Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

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

 

 


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