Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Friday, July 20, 1962 @ 2105
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

Sailing

Friday, July 20, 1962 @ 2120
MONICA (1932-1965 Coastal oil tanker 144 feet (44.10 metres) long of NV United Tank Coastal Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

MONICA leaves Ardrossan carrying a cargo of tar for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam, Holland
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage126
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage325
Draught aft on sailing10' 6"Deadweght Tonnage419
Master of vessel on sailingC Zekkenheimer
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, July 20, 1962 @ 2210
FEDERICO FERRER ( 1959-1979 General cargo coaster 179 feet long of Federico Ferrer Tuset, Valencia) Own Page

FEDERICO FERRER leaves Ardrossan carrying a general cargo for Bilbao (Spain) via Liverpool

Sailing forBilbao (Spain) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryValencia
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourGross Tonnage560
Outward cargoGeneral cargoDeadweght Tonnage948
Draught aft on sailing14 feet
Master of vessel on sailingL Ruiz

Sailing

Friday, July 20, 1962 @ 2345
KING ORRY (1946-1978 Passenger ferry 345 feet long of Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, Douglas) Own Page

KING ORRY leaves Ardrossan Harbour on the midnight sailing to Douglas (Isle of Man)

Sailing forDouglas, Isle of ManPort of RegistryDouglas (Isle of Man, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage953
Outward cargoPassengersGross Tonnage2485
Master of vessel on sailingT Corteen
Ships agentRennie & Watson

Sailing

Saturday, July 21, 1962 @ 0010
PACIFIC FORTUNE (1948 - 1965 general cargo liner 500 feet long of Furness Withy Line, London) Own Page

Furness Withy's PACIFIC FORTUNE leaves Glasgow for Manchester

Arrived fromLos Angeles via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, bow 1 blind from top
Sailing forManchester
Sailed from berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, bow 1 blind from top
Draught forward on arrival21' 6"
Draught aft on arrival24' 10"
Cargo carried on arrival2406 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo17th July at 1330
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedoring Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo20th July at 1400 ; draught forward 19' 1" and aft 20 feet.
Outward cargoPart same
Draught forward on sailing18' 2"
Draught aft on sailing20' 1"
Vessel on groundFirst low water after arrival; draught forward 20' 9" and aft 21' 4"
Ships agentFurness Withy

PACIFIC FORTUNE arrived in Prince's Dock from Los Angeles via Liverpool at 1255 on 17th July 1962.

The ship was on ground (on the bed of the river at her berth) on the first low water after her arrival, her draught forward 20' 9" and aft 21' 4".

PACIFIC FORTUNE departed from Glasgow, for Manchester, on 21st July at 0010

Arrival

Saturday, July 21, 1962 @ 0120
VISHVA JYOTI (1961 - 1986 General cargo liner 506 feet long of Shipping Corporation of India, Bombay) Own Page

Shipping Corp of India's VISHVA JYOTI arrives in Glasgow from Rotterdam

Arrived fromRotterdamPort of RegistryBombay, India
Arrived in berth27 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West, bow on 43rd pawl Gross Tonnage9,173
Sailing forBombay via Liverpool
Sailed from berth19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow,
Draught forward on arrival11' 2"
Draught aft on arrival15' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral out
Commened loading outward cargo21st July at 0800
Outward cargo650 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedores
Heavy lifts loaded23rd July loaded 4 heavy lifts from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo23rd July at 1900
Draught forward on sailing17 feet
Draught aft on sailing16' 10"
Ships agentF W Allan

VISHVA JYOTI arrived in Prince's Dock from Rotterdam on 21st July at 0120.

On 23rd July the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside and loaded 2 heavy lifts at 14 tons 10 cwts and also 2 heavy lifts at 11 tons 10 cwts onto VISHVA JYOTI

On 23rd July at 1730 she shifted from berth 27 Prince's Dock to berth 19 Prince's Dock

VISHVA JYOTI departed Glasgow for Bombay via Liverpool at 0230 on 24th July

Arrival

Saturday, July 21, 1962 @ 0150
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

DEVERON arrives at Ardrossan with a general cargo from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 8 "Burns Berth" Eglinton Tidal Dock near to Burns & Laird office and store)Net Tonnage253
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo Gross Tonnage511
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Saturday, July 21, 1962 @ 0515
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

Ship Event

Saturday, July 21, 1962 @ 0540
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 Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM into Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Ship Event

Saturday, July 21, 1962 @ 0540
FRAGUM (1952-1964 Coastal oil tanker 332 feet long of Shell Tankers, London :1976 scrapped at Hong Kong) Own Page

Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM arrives at Ardrossan from Stanlow with a cargo of Bitumen

Arrived fromStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage1,280
Master of vessel on arrivalC Giachardi
Draught aft on arrival17 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalBitumen
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY assists Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM into Ardrossan Harbour

Arrival

Saturday, July 21, 1962 @ 0855
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 Gourock to await a run to Brodick

Arrived fromGourockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Gross Tonnage623
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on boardDeadweght Tonnage161
Ships agentBritish Railways

Arrival

Saturday, July 21, 1962 @ 0925
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)

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

Sailing

Saturday, July 21, 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

Sailing

Saturday, July 21, 1962 @ 1010
CORINTHIAN (1938 - 1963 general cargo ship 359 feet long of Ellerman & Papayanni Line (Ellerman Line Group) Own Page

Ellerman's CORINTHIAN departs Glasgow for Liverpool and Mediterranean ports

Arrived fromMediterranean ports via BelfastPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth2 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West, bow 1 blind in
Sailing forMediterranean ports via Liverpool
Sailed from berth3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival14' 5"
Draught aft on arrival16' 6"
Cargo carried on arrival616 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo17th July at 1030
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo19th July at 1145
Commened loading outward cargo17th July at 1330
Outward cargo870 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Heavy lifts loaded3 heavy lifts totalling 72 tons 19 cwts from floating crane NEWSHOT on 19th July
Completed loading outward cargo20th July at 1700
Draught forward on sailing14' 10"
Draught aft on sailing17' 5"
Ships agentCity Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971

CORINTHIAN arrived in Prince's Dock, Glasgow at 0935 on 17th July from Mediterranean ports via Belfast. At 1225 on 19th July she shifted along the wall from berth 2 Prince's Dock into berth 3 Prince's Dock At 1400 on 19th July, the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside and loaded 3 heavy lifts totalling 72 tons 19 hundredweights onto CORINTHIAN CORINTHIAN departed from Glasgow for Mediterranean ports via Liverpool on 21st July at 1010

Sailing

Saturday, July 21, 1962 @ 1010
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 Brodick (Isle of Arran)

Sailing forBrodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage623
Outward cargoPassengers and general cargoDeadweght Tonnage161
Ships agentBritish Railways