Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 0930
IRISH COAST ( 1952-1968 Passenger and cargo vessel 340 feet long of Coast Lines, Liverpool) Own Page

IRISH COAST leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Belfast (Northern Ireland) on her summer passenger service

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoPassengers
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 0942
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page

INVERTEST passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow and heading upriver towards Terminus

Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading upriver towards TerminusPort of RegistryLondon
Net Tonnage111
Gross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

Arrival

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 0945
MONICA (1932-1965 Coastal oil tanker 144 feet (44.10 metres) long of NV United Tank Coastal Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

MONICA arrives in Ardrossan to load a cargo of tar for Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam, Holland
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage126
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage325
Deadweght Tonnage419

Ship Event

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
LA COLINA (1958-1974 Ore carrier 427 feet long of Buries Markes, London Own Page

Buries Markes LA COLINA at Terminus, Glasgow bunkers 90 tons of fuel oil from oiler INVERTEST

Arrived fromHuelva (Spain)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow : 7 pawls from ferry : Pilot Scott and tugs VANGUARD and CRUISERNet Tonnage2,959
Sailing forMelilla (Sweden)Gross Tonnage7,216
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow : 7 pawls from ferryDeadweght Tonnage9,920
Draught forward on arrival24' 11"
Draught aft on arrival25' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore 10,134 tons (there was a bad spillage of ore while discharging)
Commenced discharge of inward cargo10 July @ 0645
Stevedore discharging inward cargoColvilles Ltd.
Completed discharge of inward cargo10 July @ 1900
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing17' 00"
Draught aft on sailing18' 10"
Vessel bunkered10th July bunkered 90 tons of fuel oil from oiler INVERTEST
Ships agentBISCO (= British Iron and Steel Corporation)
Sailed0440 on 11 July for Melilla (Sweden) : Pilot Findlay and two Steel & Bennie tugs

Ship Event

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) Own Page

Oiler INVERTEST bunkers Buries Markes LA COLINA at Terminus, Glasgow with 90 tons of fuel oil

Arrived in berthAlongside LA COLINA at General Terminus Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel OilNet Tonnage111
Gross Tonnage259
Deadweght Tonnage308

Sailing

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1010
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 for Brodick (Isle of Arran)

Sailing forBrodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Winton Pier)Net Tonnage388
Outward cargoPassengers and general cargoGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwaysDeadweght Tonnage301

News Event

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1100
THIS DATE IS APPROXIMATE, and is our best estimate of the correct date
QUEEN MARY 11 (Passenger excursion vessel 263 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

Passenger steamer QUEEN MARY 11 leaving Glasgow on an excursion to the Firth of Clyde

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow

 

Contributed by Charlie McAusland (Glasgow)

 

 Passenger steamer QUEEN MARY 11 leaving Bridge Wharf, Glasgow on an excursion to the Firth of Clyde

QUEEN MARY 11 passing either of the Cunard cargo liners ALAUNIA or ANDANIA at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow  

Arrival

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1115
CALEDONIA (1934-1939 and 1946-1969 Excursion paddle steamer 230 feet 70.1 metres 14 knots of Caledonian Steam Packet Company. Gourock) Own Page

CALEDONIA arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Troon to embark passengers for an excursion cruise

Arrived fromTroon, AyrshirePort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Winton Pier)Gross Tonnage623
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengersDeadweght Tonnage161
Ships agentBritish Railways

Sailing

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1125
CALEDONIA (1934-1939 and 1946-1969 Excursion paddle steamer 230 feet 70.1 metres 14 knots of Caledonian Steam Packet Company. Gourock) Own Page

CALEDONIA leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Millport on an excursion cruise

Sailing forMillport (Isle of Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Winton Pier)Gross Tonnage623
Outward cargoPassengersDeadweght Tonnage161
Ships agentBritish Railways

Sailing

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1130
HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) Own Page

HANS leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Carnlough (Northern Ireland)

Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardPort of RegistryGroningen
Master of vessel on sailingD JagerNet Tonnage179

Ship Event

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1139
CLYDE (1961-1973 Tug 69 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

CLYDE towing a punt passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow and heading upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Event

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1212
CRANNOG (Hydrographic Survey Launch of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page

CRANNOG passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow and heading upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1221
HOPPER No 7 (1911-1968 Hopper barge 200 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page

HOPPER No 7 passes Bowling on her way upriver towards Glasgow

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

Ship Event

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1258
SEMPER VIGILO (1937-1970 Police motor launch operated by City of Glasgow Police to patrol the River Clyde) Own Page

SEMPER VIGILO passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow and heading upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1400
JONGKIND (1953- 1963 General cargo coaster 66m 217 feet long of Arthur Antonie Marie en Eric George Marie Driebeek / C.V. Havreboot, Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

Dutch coaster JONGKIND makes her way upriver to Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Net Tonnage250
Gross Tonnage498
Deadweght Tonnage935