Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Movement

Monday, July 30, 1962 @ 1645
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

LAURENTIA shifts berth in Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8249

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

Sailing

Monday, July 30, 1962 @ 1655
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

DEVERON leaves Ardrossan with a general cargo for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 8 "Burns Berth" Eglinton Tidal Dock near to Burns & Laird office and store)Net Tonnage253
Outward cargoGeneral cargoGross Tonnage511
Ships agentBurns & Laird Line, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Monday, July 30, 1962 @ 1800
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

Monday, July 30, 1962 @ 1913
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

Arrival

Monday, July 30, 1962 @ 1930
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 (Eglinton Dock)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

Sailing

Monday, July 30, 1962 @ 1942
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

Monday, July 30, 1962 @ 2011
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

Monday, July 30, 1962 @ 2115
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

Arrival

Monday, July 30, 1962 @ 2125
SCHIEHALLION (1961-1970 Deep-sea fishing trawler No. GN73 being 108 feet long of Grampian motor Trawlers/Carnie & Croan)) Own Page

SCHIEHALLION arrives at Ardrossan with her catch of 600 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea - Distant fishing grounds - usually off the Outer Hebrides - the Western Isles of ScotlandPort of RegistryGranton
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage60
Master of vessel on arrivalC SeatonGross Tonnage243
Draught aft on arrival13 feet
Cargo carried on arrival600 boxes of fish

News Event

Monday, July 30, 1962 @ 2330
ACUITY (1951-1967 Coastal oil tanker 202 feet overall of F T Everard, London : scrapped 1975) Own Page

Everard's 3-island coastal tanker ACUITY arrives in Pudzeoch Basin, Renfrew with 500 tons of Oil

Arrived fromStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthPudzeoch Basin (Renfrew Harbour, River Clyde,.... with her head south)
Sailing forSwansea (Wales, U.K.)
Sailed from berthPudzeoch Basin (Renfrew Harbour, River Clyde,.... with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival9' 00"
Draught aft on arrival14' 05"
Cargo carried on arrivalOil 500 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 31st July
Stevedore discharging inward cargoBuchanan Brothers
Completed discharge of inward cargo1700 on 31st July
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing8' 07"
Draught aft on sailing12' 09"

Sailing

Tuesday, July 31, 1962 @ 0420
SPEEDWELL (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

SPEEDWELL 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
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Tuesday, July 31, 1962 @ 0420
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
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Tuesday, July 31, 1962 @ 0420
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
Master of vessel on arrivalP LynchGross Tonnage1,208
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Tuesday, July 31, 1962 @ 0605
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
Master of vessel on arrivalG SchoutenGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage780
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Tuesday, July 31, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
CHILKA (1950-1972 General cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Company, London) Own Page

CHILKA at Barcelona 31 July for London

Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage7,132