Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Wednesday, August 8, 1962 @ 1655
SOUTHERN CLIPPER (1958-1963 Oil products tanker of Rederi A/B Clipper Einar Hansen, Malmö Own Page

Swedish tanker SOUTHERN CLIPPER leaves from Ardrossan Harbour for Banias

Sailing forBaniasPort of RegistryMalmo (Sweden)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing17' 6"
Master of vessel on sailingE Delivassilis
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY was at the stern and tug STRONGBOW at the bow as they assist the Swedish tanker SOUTHERN CLIPPER stern-first from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 8, 1962 @ 1655
STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) Own Page

Tug STRONGBOW assists the Swedish tanker SOUTHERN CLIPPER from Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage41
Gross Tonnage225

SEAWAY was at the stern and tug STRONGBOW at the bow as they assist the Swedish tanker SOUTHERN CLIPPER stern-first from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead

Arrival

Wednesday, August 8, 1962 @ 1720
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 10 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival10 boxes of fish

Arrival

Wednesday, August 8, 1962 @ 1727
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

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 8, 1962 @ 1755
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 Tanker ARCA to berth at Ardrossan

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and tug STRONGBOW at the stern assist the Shell tanker ARCA from Ardrossan roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Arrival

Wednesday, August 8, 1962 @ 1755
ARCA (1959-1978 "A-class" Oil products tanker 170m overall of Shell Tankers N.V., Rotterdam : 1978 scrapped Hong Kong) Own Page

Shell Tanker ARCA arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Stanlow via Belfast

Arrived fromStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal) via BelfastPort of Registrys'Gravenhage (Hague, Netherlands)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)Gross Tonnage19,458
Master of vessel on arrivalP A Kooloos
Draught aft on arrival21' 7"
Cargo carried on arrivalPetrol and Avtur, etc.
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and tug STRONGBOW at the stern assist the Shell tanker ARCA from Ardrossan roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 8, 1962 @ 1755
STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) Own Page

Tug STRONGBOW assists the Shell Tanker ARCA to berth in Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage41
Gross Tonnage225

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and tug STRONGBOW at the stern assist the Shell tanker ARCA from Ardrossan roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing

Wednesday, August 8, 1962 @ 1807
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

Sailing

Wednesday, August 8, 1962 @ 1810
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LAURENTIA departs Glasgow for Montreal (Canada)

Arrived fromMontreal (Canada) Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth15/16 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, bow 14 1/2 blinds from topGross Tonnage8249
Sailing forMontreal (Canada)
Sailed from berth10/11 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival22' 10"
Draught aft on arrival24' 11"
Cargo carried on arrival5,046 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo26th July at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo28th July at 1200
Commened loading outward cargo1st August at 0800
Outward cargo450 tons general and 42 passengers
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo8th August at 1740
Draught forward on sailing16' 1"
Draught aft on sailing18' 11"
Ships agentDonaldson Line Ltd., 14 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow Tel. Central 3901

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

Wednesday, August 8, 1962 @ 1810
STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) Own Page

Tug STRONGBOW leaves Ardrossan after assisting the Shell tanker ARCA into the berth

Sailing forGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Net Tonnage41
Gross Tonnage225

Arrival

Wednesday, August 8, 1962 @ 1948
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

Arrival

Wednesday, August 8, 1962 @ 2035
SPINEL (1937 - 1940 then 1946 - 1970 a 185 feet long general cargo coaster owned by William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow ) Own Page

Robertson's Gem Line coaster SPINEL brings a cargo of Limestone from LLanddulas to Ardrossan

Vessel MasterMcKinnonPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived fromLLanddulas (North Wales)Reg Tonnage333
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourGross Tonnage650
Draught aft on arrival13' 10"Deadweght Tonnage830
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Wednesday, August 8, 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 8, 1962 @ 2205
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

Thursday, August 9, 1962 @ 0055
STORMLIGHT (Clyde puffer of Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page

STORMLIGHT arrives at Ardrossan with a cargo of Limestone from Glenarm

Arrived fromGlenarm (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGreenock
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage71
Master of vessel on arrivalD Logan (of Portree, Isle of Skye)
Draught aft on arrival10' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan