Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1800
CAMPAIGNER ( 1957 - 1970 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie Ltd., Glasgow) Own Page

Tug CAMPAIGNER assists the Tanker CLYMENE to berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage248

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and Steel & Bennie's tug CAMPAIGNER at the stern tow the tanker CLYMENE from the roadstead through the 300-feet wide harbour entrance to the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Arrival

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1800
CLYMENE (1961-1976 Oil products tanker Shell "A"-class 560 feet long of Hadley Shipping Company, London) Own Page

Tanker CLYMENE arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Belfast with a cargo of petrol

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)Gross Tonnage12,251
Master of vessel on arrivalW A Lewis
Draught aft on arrival21' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalPetrol
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and Steel & Bennie's tug CAMPAIGNER at the stern tow the tanker CLYMENE from the roadstead through the 300-feet wide harbour entrance to the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

CLYMENE would discharge her cargo of petrol through the network of pipes to the nearby Shell Refinery at North Crescent, Ardrossan

Sailing

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
NORTHERN STAR (1961-1975 Passenger liner 650 feet long of Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, London) Own Page

NORTHERN STAR leaves Southampton on a 76 days cruise Round-the-World

Ships agentShaw Savill Line, 11a Lower Regent Street, London S.W.1. Telephone Whitehall 1485Port of RegistrySouthampton (England, UK)
Reg Tonnage12,567
Gross Tonnage23,982

Sailing

Tuesday, July 10, 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)

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

Arrival

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1811
HOPPER No 25 (1954-1982 Hopper barge 210 feet long of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage330
Gross Tonnage941

Sailing

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1815
CAMPAIGNER ( 1957 - 1970 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie Ltd., Glasgow) Own Page

Tug CAMPAIGNER leaves Ardrossan for Greenock after assisting in berthing the tanker CLYMENE

Sailing forGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage248
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1816
HOPPER No 9 ( 1931 - ? Self propelled hopper barge of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1820
POLYTHENE (1953- General cargo coaster 140 feet long of ICI Chemical Company) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Net Tonnage153
Gross Tonnage330
Deadweght Tonnage372

Arrival

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1843
QUEEN MARY 11 (1933-1977 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 (Scotland, UK)

Arrival

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1846
ALERT (1961-1981 H.M.Telegraph Ship 417 feet long 14 knots of H M Postmaster General, London : 1995 scrapped) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistrySouthampton (England)
Gross Tonnage6,413
Deadweght Tonnage4,765

Ship Event

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1909
HOPPER No 9 ( 1931 - ? Self propelled hopper barge of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page

HOPPER No 9 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

News Event

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1912
POLYTHENE (1953- General cargo coaster 140 feet long of ICI Chemical Company) Own Page

POLYTHENE 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 RegistryLiverpool
Net Tonnage153
Gross Tonnage330
Deadweght Tonnage372

Sailing

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1915
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER leaves Ardrossan on her regular container service to Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage315
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Arrival

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1920
INVERCLOY ( 1935- 1967 General cargo Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of G & G Hamilton / Hamilton & McPhail / Hay Hamilton Ltd, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Reg Tonnage44
Gross Tonnage95

Ship Event

Tuesday, July 10, 1962 @ 1925
QUEEN MARY 11 (1933-1977 Passenger excursion vessel 263 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

QUEEN MARY 11 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 (Scotland, UK)