Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 0938
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

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 1013
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

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 1110
HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) Own Page

HANS leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Carnlough (Northern Ireland)

Sailing forCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage179
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Master of vessel on sailingD Jager
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 1313
STORMLIGHT (Clyde puffer of Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page

STORMLIGHT leaves Ardrossan for Greenock

Sailing forGreenockPort of RegistryGreenock
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage71
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Master of vessel on sailingD Logan
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 1655
SAN FLORO ( 1956-1971 General cargo coaster) Own Page

SAN FLORO leaves Ardrossan with a general cargo for Bilbao (Spain)

Sailing forBilbao (Spain) via LiverpoolPort of RegistrySantander (Spain)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage458
Outward cargoGeneral cargoGross Tonnage976
Draught aft on sailing11 feetDeadweght Tonnage1300
Master of vessel on sailingL M Busto
Ships agentRennie & Watson

Sailing

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 1700
ANTRIM COAST (1937-1964 a general cargo coaster 209 feet long of Coast Line, Liverpool) Own Page

ANTRIM COAST leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a general cargo for Belfast (Northern Ireland)

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 8 "Burns Berth" Eglinton Tidal Dock near to Burns & Laird office and store)Net Tonnage234
Outward cargoGeneral cargoGross Tonnage646
Ships agentBurns & Laird Line, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage930

News Event

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 1700
GRINDEFJELL (1953 - 1966 General cargo ship 297 feet overall of Olsen & Ugelstad, Oslo, Norway) Own Page

GRINDEFJELL closes at Glasgow for receiving cargp for the Great Lakes of North America

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryOslo
Sailing forMontreal, Toronto, Hamilton, Toledo, Detroit, Milwaukee and ChicagoGross Tonnage1,887
Outward cargoGeneral cargoDeadweght Tonnage3,240
Ships agentJ. C. Peacock & Co. Ltd., 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow C.1. Tel. DOUglas 7101

Arrival

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 1725
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

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 1805
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

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 1835
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

Sailing

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 1930
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM (1949 - 1971 General cargo Liner 481 feet long of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF BIRMINGHAM departs Glasgow for Liverpool, Africa and India

Arrived fromMombasa (Kenya) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth2/3 Prince's Dock, head East, bow 5 blinds from wallGross Tonnage7,492
Sailing forPort Sudan (Sudan) and Bombay (India) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival14' 5"
Draught aft on arrival19' 9"
Cargo carried on arrival962 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo23rd July at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo26th July at 1430
Commened loading outward cargo2nd August at 0800
Outward cargo1315 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Heavy lifts loaded10th August 7 lifts totalling 34 tons 18 cwts
Completed loading outward cargo13th August at 1830
Draught forward on sailing14' 8"
Draught aft on sailing19' 3"
Ships agentCity Line, Glasgow

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

Monday, August 13, 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

Monday, August 13, 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
Master of vessel on sailingV Sheppard
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Ship Event

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 2215
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 NorwegianTanker BELMAR 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 tanker BELMAR from the roadstead bow-first into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship Event

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 2215
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 NorwegianTanker BELMAR to berth at Ardrossan

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

STRONGBOW had come from Greenock and arrived at Ardrossan Roadstead and attached to the stern of BELMAR

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and tug STRONGBOW at the stern assist the tanker BELMAR from the roadstead bow-first into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour