Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, August 9, 1962 @ 2000 		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
Master of vessel on arrivalDouglas McCormick
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Thursday, August 9, 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 berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage608
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage1,208
Master of vessel on sailingP Lynch
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 0400 		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 in Ardrossan on her regular trailer service from Larne
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Fullarton
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 0425 		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 berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage300
Master of vessel on arrivalS KoopmanGross Tonnage519
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage800
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 0933 		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 Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 0940 		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

Sailing

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 1010 		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
Ships agentBritish RailwaysGross Tonnage1,107
Deadweght Tonnage301

Ship Event

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 1100 		CITY OF BIRMINGHAM (1949 - 1971 General cargo Liner 481 feet long of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF BIRMINGHAM loads 7 heavy lifts from floating crane NEWSHOT
Ship's location4 Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Heavy lifts loaded10th August loaded 7 lifts totalling 34 tons 18 cwtsGross Tonnage7,492

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM arrived in Prince's Dock from Liverpool on 22nd July at 0615

At 1610 on 28th July CITY OF BIRMINGHAM shifted from berth 2/3 Prince's Dock to berth 4 Prince's Dock

On 10th August the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside CITY OF BIRMINGHAM and loaded 7 heavy lifts, total 34 tons 18 cwts, onto the Ellerman vessel.

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM departed Prince's Dock on 13th August at 1930 for Port Sudan and Bombay via Liverpool

Arrival

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 1100 		NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

NEWSHOT loads 7 heavy lifts onto Ellerman's CITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Arrived in berth4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside CITY OF BIRMINGHAM)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Heavy lifts discharged7 heavy lifts totalling 34 tons 18 cwts onto CITY OF BIRMINGHAM

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM arrived in Prince's Dock from Liverpool on 22nd July at 0615

At 1610 on 28th July CITY OF BIRMINGHAM shifted from berth 2/3 Prince's Dock to berth 4 Prince's Dock

On 10th August the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside CITY OF BIRMINGHAM and loaded 7 heavy lifts, total 34 tons 18 cwts, onto the Ellerman vessel.

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM departed Prince's Dock on 13th August at 1930 for Port Sudan and Bombay via Liverpool

News Event

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 1100 		SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Master Neil Mealey and Mate John MacPherson of Ardrossan Harbour Company's tug SEAWAY
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

10th August 1962, on harbour tug SEAWAY at

Ardrossan Harbour, Firth of Clyde, Master Neil Mealey

(formerly of Steel & Bennie, tug owners, Glasgow)

and mate John MacPherson.  The image of the men

and Douglas on the tug was much too faded to

reproduce on site.

News Event

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 1130
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		SNAEFELL (1948-1978 Passenger vessel 345 feet (105 m) 21.5 knots of Isle of Man Steam Packet Company) Own Page

Isle of Man Steam Packet passenger ferry SNAEFELL at Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryDouglas ( Isle of Man )
Gross Tonnage2,489

Sailing

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 1345 		STORMLIGHT (Clyde puffer of Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page

STORMLIGHT leaves Ardrossan for Glenarm (Northern Ireland)
Sailing forGlenarm (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGreenock
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage71
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Master of vessel on sailingD Logan (of Portree, Isle of Skye)
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

News Event

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 1510 		SNAEFELL (1948-1978 Passenger vessel 345 feet (105 m) 21.5 knots of Isle of Man Steam Packet Company) Own Page

SNAEFELL arrives at Ardrossan carrying passengers from Douglas (Isle of Man)
Arrived fromDouglas (Isle of Man)Port of RegistryDouglas ( Isle of Man )
Arrived in berthMontgomerie Pier berth 11 Ardrossan HarbourGross Tonnage2,489
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers
Ships agentRennie & Watson

Sailing

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 1710 		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 berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage300
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage519
Master of vessel on sailingS KoopmanDeadweght Tonnage800
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 1730 		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
Master of vessel on arrivalA PurvisGross Tonnage1,107
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and general cargoDeadweght Tonnage301
Ships agentBritish Railways