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Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0510
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FLYING SPITFIRE (1946- Tug 108 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) |
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Tug FLYING SPITFIRE escorts Blue Star's cargo liner CATALINA STAR upriver to Glasgow |
| Ship's location | Passing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards Glasgow | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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Tug WRESTLER was at the bow of CATALINA STAR and FLYING SPITFIRE was at the stern |
Arrival
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0545
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SCOTTISH COAST (1957-1969 Passenger cargo ship 342 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 2002 scrapped at Mumbai, India)) |
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| Ship's location | Passing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards Glasgow | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 1827 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 3817 |
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News Event
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0606
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LOCHWOOD ( 1949-1963 general cargo ship 287 feet long of Joseph Constantine Company) |
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LOCHWOOD passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow and heading upriver towards Glasgow |
| Ship's location | Passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading upriver towards Glasgow | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| | Net Tonnage | 851.84 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 1689.23 |
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Arrival
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0635
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BIRDWOOD (1945-1968 General cargo ship 329 feet long 11 knots speed of William France, Fenwick & Co., England : 1979 Scrapped) |
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| Ship's location | Passing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards Glasgow | Port of Registry | U.K. |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 2,862 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 4,259 |
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Arrival
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0637
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LAIRDS LOCH ( 1944-1969 Passenger / cargo vessel 263 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) |
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| Ship's location | Passing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards Glasgow | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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Arrival
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0640
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GEORGINA V EVERARD ( 1955-1978 General cargo coaster 306 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1985 scrapped in Greece) |
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| Ship's location | Passing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards Glasgow | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 1,218 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 2,535 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 3,297 |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0646
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ROYAL SCOTSMAN (1936-1967 Passenger and cargo ship 339 feet long of Burns & Laird Line, Glasgow) |
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ROYAL SCOTSMAN passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow and heading upriver towards Glasgow |
| Ship's location | Passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading upriver towards Glasgow | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Ships agent | Burns & Laird Lines, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. Tel. CENtral 9650 | Gross Tonnage | 3,288 |
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Arrival
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0710
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GOODWILL (small private skiff) |
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Small skiff GOODWILL arrives in Ardrossan Harbour |
| Arrived from | Sea | Port of Registry | Leith (Scotland, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | Brown | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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News Event
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0730
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BIRDWOOD (1945-1968 General cargo ship 329 feet long 11 knots speed of William France, Fenwick & Co., England : 1979 Scrapped) |
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France, Fenwick's BIRDWOOD arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with steel coils from Ventspils |
| Arrived from | Ventspils ( a town in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia) | Port of Registry | U.K. |
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| Arrived in berth | 16 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head east) | Gross Tonnage | 2,862 |
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| Sailing for | Blyth (Northumberland, England, UK) | Deadweght Tonnage | 4,259 |
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| Sailed from berth | 16 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head east) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 19' 06" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 20' 06" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | 3,900 tons of Steel Coils | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0800 on 11th July | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | J F Wilson | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1545 on 12th July | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board) | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 8' 09" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 13' 08" | | |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0731
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LAIRDS LOCH ( 1944-1969 Passenger / cargo vessel 263 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) |
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LAIRDS LOCH passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow and heading upriver towards Glasgow |
| Ship's location | Passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading upriver towards Glasgow | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Ships agent | Burns & Laird Lines, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. Tel. CENtral 9650 | | |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0745
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SCOTTISH COAST (1957-1969 Passenger cargo ship 342 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 2002 scrapped at Mumbai, India)) |
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SCOTTISH COAST passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow and heading upriver towards Glasgow |
| Ship's location | Passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading upriver towards Glasgow | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Ships agent | Burns & Laird Lines, 52 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. Tel. CENtral 9650 | Net Tonnage | 1827 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 3817 |
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Arrival
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0828
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INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) |
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| Ship's location | Passing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards Glasgow | Port of Registry | London |
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| | Net Tonnage | 111 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 259 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 308 |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0910
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DUNGLASS (Motor launch of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) |
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DUNGLASS passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow and heading upriver towards Glasgow |
| Ship's location | Passing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading upriver towards Glasgow | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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Arrival
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0922
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LOCH CARRON (1951-1977 General cargo coaster 203 feet long of David MacBrayne Ltd, Glasgow) |
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LOCH CARRON passes Bowling Watch-house inward bound to Kingston Dock from the West Highlands |
| Ship's location | Passing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards Glasgow | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Ships agent | David MacBrayne Ltd., Clyde House, 44 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C 2 | Reg Tonnage | 233 |
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Arrival
Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 0925
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GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) |
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GLEN SANNOX arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Brodick (Isle of Arran) on her regular service |
| Arrived from | Brodick, (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, Scotland | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | Winton Pier, Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 388 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Passengers and general cargo | Gross Tonnage | 1,107 |
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| Ships agent | British Railways | Deadweght Tonnage | 301 |
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