Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 0620
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 Harbour from Stanlow

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' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalBitumen
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

The Harbour tug SEAWAY assisted FRAGUM into her berth

 


Ship Event

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 0700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
U.S.S. RHODES (1943-1974 Destroyer Escort 306 feet (93.27 m) long, Pennant Number DER 384 of U.S. Navy :1975 Scrapped) Own Page

U.S.S. RHODES at Custom House Quay, Greenock for shore leave, water, etc.

Ship's locationCustom House Quay, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryU.S.Navy

 

Sailing

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 0932
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 Line, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 0935
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

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 1020
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

Sailing

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 1032
GRIETJE ( 1960-1963 General cargo coaster 130 feet long of Boersma Shipping, Netherlands) Own Page

GRIETJE departs Ardrossan light-ship for Carnlough (Northern Ireland)

Sailing forCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Master of vessel on sailingL Boersma
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

 

 


Arrival

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 1225
MANXMAN (1955-1982 Passenger Ferry 325 feet overall of Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Ltd., Douglas) Own Page

MANXMAN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Douglas (Isle of Man)

Arrived fromDouglas (Isle of Man)Port of RegistryDouglas ( Isle of Man )
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers
Ships agentRennie & Watson, Glasgow

Arrival

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 1400
BEN-MY-CHREE (1927-1939 and 1946-1965 Passenger Steamer of Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, Douglas) Own Page

BEN-MY-CHREE arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Douglas (Isle of Man)

Arrived fromDouglas (Isle of Man)Port of RegistryDouglas ( Isle of Man )
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers
Ships agentRennie & Watson, Glasgow

Ship Movement

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 1430
BEN-MY-CHREE (1927-1939 and 1946-1965 Passenger Steamer of Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, Douglas) Own Page

BEN-MY-CHREE leaves Ardrossan Harbour for the roadstead

Sailing forArdrossan RoadsteadPort of RegistryDouglas ( Isle of Man )
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentRennie & Watson, Glasgow

BEN-MY-CHREE left Ardrossan Harbour for the roadstead to allow ROYAL SCOTSMAN to berth to disembark her passengers from Belfast

Arrival

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 1457
ROYAL SCOTSMAN (1936-1967 Passenger and cargo ship 339 feet long of Burns & Laird Line, Glasgow) Own Page

ROYAL SCOTSMAN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to disembark passengers from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Gross Tonnage3,288
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers
Ships agentBurns & Laird Line, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 1530
ROYAL SCOTSMAN (1936-1967 Passenger and cargo ship 339 feet long of Burns & Laird Line, Glasgow) Own Page

ROYAL SCOTSMAN leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage3,288
Outward cargoLight - no passengers on board
Ships agentBurns & Laird Line, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 1545
SAINT ANGUS (1936 -1965 General cargo coaster 151 feet long of J & A Gardner Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's SAINT ANGUS leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Bonawe in the Scottish Highlands

Sailing forBonawe (North shore of Loch Etive, near Oban, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage195
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage391
Master of vessel on sailingR Black
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

 

 


Sailing

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 1625
MANXMAN (1955-1982 Passenger Ferry 325 feet overall of Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Ltd., Douglas) Own Page

MANXMAN leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Douglas (Isle of Man)

Sailing forDouglas, Isle of ManPort of RegistryDouglas ( Isle of Man )
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoPassengers
Ships agentRennie & Watson, Glasgow

Sailing

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 1630
COLINA (1960-1967 general cargo liner 294 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's COLINA departs Glasgow for the Great Lakes

Arrived fromGreat Lakes via AvonmouthPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth11 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head Weas, bow on 10/11 wall
Sailing forGreat Lakes
Sailed from berth10 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, with her bow 3 blinds from the bottom.
Draught forward on arrival13' 6"
Draught aft on arrival15' 5"
Cargo carried on arrival828 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo27th July at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo26th July at 1600
Commened loading outward cargo25th July at 1500
Outward cargo400 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo27th July at 1500
Draught forward on sailing11' 5"
Draught aft on sailing14' 8"
Ships agentDonaldson Line

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

Arrival

Friday, July 27, 1962 @ 1645
LADY OF MANN Own Page

LADY OF MANN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Douglas (Isle of Man)

Arrived fromDouglas (Isle of Man)Port of RegistryDouglas ( Isle of Man )
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers
Ships agentRennie & Watson, Glasgow