Sailing
Monday, August 20, 1962 @ 2140
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MONICA (1932-1965 Coastal oil tanker 144 feet (44.10 metres) long of NV United Tank Coastal Rotterdam, Netherlands) |
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MONICA leaves Ardrossan carrying a cargo of tar for Belfast |
| Sailing for | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Rotterdam, Holland |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 126 |
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| Outward cargo | Tar | Gross Tonnage | 325 |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 11 feet | Deadweght Tonnage | 419 |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | C De Jong | | |
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| Ships agent | R L Alpine, Ardrossan | | |
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Arrival
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 0420
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POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) |
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POINTER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular trailer service |
| Arrived from | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 608 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | P Lynch | Gross Tonnage | 1,208 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Trailers | | |
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| Ships agent | Northern Ireland Trailers | | |
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Arrival
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 0440
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STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) |
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Tug STRONGBOW arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to assist in sailing the Shell Tanker HINDSIA |
| Arrived from | Greenock | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 41 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | G McInnes | Gross Tonnage | 225 |
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Sailing
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 0535
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SPEEDWELL (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler) |
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| Sailing for | Sea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde) | Port of Registry | Port Seton (Scotland, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Sailing
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 0535
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CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) |
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| Sailing for | Sea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde) | Port of Registry | Port Seton (Scotland, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Ship Event
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 0545
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SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) |
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Tugs SEAWAY and STRONGBOW assist in sailing the Shell Tanker HINDSIA from Ardrossan Harbour |
| Ship's location | Ardrossan Harbour | Port of Registry | Ardrossan |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 260 |
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Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug STRONGBOW at the bow assisted the Shell Oil Tanker HINDSIA stern-first from the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour, through the 300-feet wide Harbour entrance (between the breakwater and the Lighthouse Pier) out to the Roadstead, where they let go their towropes. |
Sailing
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 0545
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HINDSIA (1955-1976 Oil tanker 556 feet overall of Shell Bermuda (Overseas) Ltd., London : 1976 scrapped at Inverkeithing, Scotland) |
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Tugs SEAWAY and STRONGBOW assist in sailing the Shell Tanker HINDSIA from Ardrossan Harbour |
| Sailing for | Curacao (Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean Sea) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth) | Reg Tonnage | 6,947 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | Gross Tonnage | 12,212 |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 20' 6" | Deadweght Tonnage | 18,115 |
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| Ships agent | T L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan | | |
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Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug STRONGBOW at the bow assisted the Shell Oil Tanker HINDSIA stern-first from the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour, through the 300-feet wide Harbour entrance (between the breakwater and the Lighthouse Pier) out to the Roadstead, where they let go their towropes.
HINDSIA then proceeded on passage down the Irish Sea and across the North Atlantic to Curacao in the Caribbean Sea. |
Sailing
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 0545
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STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) |
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Tug STRONGBOW leaves Ardrossan after assisting the Shell tanker HINDSIA from the berth |
| Sailing for | Greenock | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth) | Net Tonnage | 41 |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | G McInnes | Gross Tonnage | 225 |
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Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug STRONGBOW at the bow assisted the Shell Oil Tanker HINDSIA stern-first from the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour, through the 300-feet wide Harbour entrance (between the breakwater and the Lighthouse Pier) out to the Roadstead, where they let go their towropes
At the Roadstead, the Ardrossan Harbour Pilot released STRONGBOW and the tug left Ardrossan to return to Greenock |
Arrival
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 0605
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CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) |
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CLIPPER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service |
| Arrived from | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Rotterdam |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 315 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | G Schouten | Gross Tonnage | 499 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Containers | Deadweght Tonnage | 780 |
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| Ships agent | Atlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan | | |
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Sailing
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 0930
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IRISH COAST ( 1952-1968 Passenger and cargo vessel 340 feet long of Coast Lines, Liverpool) |
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IRISH COAST leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Belfast (Northern Ireland) |
| Sailing for | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Outward cargo | Passengers | | |
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| Ships agent | Burns & Laird, Ardrossan | | |
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Arrival
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 0936
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GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) |
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GLEN SANNOX arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Brodick (Isle of Arran) |
| Arrived from | Brodick, (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, Scotland | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 388 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Passengers and general cargo | Gross Tonnage | 1,107 |
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| Ships agent | British Railway | Deadweght Tonnage | 301 |
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Sailing
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 1010
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GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) |
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GLEN SANNOX leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Brodick (Isle of Arran) |
| Sailing for | Brodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, Scotland | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 388 |
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| Outward cargo | Passengers and general cargo | Gross Tonnage | 1,107 |
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| Ships agent | British Railway | Deadweght Tonnage | 301 |
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Sailing
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 1455
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PRIOR (1951-1963 general cargo coaster 51.25 meters of Manager: Fiege & Hoff, Rotterdam, Netherlands Owner: Arnoldus Cornelis Hoff, The Hague, Netherlands) |
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PRIOR leaves Ardrossan Dockyard for Swansea |
| Sailing for | Swansea (South Wales) | Port of Registry | Netherlands |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Dockyard | Net Tonnage | 326 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | Gross Tonnage | 499 |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | Boezenberg | Deadweght Tonnage | 665 |
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Ship Event
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 1515
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
LIVANITA (1962-1978 Ore carrier 604 feet overall of Ugland Shipping A/S, Grimstad : Scrapped in 1984) |
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LIVANITA at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow bunkers 180 tons fuel oil from oiler INVERTEST |
| Ship's location | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Grimstad (Norway) |
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| Vessel bunkered | 20 August 200 tons fuel oil : 21st August 180 tons fuel oil, both times by oiler INVERTEST | Gross Tonnage | 18,542 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 27,160 |
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Ship Event
Tuesday, August 21, 1962 @ 1515
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) |
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Oiler INVERTEST bunkers LIVANITA at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow with 180 tons fuel oil |
| Ship's location | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside ore carrier LIVANITA) | Port of Registry | London |
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| | Net Tonnage | 111 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 259 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 308 |
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