Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0305
DRUID (General cargo coaster of Hay Company, Glasgow) Own Page

DRUID arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of scrap metal from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Master of vessel on arrivalD Ross
Draught aft on arrival8' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0323
FLYING WITCH ( 1960- Tug 88 feet long owned by Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING WITCH passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading inbound to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and inbound for GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage116

News Event

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0327
CITY OF AGRA ( 1936-1965 Cargo liner 461 feet long of Ellerman Hall Line, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF AGRA passes Govan Wharf inbound to Glasgow

Port of RegistryLondon

Tug FLYING BUZZARD at the bow and tugs FLYING METEOR and

FLYING SPITFIRE at the stern were towing Ellerman's cargo ship

CITY OF AGRA past Govan Wharf Watch House on their way

upriver to Glasgow.

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0327
FLYING BUZZARD ( 1951-1963 Coastal and harbour tug 115 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING BUZZARD towing Ellerman's CITY OF AGRA passes Govan Wharf inbound to Glasgow

Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage261

Tug FLYING BUZZARD at the bow and tugs FLYING METEOR and

FLYING SPITFIRE at the stern were towing Ellerman's cargo ship

CITY OF AGRA past Govan Wharf Watch House on their way

upriver to Glasgow.

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0327
FLYING METEOR ( Tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING METEOR towing Ellerman's CITY OF AGRA passes Govan Wharf inbound to Glasgow

Port of RegistryGlasgow

Tug FLYING BUZZARD at the bow and tugs FLYING METEOR and

FLYING SPITFIRE at the stern were towing Ellerman's cargo ship

CITY OF AGRA past Govan Wharf Watch House on their way

upriver to Glasgow.

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0328
FLYING SPITFIRE (1946- Tug 108 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING SPITFIRE towing Ellerman's CITY OF AGRA passes Govan Wharf inbound to Glasgow

Port of RegistryGlasgow

Tug FLYING BUZZARD at the bow and tugs FLYING METEOR and

FLYING SPITFIRE at the stern were towing Ellerman's cargo ship

CITY OF AGRA past Govan Wharf Watch House on their way

upriver to Glasgow.

Arrival

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0448
ROYAL ULSTERMAN (1936-1968 Passenger and cargo ship 339 feet long of Burns and Laird, Glasgow : 1973 Scrapped in Greece) Own Page

ROYAL ULSTERMAN passes Bowling on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Net Tonnage1,449
Gross Tonnage3,288
Deadweght Tonnage854

Arrival

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0635
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage315
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Arrival

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0640
PETER (a general cargo coaster 206 feet long) Own Page

PETER passes Bowling inward bound for Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards Glasgow

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0720
MEUSE (1953 - 1970 general cargo coaster 160 feet overall 1953-1962 Wm. H. Muller & Co, Rotterdam then 1962-1970 Wm H Muller & Co., London) Own Page

Muller's MEUSE shifts from berth 6 to berth 3 in Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Port of Registry1953-1962 Rotterdam and then 1962-1970 London

MEUSE arrived in Prince's Dock on 4th July at 1830.

At 0720 on 5th July she shifted from berth 6 Prince's Dock to berth 3 Prince's Dock

MEUSE left Glasgow for Rouen and Paris at 1200 on 7th July.

Rouen in north-western France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) region and the historic capital city of Normandy.

Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages.

It was one of the capitals of the Anglo-Norman dynasties, which ruled both England and large parts of modern France from the 11th to the 15th centuries.

It was here that Joan of Arc was executed in 1431.

People from Rouen are called Rouennais.

Sailing

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0725
MONICA (1932-1965 Coastal oil tanker 144 feet (44.10 metres) long of NV United Tank Coastal Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

MONICA leaves Ardrossan carrying a cargo of tar for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam, Holland
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage126
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage325
Master of vessel on sailingC ZekkenheimerDeadweght Tonnage419

Arrival

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0726
LAIRDSCREST (1936-1968 coastal general cargo ship with Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 scrapped) Own Page

LAIRDSCREST passes Bowling inward bound for Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage789

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0755
ROYAL ULSTERMAN (1936-1968 Passenger and cargo ship 339 feet long of Burns and Laird, Glasgow : 1973 Scrapped in Greece) Own Page

ROYAL ULSTERMAN passing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and heading inbound to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow and inbound for GlasgowPort of RegistryBelfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
Net Tonnage1,449
Gross Tonnage3,288
Deadweght Tonnage854

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0800
TURK (1932-1964 Steam coaling lighter of J & J Hay, Glasgow) Own Page

Steam lighter TURK passes Govan Wharf, Glasgow on her way downriver

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

News Event

Thursday, July 5, 1962 @ 0800
MAURETANIA (1939-1940 Passenger liner of Cunard Line, Liverpool : 1940-1946 Troopship : 1946-1965 Returned to owners : 1965 Scrapped) Own Page

Cunard Line announce the Season 1963 Terminal for their passenger liner MAURETANIA

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage35,738