Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, July 26, 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) 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

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1732 		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 departs Glasgow for Argentina via Liverpool
Arrived fromBuenos Aires (Argentina) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth7 and 8 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, stern 5 1/2 blinds inGross Tonnage6452
Sailing forBuenos Aires (Argentina) via LiverpoolDeadweght Tonnage10,431
Sailed from berth7 and 8 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival18' 8"
Draught aft on arrival21' 4"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral 1,477 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo7th July at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJas. Spencer
Completed discharge of inward cargo10th July at 1530
Commened loading outward cargo25th July at 0800
Outward cargo150 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoJas Spencer
Completed loading outward cargo26th July at 1500
Draught forward on sailing11' 2"
Draught aft on sailing16' 7"
Ships agentJ S Nowery

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.

Sailing

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1732 		RUYSDAEL (1957 - 1968 general cargo ship 461 feet long of Bolton Shipping Company, London : 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

RUYSDAEL leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow for Buenos Aires (Argentina) via Liverpool
Arrived fromBuenos Aires (Argentina) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth7 / 8 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 5 1/2 blinds in)Gross Tonnage6452
Sailing forBuenos Aires (Argentina) via LiverpoolDeadweght Tonnage10,431
Sailed from berth7 / 8 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival18' 08"
Draught aft on arrival21' 04"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 1,477 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 7th July
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1530 on 10th July
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 25th July
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 150 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1500 on 26th July
Draught forward on sailing11' 02"
Draught aft on sailing16' 07"
Vessel bunkeredAt 1010 on 25th July bunkered 140 tons Diesel and at 1515 bunkered 10 tons fuel oil from APEXITY
Ships agentJ S Nowery & Co., Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 5133

Arrival

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1735 		CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

CHRISTINA 11 arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 18 boxes of fish
Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival18 boxes of fish

Arrival

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1735 		WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER arrives at Ardrossan and waits to assist in sailing KEIZERSWAARD and docking KELLETIA
Arrived fromGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth11A Montgomerie Pier, Ardrossan HarbourGross Tonnage248

Arrival

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1735 		MYRTLE ( in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

MYRTLE arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 3 boxes of fish
Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (On Firth of Forth, East Lothian, near Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival3 boxes of fish

Sailing

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1800 		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

Sailing

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1800 		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

Sailing

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1835 		PACIFIC RELIANCE (1951-1971 cargo liner 500 feet long of Furness Withy Company) Own Page

Furness Withy's PACIFIC RELIANCE departs Glasgow for Vancouver and Los Angeles
Arrived fromSwanseaPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow, head East, stern 1 blind into berth 79Gross Tonnage9442
Sailing forVancouver and Los angeles
Sailed from berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow, head East, stern 1 blind into berth 79
Draught forward on arrival19' 7"
Draught aft on arrival21 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral (out)
Commened loading outward cargo25th July at 0800
Outward cargo800 tons general and 10 passengers
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo26th July at 1600
Draught forward on sailing21 feet
Draught aft on sailing22' 5"
Ships agentFurness Withy & Co. Ltd., 19 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 8193

PACIFIC RELIANCE arrived at Glasgow's Plantation Quay from Swansea on 24th July at 2110 She departed Glasgow for Vancouver and Los Angeles on 26th July at 1835

Ship Event

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1835 		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 Dutch tanker KEIZERSWAARD from the berth at Ardrossan
Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug WRESTLER at the bow assist the tanker KEIZERSWAARD stern-first from the tanker berth and through the harbour entrance to the roadstead at Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1835 		KEIZERSWAARD (1955-1970 Oil products tanker 169.5 metres long of NV Verenigde Nederlandse Tankvaartrederij, mgrs. NV Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co’s Scheepvaart Mij, Rotterdam) Own Page

Dutch tanker KEIZERSWAARD leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Stanlow
Sailing forStanlow (on the Manchester Ship Canal)Port of Registrys'Gravenhage (Hague, Netherlands) (Dutch flag)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Gross Tonnage12,576
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing14' 6"
Master of vessel on sailingH Heunelem
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug WRESTLER at the bow assist the tanker KEIZERSWAARD stern-first from the tanker berth and through the harbour entrance to the Ardrossan Roadstead

KEIZERSWAARD is pronounced KEE-zers- Vaard as the Dutch pronounce the English letter W as V

Ship Event

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1835 		WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER assists the Dutch tanker KEIZERSWAARD from the berth at Ardrossan
Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage248

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug WRESTLER at the bow assist the tanker KEIZERSWAARD stern-first from the tanker berth and through the harbour entrance to the roadstead at Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		SOUDAN (1948-1970 Refrigerated and General cargo ship 502 feet long of P & O Line, London) Own Page

P & O Line's cargo ship SOUDAN sails from Grangemouth for Far Eastern Ports
Ships agentThe General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage9,080
Deadweght Tonnage11,100

Arrival

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1930 		KELLETIA (1957-1978 "K-class" Oil products tanker of Shell Tankers NV Rotterdam Holland ) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and WRESTLER assist the Shell tanker KELLETIA into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour
Arrived fromPuerto Miranda (Venezuela) via StanlowPort of Registrys'Gravenhage (Hague,Netherlands)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Van De Vire
Draught aft on arrival21' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalCrude oil
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1930 		SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and WRESTLER assist the Shell tanker KELLETIA into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260