Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 1756
FLYING DOLPHIN (Tug of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING DOLPHIN assists ore carrier DALHANNA upriver towards Glasgow

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

Tug FLYING DOLPHIN was at the bow of DALHANNA and FLYING SPITFIRE was at the stern

Arrival

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 1757
DALHANNA (1958-1969 Ore carrier 504 feet long of Hunting & Sons, Newcastle, England, UK)) Own Page

Ore carrier DALHANNA passes Bowling on her way upriver towards Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryNewcastle (England, UK)

Tug FLYING DOLPHIN was at the bow of DALHANNA and FLYING SPITFIRE was at the stern

Arrival

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 1758
FLYING SPITFIRE (1946- Tug 108 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING SPITFIRE assists ore carrier DALHANNA upriver towards Glasgow

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

Tug FLYING DOLPHIN was at the bow of DALHANNA and FLYING SPITFIRE was at the stern

Sailing

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 1808
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) on her regular service

Sailing forBrodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthWinton Pier, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage388
Outward cargoPassengers and general cargoGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwaysDeadweght Tonnage301

Arrival

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 1828
QUEEN MARY 11 (Passenger excursion vessel 263 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 1850
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER arrives at Ardrossan and waits to assist in sailing the tanker CLYMENE

Arrived fromGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage208
Master of vessel on arrivalT Slater
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 1950
IRISH COAST ( 1952-1968 Passenger and cargo vessel 340 feet long of Coast Lines, Liverpool) Own Page

IRISH COAST arrives at Ardrossan from Belfast (Northern Ireland) on her summer passenger service

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berthMontgomerie Pier berth 11 Ardrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and general cargo
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 2100
SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Tug SEAWAY assists the Tanker CLYMENE to depart from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and Steel & Bennie's tug THUNDERER at the bow tow the tanker CLYMENE stern-first from the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead

Sailing

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 2100
CLYMENE (1961-1976 Oil products tanker Shell "A"-class 560 feet long of Hadley Shipping Company, London) Own Page

Tanker CLYMENE departs from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour for Liverpool

Sailing forLiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Gross Tonnage12,251
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing17' 9"
Master of vessel on sailingW A Lewis
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and Steel & Bennie's tug THUNDERER at the bow tow the tanker CLYMENE stern-first from the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead

Sailing

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 2100
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER assists the Tanker CLYMENE to depart from Ardrossan

Sailing forGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Gross Tonnage208
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Master of vessel on sailingT Slater

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and Steel & Bennie's tug THUNDERER at the bow tow the tanker CLYMENE stern-first from the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead

At the roadstead, about 2125, the Pilot released THUNDERER and the tug left to return to Greenock

Arrival

Thursday, July 12, 1962 @ 0020
APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

APEXITY arrives at Ardrossan to load Gas Oil for Glasgow

Arrived fromBrodick, (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage49
Master of vessel on arrivalMcNeilGross Tonnage136
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on boardDeadweght Tonnage180

Sailing

Thursday, July 12, 1962 @ 0225
APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

APEXITY leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of Gas Oil for Glasgow

Sailing forGlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage49
Outward cargoGas oilGross Tonnage136
Draught aft on sailing9 feetDeadweght Tonnage180
Master of vessel on sailingMcNeil

Arrival

Thursday, July 12, 1962 @ 0300
HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) Own Page

HANS arrives in Ardrossan from Carnlough (Northern Ireland) carrying a cargo of Limestone

Arrived fromCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage179
Master of vessel on arrivalD Jager
Draught aft on arrival8' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Thursday, July 12, 1962 @ 0615
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 berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage315
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Arrival

Thursday, July 12, 1962 @ 0703
LISMORIA (1948 - 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 455 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Tatwan) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LISMORIA arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow, from Montreal

Arrived fromMontrealPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth17 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West, bow 1 1/2 blinds inGross Tonnage8323
Sailing forMontreal
Sailed from berth14/15 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West
Draught forward on arrival19' 8"
Draught aft on arrival21' 3"
Cargo carried on arrival2994 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo12th July at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo20th July at 1400
Commened loading outward cargo19th July at 1300
Outward cargo400 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo24th July at 1500
Draught forward on sailing16' 6"
Draught aft on sailing19 ' 5"
Ships agentDonaldson Line, Glasgow

Donaldson line's LISMORIA arrived in Prince's Dock from Montreal at 0703 on 12th July. At 1700 on 18th July she shifted astern along the dock wall from berth 17 Prince's Dock to berth 14/15 Prince's Dock. LISMORIA departed from Prince's Dock for Montreal on 24th July at 1645