Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Tuesday, July 31, 1962 @ 1950
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 berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers
Ships agentBurns & Laird Line, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Tuesday, July 31, 1962 @ 2110
POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

POINTER leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular trailer service

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage608
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage1,208
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Tuesday, July 31, 1962 @ 2120
ANGLIAN (1947 - 1963 general cargo ship 308 feet long of Ellerman Lines / Ellerman & Papayanni Lines, Liverpool) Own Page

Ellerman's ANGLIAN departs Glasgow for Newport and Mediterranean ports

Arrived fromMediterranean Ports via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West, middle of berthNet Tonnage867.1
Sailing forMeriterranean Ports via Newport (South Wales)Gross Tonnage2,219
Sailed from berth19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West, middle of berthDeadweght Tonnage2,870
Draught forward on arrival10' 8"
Draught aft on arrival15' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral 397 tons (in and out)
Commenced discharge of inward cargo29th July at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ Spencer
Completed discharge of inward cargo30th July at 1800
Commened loading outward cargo29th July at 0800
Outward cargo400 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ Spencer
Heavy lifts loadedOn 30th July 3 lifts totalling 33 tons
Completed loading outward cargo31st July at 2030
Draught forward on sailing10' 7"
Draught aft on sailing14' 10"
Ships agentCity Line, Glasgow

At 1200 on 28th July 1962 ANGLIAN arrived in Prince's Dock from Mediterranean Ports via Liverpool. On 30th July at 1100 the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside and loaded 3 heavy lifts totalling 33 tons onto ANGLIAN ANGLIAN sailed from Glasgow for Mediterranean Ports via Newport (South Wales) at 2120 on 31st July

Sailing

Tuesday, July 31, 1962 @ 2122
MONICA (1932-1965 Coastal oil tanker 144 feet (44.10 metres) long of NV United Tank Coastal Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

MONICA leaves Ardrossan carrying a cargo of tar for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam, Holland
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage126
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage325
Draught aft on sailing11 feetDeadweght Tonnage419
Master of vessel on sailingDe Jong
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Tuesday, July 31, 1962 @ 2355
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 leaves Pudzeoch Basin, Renfrew for Swansea

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"

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
Own Page

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