Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1930
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER assist the Shell tanker KELLETIA into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage248

Sailing

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 1945
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER leaves Ardrossan after assisting in docking the tanker KELLETIA

Sailing forGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Gross Tonnage248

Arrival

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 2005
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
Ships agentBurns & Laird Line, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 2020
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
Deadweght Tonnage419

Arrival

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 2020
APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

APEXITY arrives at Ardrossan to load Gas Oil for Brodick (Isle of Arran)

Arrived fromClydePort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage49
Master of vessel on arrivalM NeilGross Tonnage136
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on boardDeadweght Tonnage180

Sailing

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 2115
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

Thursday, July 26, 1962 @ 2245
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 sailingM NeilDeadweght Tonnage180

Arrival

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 0210
GRIETJE ( 1960-1963 General cargo coaster 130 feet long of Boersma Shipping, Netherlands) Own Page

GRIETJE arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of Limestone from Carnlough (Northern Ireland)

Arrived fromCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Master of vessel on arrivalL Boersma
Draught aft on arrival8 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

 

 


Arrival

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 0235
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 arrives in Ardrossan on her regular trailer service from Larne

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

 

 


Arrival

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 0350
SAINT ANGUS (1936 -1965 General cargo coaster 151 feet long of J & A Gardner Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's SAINT ANGUS arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Belfast with a cargo of scrap metal

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage195
Master of vessel on arrivalR BlackGross Tonnage391
Draught aft on arrival13' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

 

 


Arrival

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 0410
WARLIGHT (1919-1964 Steam engined general cargo Crinan Canal size Clyde puffer 86 feet long of Light Shipping / Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page

Puffer WARLIGHT arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of Limestone from Glenarm, Northern Ireland

Arrived fromGlenarm (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage60
Master of vessel on arrivalJimmy PhimisterGross Tonnage135
Draught aft on arrival10' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

 

 


Sailing

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 0415
MYRTLE ( in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

MYRTLE leaves Ardrossan for inshore fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde off Isle of Arran

Sailing forSea - 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)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 0415
CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

CHRISTINA 11 leaves Ardrossan for inshore fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde off Isle of Arran

Sailing forSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 0435
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 arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage300
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800

 

 


Ship Event

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 0620
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