Sailing
Friday, August 24, 1962 @ 2045
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SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) |
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SPANIEL leaves Ardrossan on her regular trailer service to Larne |
| Sailing for | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | | |
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| Outward cargo | Trailers | | |
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| Ships agent | Northern Ireland Trailers | | |
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Sailing
Friday, August 24, 1962 @ 2115
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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) |
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ELISA leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular container service |
| Sailing for | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Rotterdam (Holland) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 300 |
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| Outward cargo | Containers | Gross Tonnage | 519 |
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| Ships agent | Atlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan | Deadweght Tonnage | 800 |
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Ship Event
Friday, August 24, 1962 @ 2150
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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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Ardrossan tug SEAWAY assists Danish cargo ship SPIGERBORG into berth at Ardrossan Harbour |
| Ship's location | Ardrossan Harbour | Port of Registry | Ardrossan |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 260 |
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Arrival
Friday, August 24, 1962 @ 2150
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SPIGERBORG (1949-1965 General cargo ship 334 feet long of A/S D/S Dannebrog (C. K. Hansen), Copenhagen) |
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Ardrossan tug SEAWAY assists Danish cargo ship SPIGERBORG into berth at Ardrossan Harbour |
| Arrived from | Lewisporte (Newfoundland Island, Canada) | Port of Registry | Kobenhaven (Copenhagen, Denmark) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 1,058 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | A Keshcool | Gross Tonnage | 2,339 |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 18' 3" | Deadweght Tonnage | 3,530 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Spoolwood | | |
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| Ships agent | R L Alpine, Ardrossan | | |
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SPIGERBORG had a breadth of 47 feet, which was a tight squeeze to pass through the 58 feet wide dock gate into Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan. Her end came in 1971 when, during the Indian-Pakistan war, she was bombed and sunk in Chittagong Roads. |
Sailing
Friday, August 24, 1962 @ 2235
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PETER M (1947-1964 a 3-island type Coastal oil tanker 63m lomg of Metcalf Motor Coasters : Scrapped in 1972) |
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PETER M leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Heysham |
| Sailing for | Heysham (Lancashire,England) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Gross Tonnage | 978 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 12 feet | | |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | A Farrer | | |
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| Ships agent | R L Alpine, Ardrossan | | |
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Arrival
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 0050
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ANTRIM COAST (1937-1964 a general cargo coaster 209 feet long of Coast Line, Liverpool) |
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ANTRIM COAST arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a general cargo from Belfast (Northern Ireland) |
| Arrived from | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 234 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo | Gross Tonnage | 646 |
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| Ships agent | Burns & Laird, Ardrossan | Deadweght Tonnage | 930 |
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Arrival
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 0240
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SAINT ANGUS (1936 -1965 General cargo coaster 151 feet long of J & A Gardner Company, Glasgow) |
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Gardner's SAINT ANGUS arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Belfast with a cargo of scrap metal |
| Arrived from | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Reg Tonnage | 195 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | R Black | Gross Tonnage | 391 |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 12' 6" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Scrap metal | | |
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| Ships agent | R L Alpine, Ardrossan | | |
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News Event
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 0300
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
LAOMEDON (1953-1977 General cargo ship 487 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) |
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Blue Funnel LAOMEDON arrived at Glasgow (Scotland, UK) to load for Far Eastern ports |
| Arrived from | Hamburg (Germany) | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) : with her head south | Gross Tonnage | 7,684 |
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| Sailing for | Birkenhead then for Singapore and Bangkok (Thailand) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) : with her head south | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 15' 06" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 19' 07" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light ship = no cargo on board | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 25 August @ 0800 | | |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo 1,000 tons and three heavy lifts total 81 tons | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedores, King George V Dock, Glasgow | | |
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| Heavy lifts loaded | 26 August loaded 3 heavy lifts (1x47 tons, 1x26 tons, 1x8 tons : total 81 tons) by crane NEWSHOT | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 29 August at 1945 | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 16' 00" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 19' 09" | | |
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| Ships agent | Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 80 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. Tel. CENtral 9891 | | |
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| Sailed | 1158 on 30 August for Birkenhead | | |
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Arrival
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 0415
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CAIRNGORM ( 1949-1962 General cargo coaster 146 feet long of Gem Line / William Robertson Shipowners, Glasgow) |
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Robertson's Gem Line coaster CAIRNGORM brings a cargo of limestone from LLanddulas to Ardrossan |
| Arrived from | LLanddulas (North Wales) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 204 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | G Balmer | Gross Tonnage | 400 |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 14 feet | Deadweght Tonnage | 540 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Limestone | | |
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| Ships agent | R L Alpine, Ardrossan | | |
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Arrival
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 0505
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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 (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 315 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Containers | Gross Tonnage | 499 |
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| Ships agent | Atlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan | Deadweght Tonnage | 780 |
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Sailing
Saturday, August 25, 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
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 0940
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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
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 1028
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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
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 1208
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CAIRNGORM ( 1949-1962 General cargo coaster 146 feet long of Gem Line / William Robertson Shipowners, Glasgow) |
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Robertson's Gem Line coaster CAIRNGORM leaves Ardrossan for Llandullas |
| Sailing for | LLanddulas (North Wales) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 204 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | Gross Tonnage | 400 |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 10 feet | Deadweght Tonnage | 540 |
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| Ships agent | R L Alpine, Ardrossan | | |
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Arrival
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 1310
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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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