Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
ESSEX (1954 - 1975 general cargo liner 526 feet long of Federal Steam Line, London) Own Page

ESSEX left Liverpool 1 August for Auckland

Port of RegistryLondon

Sailing

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
ADELAIDE STAR (1950-1975 Refrigerated cargo liner 574 feet overall of Blue Star Line / Lamport & Holt Line, London)) Own Page

ADELAIDE STAR left Wellington 1 August for Bluff

Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Sailing

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
CANOPIC (1954-1976 Refrigerated / general cargo ship 512 feet overall of Shaw Savill & Albion Line, London ) Own Page

CANOPIC left Napier 1 August for London

Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage11,166

Sailing

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
EMPIRE STAR (Blue Star) Own Page

EMPIRE STAR left Brisbane 1 August for Liverpool

Sailing

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 1830
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

Wednesday, August 1, 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 berthMontgomerie Pier berth 11 Ardrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers
Ships agentBurns & Laird Line, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 2100
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

Sailing

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 2305
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
Master of vessel on sailingB KoopmanDeadweght Tonnage800
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, August 1, 1962 @ 2330
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

Arrival

Thursday, August 2, 1962 @ 0430
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

Thursday, August 2, 1962 @ 0630
GRIETJE ( 1960-1963 General cargo coaster 130 feet long of Boersma Shipping, Netherlands) Own Page

GRIETJE arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of Limestone from Carnlough (Northern Ireland)

Arrived fromCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Master of vessel on arrivalP Mekkes
Draught aft on arrival8 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Thursday, August 2, 1962 @ 0630
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

Arrival

Thursday, August 2, 1962 @ 0745
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 arrivalC De JongGross Tonnage325
Draught aft on arrival8 feetDeadweght Tonnage419
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Thursday, August 2, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN (1956-1964 Passenger Liner 640 feet long of Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Liverpool : Scrapped 2008) Own Page

EMPRESS OF BRITAIN at Liverpool 2 August from Montreal

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Net Tonnage13,681
Gross Tonnage25,516
Deadweght Tonnage8,771

Ship Event

Thursday, August 2, 1962 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
NEVASA (1956-1962 Troopship then laid up then 1964-1975 Educational cruise ship of British India Steam Navigation, London : Scrapped Taiwan in 1975) Own Page

NEVASA at Aden 2 August for Southampton

Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage20,527