Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0130
FLYING SPITFIRE (1946- Tug 108 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING SPITFIRE escorts United States Line's AMERICAN CLIPPER downriver

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow

Clyde Shipping's tug FLYING SPITFIRE was in attendance on, and slightly ahead, of United States Line's cargo liner AMERICAN CLIPPER heading downriver and out to sea

Sailing

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0130
AMERICAN CLIPPER (1946- 1969 cargo ship 458 feet long of United States Line, New York) Own Page

United States Line's AMERICAN CLIPPER passes Bowling as she heads downriver

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryNew York
Net Tonnage4,839
Gross Tonnage8,228
Deadweght Tonnage9,995

Clyde Shipping's tug FLYING SPITFIRE was in attendance on, and slightly ahead, of United States Line's cargo liner AMERICAN CLIPPER heading downriver and out to sea

Sailing

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0137
VANGUARD (1964-1981 Tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow / Cory Towage) Own Page

Tug VANGUARD escorts cargo liner MAREN SKOU downriver

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage224

Steel & Bennie's tug VANGUARD was in attendance on, and slightly ahead, of cargo liner MAREN SKOU heading downriver and out to sea

Sailing

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0137
MAREN SKOU (1961-1979 General cargo ship of Ove Skou, Copenhagen, Denmark Own Page

Cargo liner MAREN SKOU passes Bowling as she heads downriver

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards GreenockPort of RegistryKobenhavn (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Gross Tonnage7,075
Deadweght Tonnage9,250

Steel & Bennie's tug VANGUARD was in attendance on, and slightly ahead, of cargo liner MAREN SKOU heading downriver and out to sea

Ship Movement

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0154
KRISTINA Own Page

KRISTINA passes Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow heading west towards Greenock

 


Arrival

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0220
SAINT KENTIGERN (1938 - General cargo coaster 236 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's SAINT KENTIGERN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Belfast with a cargo of scrap metal

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage152
Master of vessel on arrivalD McCraeGross Tonnage249
Draught aft on arrival10 feetDeadweght Tonnage310
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Ship Movement

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0242
CAMPAIGNER ( 1957 - 1970 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie Ltd., Glasgow) Own Page

Tug CAMPAIGNER passes Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow heading towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow, inbound towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage248

Sailing

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0259
KRISTINA Own Page

KRISTINA passes Bowling as she heads downriver

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : sailing = outbound = heading west = towards Greenock

Arrival

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0308
GLENSHIRA (1953 - General cargo motor coaster 87 feet long of G Hamilton Company / Hay Hamilton, Glasgow) Own Page

GLENSHIRA passes Bowling as she heads upriver

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage72
Gross Tonnage153
Deadweght Tonnage190

Ship Movement

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0312
WARRIOR (1935-1968 Tug 107 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug WARRIOR passes Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow heading west

Port of RegistryGlasgow

 


Arrival

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0320
SAINT BEDAN (1937-1964 General cargo coaster 157 feet long owned by J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Reg Tonnage240
Gross Tonnage452
Deadweght Tonnage550

Arrival

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0343
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page

Tug BRIGADIER escorting Blue Funnel liner NELEUS towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage223

Steel & Bennie's tug BRIGADIER was in attendance on, and just ahead of Blue Funnel liner NELEUS

Arrival

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0345
NELEUS ( 1953 - 1971 General cargo ship 489 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : scrapped China 1974) Own Page

Tug BRIGADIER escorting Blue Funnel liner NELEUS towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Gross Tonnage7,800

Steel & Bennie's tug BRIGADIER was in attendance on, and just ahead of Blue Funnel liner NELEUS

Ship Movement

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0409
SAINT BEDAN (1937-1964 General cargo coaster 157 feet long owned by J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

SAINT BEDAN passes Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow heading towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Govan, Glasgow, inbound towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Reg Tonnage240
Gross Tonnage452
Deadweght Tonnage550

Arrival

Friday, July 6, 1962 @ 0410
ELISA (1957-1969 General cargo / container carrying coaster 61.77m 191 feet long of Hendrik Pepping / Dammers & van der Heide's Shipping & Trading Company, Rotterdam) Own Page

ELISA arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage300
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800