Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0110
LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : Sank 1980 in Greek waters) Own Page

LAIRDSROCK arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of scrap metal from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage234
Master of vessel on arrivalN McIntyreGross Tonnage471
Draught aft on arrival10' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentBurns & Laird Line, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0150
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

DEVERON arrives at Ardrossan with a general cargo from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 8 "Burns Berth" Eglinton Tidal Dock near to Burns & Laird office and store)Net Tonnage253
Master of vessel on arrivalMcDonaldGross Tonnage511
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Ships agentBurns & Laird Line, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0220
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 at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular trailer service

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

Sailing

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0415
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

Wednesday, August 1, 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
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0500
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
Master of vessel on arrivalG PeppingGross Tonnage519
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage800
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0540
HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) Own Page

HANS arrives in Ardrossan from Belfast with a cargo of scrap metal

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGroningen
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage179
Master of vessel on arrivalD Jager
Draught aft on arrival8' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0730
SAINT ANGUS (1936 -1965 General cargo coaster 151 feet long of J & A Gardner Company, Glasgow) Own Page

SAINT ANGUS arrives in Ardrossan 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 arrivalBlackGross Tonnage391
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

News Event

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
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Conducting their business in Great Waters around 1 August 1962

ADELAIDE STAR left Wellington 1 August for Bluff

ALAUNIA left Philadelphia 31 July for London

ALBANY left Gravesend 2 August for Maracaibo

AMERICAN VETERAN from Glasgow at Philadelphia 1 August

ASIA left Quebec 31 July for London

BENATTOW left Penang 2 August for Aden

BENDORAN at Bangkok 1 August for Rejang

BENGLOE left Aden 1 August for Singapore

BENLAWERS left Probolinggo (East Java, Indonesia) 1 August for Semarang

BRASIL STAR left Lisbon 1 August for Buenos Aires

CANOPIC left Napier 1 August for London

CANTON at Singapore 1 August for London

CARINTHIA left Liverpool 1 August for Montreal

CHILKA at Barcelona 31 July for London

CITY OF EXETER left Plymouth 2 August for London

CITY OF NEWCASTLE left Singapore 1 August for Yokohama

CITY OF WORCESTER at Las Palmas 1 August for London

COLOMBIE left Southampton 2 August for Trinidad

CUMBERLAND left Liverpool 1 August for Auckland

EMPIRE STAR left Brisbane 1 August for Liverpool

EMPRESS OF BRITAIN at Liverpool 2 August from Montreal

ESSEX left Liverpool 1 August for Auckland

FAIRSEA left Port Said 31 July for Southampton

JOURNALIST left Barbados 31 July for Glasgow

LISMORIA from Glasgow at Montreal 1 August

MATHURA from New Orleans at Liverpool 1 August

NEVASA at Aden 2 August for Southampton

ORIANA from Sydney at Southampton 2 August

PORT VINDEX left Melbourne 2 August for Hobart (Tasmania)

QUEEN ELIZABETH left New York 1 August for Southampton

QUEEN MARY left Southampton 2 August for New York

REINA DEL MAR from Valparaiso at Liverpool 2 August

SAXONIA from Southampton at Montreal 1 August

TANTALLON CASTLE left Lourenco Marques 1 August for London

TASMANIA STAR left Liverpool 1 August for Auckland

TINTAGEL CASTLE at Port Elizabeth 1 August for Beira

TUSCANY left Callao 31 July for Talcahuano

UNITED STATES left Southampton 2 August for New York

WAIRANGI left Montreal 31 July for Liverpool

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
TINTAGEL CASTLE ( 1954 - 1971 cargo liner 495 feet long of Union Castle Line, London) Own Page

TINTAGEL CASTLE at Port Elizabeth 1 August for Beira

Port of RegistryLondon

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
AMERICAN VETERAN (1946-1968 A 15.5 knot general cargo ship 460 feet overall of United States Lines, New York : 1969 scrapped) Own Page

AMERICAN VETERAN from Glasgow at Philadelphia 1 August

Port of RegistryNew York (USA)

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
BENDORAN (1956-1977 Conventional general cargo liner 508 feet long 17 knots of William Thomson's Ben Line of Leith : 1977 scrapped in Taiwan) Own Page

BENDORAN at Bangkok 1 August for Rejang

Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Gross Tonnage10,355
Deadweght Tonnage12,100

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
LISMORIA (1948 - 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 455 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Tatwan) Own Page

LISMORIA from Glasgow at Montreal 1 August

Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage8323

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
CANTON (1938-1939 Passenger / cargo liner of P & O Line, London :1939-1944 Armed Merchant Cruiser : 1944-1947 Troopship : 1947- 1962 Returned to owners :Scrapped 1962) Own Page

CANTON at Singapore 1 August for London

Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage15,784

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
CITY OF WORCESTER ( 1960 - 1983 General cargo liner 434 feet long of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

CITY OF WORCESTER at Las Palmas 1 August for London

Port of RegistryLiverpool