Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1236
THE EMPEROR ( 1946-1963 Steam coastal cargo ship 212 feet long of J Hay & Sons, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage584
Gross Tonnage1,058
Deadweght Tonnage1,450

Sailing

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1237
HOPPER No 7 (1911-1968 Hopper barge 200 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Movement

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1250
FLYING TEMPEST (1946-1962 Tug 108 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow : scrapped in 1982) Own Page

FLYING TEMPEST towing MORAR passing Govan Wharf and inbound to River Kelvin, Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and inbound for GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage263

Tug FLYING TEMPEST at bow and tug FLYING SPITFIRE

at stern towing ore carrier MORAR past Govan Wharf

and heading upriver to River Kelvin, Glasgow.

Ship Movement

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1250
MORAR ( 1959-1967 Ore carrier 427 feet long of Denholms/ St Andrews Shipping, Glasgow) Own Page

Ore carrier MORAR passing Govan Wharf and inbound to River Kelvin, Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and inbound for GlasgowPort of RegistryGreenock

 

Tug FLYING TEMPEST at bow and tug FLYING SPITFIRE

at stern towing ore carrier MORAR past Govan Wharf

and heading upriver to River Kelvin, Glasgow.

 

Ship Movement

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1250
FLYING SPITFIRE (1946- Tug 108 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

FLYING SPITFIRE towing MORAR passing Govan Wharf and inbound to River Kelvin, Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and inbound for GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Tug FLYING TEMPEST at bow and tug FLYING SPITFIRE

at stern towing ore carrier MORAR past Govan Wharf

and heading upriver to River Kelvin, Glasgow.

Ship Movement

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1258
LOCH FRISA (General cargo coaster of David MacBrayne, Glasgow) Own Page

MacBrayne's LOCH FRISA passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and inbound for Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and inbound for GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)

Ship Movement

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1308
WINDSOR (1952-1963 General cargo ship of Britain Steamship Company / Watts, Watts & Company, London) Own Page

Watts, Watts WINDSOR passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading for Elderslie Wall

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver to Elderslie WallPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage7,652

Tugs FLYING WIZARD and FLYING DUCK at the bow and tug FLYING DIPPER at the stern were towing Watts, Watts cargo ship WINDSOR past Govan Wharf Watch House on their way down the River Clyde

to Elderslie Wall.

Ship Movement

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1308
FLYING WIZARD ( 1960-1971 Tug 88 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING WIZARD towing WINDSOR passing Govan Wharf, Glasgow and heading for Elderslie Wall

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver to Elderslie WallPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage112

Tugs FLYING WIZARD and FLYING DUCK at the bow and tug FLYING DIPPER at the stern were towing Watts, Watts cargo ship WINDSOR past Govan Wharf Watch House on their way down the River Clyde

to Elderslie Wall.

Ship Movement

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1308
FLYING DUCK (1956-1976 Tug 99 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DUCK towing WINDSOR passing Govan Wharf, Glasgow and heading for Elderslie Wall

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver to Elderslie WallPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage176

Tugs FLYING WIZARD and FLYING DUCK at the bow and tug FLYING DIPPER at the stern were towing Watts, Watts cargo ship WINDSOR past Govan Wharf Watch House on their way down the River Clyde

to Elderslie Wall.

Ship Movement

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1308
FLYING DIPPER ( 1958-1977 Tug 114 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DIPPER towing WINDSOR passing Govan Wharf, Glasgow and heading for Elderslie Wall

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver to Elderslie WallPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage274

Tugs FLYING WIZARD and FLYING DUCK at the bow and tug FLYING DIPPER at the stern were towing Watts, Watts cargo ship WINDSOR past Govan Wharf Watch House on their way down the River Clyde

to Elderslie Wall.

Arrival

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1310
GRANTON KESTREL (Deep-sea fishing trawler) Own Page

GRANTON KESTREL arrives at Ardrossan with her catch of 640 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea - Distant fishing grounds - usually off the Outer Hebrides - the Western Isles of ScotlandPort of RegistryGranton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage67
Cargo carried on arrival640 boxes of fish

Arrival

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1317
HOPPER No 4 (1911-1963 Hopper barge 200 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Movement

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1323
FLYING SPITFIRE (1946- Tug 108 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING SPITFIRE passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver ( = heading towards Greenock)Port of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Movement

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1328
WARRIOR (1935-1968 Tug 107 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug WARRIOR passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading downriver ( = heading towards Greenock)Port of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Tuesday, July 3, 1962 @ 1330
FLYING METEOR ( Tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow

Clyde Shipping's tug FLYING METEOR was in attendance and slightly ahead of T & J Harrison's cargo liner TACTICIAN, which was outward-bound from the Clyde.