962 @ 1500 		Stratherrick ( 1960 - ? Deep-sea Trawler GN74 of N Lyle, Newhaven, Edinburgh) Own Page
Ship's locationSea Port of RegistryGranton, Edinburgh
CargoLightReg Tonnage76
Gross Tonnage237

Suffering engine trouble and had to come into Ardrossan to make repairs.
She sailed to sea at 2330 that night.

Sailing

Saturday, May 26, 1962 @ 1545 		GRANTON KESTREL (Deep-sea fishing trawler) Own Page

GRANTON KESTREL leaves Ardrossan Harbour for deep-sea fishing grounds
Sailing forDeep sea fishing groundsPort of RegistryGranton (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage67

Sailing

Saturday, May 26, 1962 @ 2330 		Stratherrick ( 1960 - ? Deep-sea Trawler GN74 of N Lyle, Newhaven, Edinburgh) Own Page
Ship's locationSea Port of RegistryGranton, Edinburgh
CargoLightReg Tonnage76
Gross Tonnage237

She had entered Ardrossan with engine trouble at 1500 that afternoon.

Sailing

Sunday, May 27, 1962 @ 0600 		LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA leaves Montreal for Baie-Comeau (Quebec Province, Canada)
Sailing forBaie-Comeau (260 miles north-east of Quebec City, in Quebec ProvincePort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthMontreal (Canada)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150
Ships agentCunard Steam Ship Company, Montreal

News Event

Monday, May 28, 1962 @ 0210 		HANS (1955-1962 General cargo coaster 41.71m overall of N.V. Scheepvaartbedrijf 'Gruno', Groningen) Own Page

HANS arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with Limestone from Carnlough (Northern Ireland)
Arrived fromCarnlough (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K.Net Tonnage180
Master of vessel on arrivalMekkesGross Tonnage325
Draught aft on arrival8' 06"Deadweght Tonnage400
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Winton Buildings, Ardrossan

Arrival

Monday, May 28, 1962 @ 0410 		POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

POINTER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with trailers from Larne
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K.Net Tonnage608
Master of vessel on arrivalP LynchGross Tonnage1,208
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan Harbour

Arrival

Monday, May 28, 1962 @ 0435 		PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

PALM arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load a cargo of tar for Belfast
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryNewry
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K.Reg Tonnage122
Master of vessel on arrivalJ HollywoodGross Tonnage343
Cargo carried on arrivalLight ship = no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Winton Buildings, Ardrossan