Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 1640
ELDERSLIE (1924-1973 Grab Hopper Dredger 182 feet long owned by Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 1658
LENNOX 11 (Name should be read as "LENNOX 2" 1954-1983 Grab Hopper dredger of Clyde Navigation Trust) Own Page
Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, River Clyde : arrival = Inbound = heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Sailing

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 1710
POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

POINTER leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular trailer service

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage608
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage1,208
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 1728
GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) Own Page

GLEN SANNOX arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Brodick (Isle of Arran) on her regular service

Arrived fromBrodick, (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthWinton Pier, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage388
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and general cargoGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwaysDeadweght Tonnage301

Sailing

Wednesday, July 11, 1962 @ 1732
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 Brodick

Sailing forBrodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage49
Outward cargoGas oilGross Tonnage136
Master of vessel on sailingMcNeilDeadweght Tonnage180

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 (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

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