Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Wednesday, July 25, 1962 @ 1700
GRANTON OSPREY ( 1960 - 1970 Deep-sea fishing trawler GN19 of William Carnie / Carnie & Croan, Granton) Own Page

GRANTON OSPREY leaves Ardrossan for deep-sea fishing grounds

Sailing forSea - probably deep-sea fishing grounds off the Outer Hebrides Islands of ScotlandPort of RegistryGranton, Edinburgh
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage79
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Wednesday, July 25, 1962 @ 1730
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

Wednesday, July 25, 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

Wednesday, July 25, 1962 @ 1955
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 berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers
Ships agentBurns & Laird Line, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Ship Movement

Wednesday, July 25, 1962 @ 2045
COLINA (1960-1967 general cargo liner 294 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson line's COLINA shifts berth in Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Port of RegistryGlasgow

COLINA arrived in Glasgow at 0615 on 25th July from Great Lakes via Avonmouth.

At 2045 on 25th July she shifted Westwards along the dock wall from berth 11 Prince's Dock to berth 10 Prince's Dock, with her bow 3 blinds from the bottom.

COLINA departed from Glasgow on 27th July at 1630 for the Great Lakes

Sailing

Wednesday, July 25, 1962 @ 2100
SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page

SPANIEL leaves Ardrossan on her regular trailer service to Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Outward cargoTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Wednesday, July 25, 1962 @ 2155
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 berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage608
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage1,208
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Wednesday, July 25, 1962 @ 2200
SUE LYKES (1945 - 1972 general cargo ship 460 feet long of Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, USA : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Lykes Line's cargo liner SUE LYKES departs Glasgow for Houston via Liverpool

Arrived fromHouston (USA) via ManchesterPort of RegistryTampa, Florida, USA
Arrived in berth21 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, after end of no. 5 hold 2 blinds East of wallGross Tonnage8,067
Sailing forHouston via LiverpoolDeadweght Tonnage11,330
Sailed from berth21 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, after end of no. 5 hold 2 blinds East of wall
Draught forward on arrival11' 4"
Draught aft on arrival17' 9"
Cargo carried on arrival947 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo24th July at 0815
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo25th July at 2045
Commened loading outward cargo25th July at 0800
Outward cargoPart same (in) and 188 tons general (out)
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Completed loading outward cargo25th July at 2045
Draught forward on sailing10' 3"
Draught aft on sailing16 feet
Ships agentF C Strick

SUE LYKES arrived in Prince's Dock from Houston via Manchester at 0809 on 24th July 1962. She departed Glasgow at 2200 on 25th July for Houston via Liverpool

Sailing

Wednesday, July 25, 1962 @ 2220
ELISA (1957-1969 General cargo / container carrying coaster 61.77m 191 feet long of Hendrik Pepping / Dammers & van der Heide's Shipping & Trading Company, Rotterdam) Own Page

ELISA leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular container service

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage300
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800

Arrival

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 0315
STORMLIGHT (Clyde puffer of Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page

Puffer STORMLIGHT arrives at Ardrossan with a cargo of Limestone from Northern Ireland

Arrived fromGlenarm (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGreenock
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage71
Master of vessel on arrivalW Sutherland
Draught aft on arrival10' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 0440
POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

POINTER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular trailer service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage608
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailersGross Tonnage1,208
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 0445
REEDWARBLER (General cargo coaster) Own Page

REEDWARBLER arrives at Ardrossan to take on oil fuel bunkers

Arrived fromSaint-Valery-sur-Somme (France - 20 miles or 32km west of Dieppe) Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Reg Tonnage206
Master of vessel on arrivalW Macintosh
Draught aft on arrival11 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalFlint-stones ROB = Remaining on board
Ships agentJ K Campbell, Harbour Street, Irvine

Arrival

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 0630
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 berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage315
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 0655
REEDWARBLER (General cargo coaster) Own Page

Having bunkered with fuel oil REEDWARBLER leaves Ardrossan for Irvine

Sailing forIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland (4 nautical miles South of Ardrossan)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage206
Outward cargoFlint-stones ROB = Remaining on board
Draught aft on sailing11' 3"
Master of vessel on sailingW Macintosh
Ships agentJ K Campbell, Harbour Street, Irvine

News Event

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 0720
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LAURENTIA arrives in Glasgow from Canada with general cargo and grain

Arrived fromMontreal (Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth15/16 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, bow 14 1/2 blinds from topGross Tonnage8249
Sailing forMontreal
Sailed from berth10/11 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival22' 10"
Draught aft on arrival24' 11"
Cargo carried on arrival5,046 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo26th July at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo28th July at 1200
Commened loading outward cargo1st August at 0800
Outward cargo450 tons general and 42 passengers
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo8th August at 1740
Draught forward on sailing16' 1"
Draught aft on sailing18' 11"
Ships agentDonaldson Line, 16 St Vincent Place, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 3901

LAURENTIA arrived in Prince's Dock from Montreal on 26th July at 0720

At 1645 on 30th July she shifted across the Prince's Dock Centre Basin from berth 15/16 Prince's Dock to berth 10 Prince's Dock.

On 3rd August at 1230 she shifted from berth 10 Prince's Dock to Meadowside Granary Quay

LAURENTIA returned to berth 10/11 Prince's Dock from Meadowside Quay at 0620 on 8th August.

She departed Glasgow for Montreal at 1810 on 8th August 1962