Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, June 19, 1962 @ 1640 		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, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K.Net Tonnage315
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Containers, Ardrossan HarbourDeadweght Tonnage780

Ship Event

Tuesday, June 19, 1962 @ 1700 		TURKISTAN (1939-1962 General cargo ship of Frank C Strick & Co Ltd., London : sold to Greece in 1962 and wrecked that year) Own Page

Frank Strick's TURKISTAN closes at Grangemouth for receiving cargo for Persian Gulf ports
Ships agentFrank C Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CITy 6131Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage6,935

Arrival

Tuesday, June 19, 1962 @ 1730 		GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) Own Page

GLEN SANNOX arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with passengers, general cargo and vehicles from Brodick
Arrived fromBrodick (Isle of Arran)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth14 Winton Pier, Ardrossan Harbour, (Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage388
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and general cargo and vehiclesGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwaysDeadweght Tonnage301

Sailing

Tuesday, June 19, 1962 @ 1805 		GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) Own Page

GLEN SANNOX leaves Ardrossan Harbour with passengers, general cargo and vehicles for Brodick
Sailing forBrodick (Isle of Arran)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth14 Winton Pier, Ardrossan Harbour, (Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage388
Outward cargoPassengers and general cargo and vehiclesGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwaysDeadweght Tonnage301

Arrival

Tuesday, June 19, 1962 @ 2020 		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 arrivalL Boersma
Draught aft on arrival8' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Winton Buildings, Ardrossan

Sailing

Tuesday, June 19, 1962 @ 2105 		POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

POINTER leaves Ardrossan Harbour with trailers for Larne
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K.Net Tonnage608
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage1,208
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing

Tuesday, June 19, 1962 @ 2345
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

LETITIA leaves Garston (River Mersey, near Liverpool) for Liverpool
Sailing forLiverpoolPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthGarston, River Mersey (near Liverpool)Gross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150

News Event

Wednesday, June 20, 1962 @ 0125 		MOONLIGHT (1952- 1966 steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 88 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Glasgow : 1970 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

MOONLIGHT arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of limestone from Glenarm (Northern Ireland)
Arrived fromGlenarm (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K.Gross Tonnage164
Master of vessel on arrivalD LoganDeadweght Tonnage188
Draught aft on arrival10' 04"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Winton Buildings, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, June 20, 1962 @ 0145 		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

Arrival

Wednesday, June 20, 1962 @ 0215 		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 at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of trailers from Larne
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K.
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan Harbour

News Event

Wednesday, June 20, 1962 @ 0415 		GOODWILL TRADER (1961-1977 Container carrying coaster 60m long of Arnold Hoff Rederij, Transport & Handelsonderneming, Rotterdam) Own Page

GOODWILL TRADER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with containers from Larne
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K.Net Tonnage277
Master of vessel on arrivalC JotGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage935
Ships agentAnglo Continental Containers, Ardrossan Harbour

News Event

Wednesday, June 20, 1962 @ 0505 		BALLYGALLY HEAD (1954-1968 General cargo ship 242 feet long of Head Line / Ulster Steamship Company, Belfast) Own Page

BALLYGALLY HEAD arrives in Glasgow from Antwerp via Belfast
Arrived fromAntwerp via BelfastPort of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Arrived in berth57/59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow (head east)
Sailing forAntwerp via Dunglass (Dunglass on the River Clyde is where coasters are bunkered with fuel oil)
Sailed from berth57/59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow (head east)
Draught forward on arrival7' 6"
Draught aft on arrival10' 3"
Cargo carried on arrival108 tons of general cargo (inward)
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 20th June
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Shipping Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo1650 on 20th June
Commened loading outward cargo1605 on 20th June
Outward cargo100 tons of general cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Shipping Company
Completed loading outward cargo1630 on 21st June
Draught forward on sailing8 feet
Draught aft on sailing10' 3"

      BALLYGALLY HEAD arrived in Glasgow at 0505 on 20th June 1962, coming from Antwerp (Belgium) via Belfast (Northern Ireland) and berthed at 57/59 Mavisbank Quay, with her head east.   She was carrying 108 tons of general cargo to discharge, and her draught was 7' 6" forward and 10' 3" aft.

   Clyde Shipping Company stevedores started unloading at 0800 on 20th June and finished discharge at 1650 on 20th June.   They also commenced loading a general  cargo of 100 tons at 1605 on 20th June, and completed loading at 1630 on 21st June.

   Only minutes after finishing loading, BALLYGALLY HEAD cast off her mooring ropes at 1643 on 21st June, then drawing 8 feet forward and 10’ 3” aft, left the berth and started downriver to the Oil Depot at Dunglass (near Bowling) where she would refuel with fuel oil then continue on her passage to Antwerp.

 

Arrival

Wednesday, June 20, 1962 @ 0739 		LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LETITIA arrives in Liverpool from Garston and her voyage 11 ended
Arrived fromGarston (River Mersey, near Liverpool)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthLiverpoolGross Tonnage4,381
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain J L DownieDeadweght Tonnage6,150

Ship Movement

Wednesday, June 20, 1962 @ 0830
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		GOODWILL TRADER (1961-1977 Container carrying coaster 60m long of Arnold Hoff Rederij, Transport & Handelsonderneming, Rotterdam) Own Page

GOODWILL TRADER shifts from Eglinton Dock , Ardrossan to Ardrossan Dockyard
Sailing forArdrossan Dockyard, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, U.K.Net Tonnage277
Master of vessel on arrivalC JotGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Containers, Ardrossan HarbourDeadweght Tonnage935

Arrival

Wednesday, June 20, 1962 @ 0925 		GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) Own Page

GLEN SANNOX arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with passengers, general cargo and vehicles from Brodick
Arrived fromBrodick (Isle of Arran)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth14 Winton Pier, Ardrossan Harbour, (Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage388
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and general cargo and vehiclesGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwaysDeadweght Tonnage301