Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 0645
IRISH COAST ( 1952-1968 Passenger and cargo vessel 340 feet long of Coast Lines, Liverpool) Own Page

IRISH COAST arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Ardrossan Roadstead

Arrived fromArdrossan RoadsteadPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no Passengers on board
Ships agentBurns & Laird Line, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 0715
MONICA (1932-1965 Coastal oil tanker 144 feet (44.10 metres) long of NV United Tank Coastal Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

MONICA arrives in Ardrossan to load a cargo of tar for Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam, Holland
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Net Tonnage126
Master of vessel on arrivalDe JongGross Tonnage325
Draught aft on arrival8 feetDeadweght Tonnage419
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 0740
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER arrives at Ardrossan to assist in sailing the Tanker KELLETIA

Arrived fromGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Gross Tonnage248
Master of vessel on arrivalE Docherty

Ship Event

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 0820
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 from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Sailing

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 0820
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 from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing forCuracao (Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean Sea)Port of Registrys'Gravenhage (Hague,Netherlands)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Master of vessel on sailingJ Van De Vire
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 0820
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER assists the Tanker KELLETIA from Ardrossan to the Roadstead

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterE DochertyGross Tonnage248

Ship Event

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 0845
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER leaves Ardrossan for Greenock

Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour roadsteadPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterE DochertyGross Tonnage248

Having assisted the tug SEAWAY to tow KELLETIA from Ardrossan Harbour to the roadstead, WRESTLER was released by the Pilot and left Ardrossan and headed north up the Firth of Clyde to Greenock

Arrival

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 0850
CALEDONIA (1934-1939 and 1946-1969 Excursion paddle steamer 230 feet 70.1 metres 14 knots of Caledonian Steam Packet Company. Gourock) Own Page

CALEDONIA arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Ayr to await a run to Brodick (Isle of Arran)

Arrived fromAyr Harbour (Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Gross Tonnage623
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no Passengers on boardDeadweght Tonnage161
Ships agentBritish Railways

CALEDONIA was to help GLEN SANNOX to deal with the expected large number of passengers for Brodick

Sailing

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 0930
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

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 0945
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 berthArdrossan Harbour Net Tonnage388
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and general cargoGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwaysDeadweght Tonnage301

News Event

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 0950
CUMBERLAND (1948-1973 Refrigerated general cargo liner 561 feet long of Federal Steam Navigation, London : 1976 scrapped in Taiwan) Own Page

Federal Steam's CUMBERLAND arrives in Glasgow from New Zealand via Southampton

Arrived fromNew Zealand via SouthamptonPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow, head West, bow 1 blind into berth 79Net Tonnage5,658
Sailing forLiverpoolGross Tonnage11,281
Sailed from berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow, head West, bow 1 blind into berth 79Deadweght Tonnage14,800
Draught forward on arrival20' 7"
Draught aft on arrival24' 3"
Cargo carried on arrival1236 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo30th July at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo31st July at 1420
Outward cargoPart same
Draught forward on sailing18' 6"
Draught aft on sailing23' 6"
Ships agentP Henderson & Company

CUMBERLAND arrived at Plantation Quay from New Zealand via Southampton at 0950 on Saturday 28th July 1962. She sailed for Liverpool at 1435 on 31st July

Sailing

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 1020
CALEDONIA (1934-1939 and 1946-1969 Excursion paddle steamer 230 feet 70.1 metres 14 knots of Caledonian Steam Packet Company. Gourock) Own Page

CALEDONIA leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Brodick (Isle of Arran)

Sailing forBrodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage623
Outward cargoPassengersDeadweght Tonnage161
Ships agentBritish Railways

CALEDONIA helps GLEN SANNOX to deal with the large number of passengers for Brodick

Arrival

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 1040
MILFORD STAR ( 1958-1964 Steel side trawler M120 being 126 feet long of Westward Trawlers, Milford) Own Page

Deep-sea fishing trawler MILFORD STAR arrives at Ardrossan to bunker with fuel oil

Arrived fromMilford (Wales)Port of RegistryMilford
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage108
Master of vessel on arrivalG MairGross Tonnage278

Sailing

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 1100
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 berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage388
Outward cargoPassengersGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwaysDeadweght Tonnage301

CALEDONIA helps GLEN SANNOX to deal with the large number of passengers for Brodick

Arrival

Saturday, July 28, 1962 @ 1145
AUCKLAND STAR ( 1958 - 1978 cargo liner 573 feet long of Blue Star Line, London) Own Page

Blue Star's cargo liner AUCKLAND STAR arrives in Glasgow to load for New Zealand

Arrived fromBirkenheadPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow, head west, stern 4 1/2 blinds into berth 65
Sailing forNew Zealand via Liverpool
Sailed from berth73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival15' 10"
Draught aft on arrival18' 11"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral out
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedores
Commened loading outward cargo31st July at 0800
Outward cargo475 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo3rd August at 1000
Draught forward on sailing17' 6"
Draught aft on sailing18' 7"
Ships agentJ S Nowery & Company

AUCKLAND STAR arrived in Glasgow from Birkenhead at 1145 on 28th July 1962.

At 1215 on 2nd August she shifted 142 feet ahead in the berth.

She departed Glasgow for New Zealand via Liverpool on 3rd August at 1215