Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 0940 		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

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 0941 		CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Harbour oiler CLANITY passes Govan Watch House, Glasgow heading upriver towards Stobcross, Glasgow
Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading east upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Net Tonnage224
Gross Tonnage495

Sailing

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 1012 		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

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 1018 		LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSGLEN passes Govan Watch House, Glasgow heading upriver towards Glasgow
Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading east upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage523
Gross Tonnage1,544

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 1045 		TULIPBANK (1952-1979 Steam Petroleum Oil sludge Tank cleaning vessel 164 feet long of Foster Wheeler Process) Own Page

Tank cleaner TULIPBANK passes Govan Watch House, Glasgow heading upriver towards Glasgow
Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading east upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Gross Tonnage478

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 1059 		DUNGLASS (Motor launch of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page

Motor launch DUNGLASS passes Govan Watch House, Glasgow heading upriver towards Glasgow
Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading east upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 1200 		RUYSDAEL (1957 - 1968 general cargo ship 461 feet long of Bolton Shipping Company, London : 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Bolton Shipping Company's RUYSDAEL shifts from Meadowside Quay to Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage6452
Deadweght Tonnage10,431

RUYSDAEL arrives in Glasgow on 6th July at 1845 from Buenos Aires (Argentina) via Liverpool.

On 12th July at 2120 RUYSDAEL shifted from berths 7 and 8 Prince's Dock to Meadowside Quay, returning from Meadowside on 19th July to her previous berth 7 and 8 Prince's Dock.
The Prince's Dock logbook does not show what time she returned to Prince's Dock, so until the time is established a general time of 1200 is keyed onto site.

At 1010 on 25th July the oiler APEXITY comes alongside and delivers 140 tons of diesel.
Later that day, at 1515, APEXITY again comes alongside an delivers 10 tons of fuel oil to RUYSDAEL

RUYSDAEL departed Glasgow for Buenos Aires (Argentina) via Liverpool on 26th July at 1732.

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 1225 		CORINTHIAN (1938 - 1963 general cargo ship 359 feet long of Ellerman & Papayanni Line (Ellerman Line Group) Own Page

Ellerman's cargo liner CORINTHIAN shifts berth in Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Port of RegistryLiverpool

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

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 1320 		SAINT KENTIGERN (1938 - General cargo coaster 236 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

SAINT KENTIGERN passes Govan Watch House, Glasgow heading upriver towards Glasgow
Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading east upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage152
Gross Tonnage249
Deadweght Tonnage310

Sailing

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 1325 		GLENSHIRA (1953 - General cargo motor coaster 87 feet long of G Hamilton Company / Hay Hamilton, Glasgow) Own Page

GLENSHIRA leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of drums of bitumen for Stornoway
Sailing forStornoway (Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage72
Outward cargoBitumen in drumsGross Tonnage153
Master of vessel on sailingK AndersonDeadweght Tonnage190
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 1353 		DUNGLASS (Motor launch of Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow) Own Page

Motor launch DUNGLASS passes Govan Watch House, Glasgow heading upriver towards Glasgow
Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading east upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow

Arrival

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 1400 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

Floating crane NEWSHOT loads 3 heavy lifts onto Ellerman's CORINTHIAN in Prince's Dock. Glasgow
Arrived in berth3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside CORINTHIAN)Port of RegistryGlasgow

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

Ship Event

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 1400 		CORINTHIAN (1938 - 1963 general cargo ship 359 feet long of Ellerman & Papayanni Line (Ellerman Line Group) Own Page

CORINTHIAN at Prince's Dock, Glasgow loads 3 heavy lifts from floating crane NEWSHOT
Arrived in berth3 Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool
Heavy lifts loadedOn 19th July loaded 3 heavy lifts totalling 72 tons 19 cwts from floating crane NEWSHOT
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

Ship Movement

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 1428 		FLYING SPITFIRE (1946- Tug 108 feet long of Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Tug FLYING SPITFIRE tows RUYSDAEL from 4 Meadowside Quay past Govan Watch House, Glasgow
Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading east upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Tug FLYING DUCK at bow and tug FLYING SPITFIRE at stern were towing RUYSDAEL from berth 4 Meadowside Quay ahead and passing Govan Watch House at Govan Wharf, Govan, Glasgow, and heading East upriver.

   At Prince's Dock canting basin (= a large area of water where a ship can be turned around 180 degrees) the two tugs canted (= turned) RUYSDAEL and the ship was then able to proceed down the River Clyde on the start of her passage to her next port-of-call.

News Event

Thursday, July 19, 1962 @ 1428 		RUYSDAEL (1957 - 1968 general cargo ship 461 feet long of Bolton Shipping Company, London : 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

RUYSDAEL towed from berth 4 Meadowside Quay past Govan Watch House, Glasgow
Ship's locationPassing Govan Watch House, Govan, Glasgow : inbound and heading east upriver towards GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berth4 Meadowside Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage6452
Deadweght Tonnage10,431

Tug FLYING DUCK at bow and tug FLYING SPITFIRE at stern were towing RUYSDAEL from berth 4 Meadowside Quay ahead and passing Govan Watch House at Govan Wharf, Govan, Glasgow, and heading East upriver.

   At Prince's Dock canting basin (= a large area of water where a ship can be turned around 180 degrees) the two tugs canted (= turned) RUYSDAEL and the ship was then able to proceed down the River Clyde on the start of her passage to her next port-of-call.