Arrival
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 2030
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HELMA ENTZ (1958-1971 Products tanker 170 metres 558 feet of Thomas Entz Tanker GmbH, Rendsburg, Germany : 1977 Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) |
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German ocean tanker HELMA ENTZ berths at Ardrossan Harbour |
| Arrived from | Stanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal) via Faslane (Gare Loch, Firth of Clyde) | Port of Registry | Hamburg (Germany) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth) | Reg Tonnage | 7,367 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | H Claussen | Gross Tonnage | 12,430 |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 22' 6" | Deadweght Tonnage | 20,146 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Gas oil and Avtur | | |
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| Ships agent | T L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan | | |
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Tugs SEAWAY (at bow) and CAMPAIGNER (at stern) assist the German ocean tanker HELMA ENTZ bow-first from Ardrossan Roadstead to the tanker berth in Ardrossan Harbour
HELMA ENTZ was a single-screw steam turbine products tanker with a service speed of 15 knots and was built in 1958 by Kieler Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel, Germany for Thomas Entz Tanker GmbH, Rendsburg, Germany.
In 1971 she was sold to Bernuth Tankers Inc, and renamed JEANE HANCOCK under the Liberian flag.
1975 saw her sold and renamed FRIENDSHIP L and she went to the shipbreakers at Kaosiung, Taiwan in 1977. |
Arrival
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 2030
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CAMPAIGNER ( 1957 - 1970 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie Ltd., Glasgow) |
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Tug CAMPAIGNER assists the German tanker HELMA ENTZ to berth at Ardrossan Harbour |
| Arrived from | Greenock | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth) | Gross Tonnage | 248 |
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Tugs SEAWAY (at bow) and CAMPAIGNER (at stern) assist the German ocean tanker HELMA ENTZ bow-first from Ardrossan Roadstead to the tanker berth in Ardrossan Harbour |
Sailing
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 2050
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CAMPAIGNER ( 1957 - 1970 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie Ltd., Glasgow) |
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Tug CAMPAIGNER leaves Ardrossan for Greenock after assisting in berthing the tanker HELMA ENTZ |
| Sailing for | Greenock | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth) | Gross Tonnage | 248 |
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Tugs SEAWAY (at bow) and CAMPAIGNER (at stern) had assisted the German ocean tanker HELMA ENTZ bow-first from Ardrossan Roadstead to the tanker berth in Ardrossan Harbour |
Sailing
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 2145
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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, empty of passengers, 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 | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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| Ships agent | Burns & Laird, Ardrossan | | |
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Arrival
Saturday, August 25, 1962 @ 2352
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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 arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service |
| Arrived from | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Rotterdam (Holland) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 300 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Containers | Gross Tonnage | 519 |
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| Ships agent | Atlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan | Deadweght Tonnage | 800 |
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Ship Event
Sunday, August 26, 1962 @ 0900
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 at Glasgow loads 3 lifts (1x47 tons, 1x26 tons, 1x8 tons by crane NEWSHOT |
| 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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Ship Event
Sunday, August 26, 1962 @ 0900
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) |
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Floating crane NEWSHOT loads 3 lifts ( 1x47 tons, 1x26 tons, 1x8 tons ) onto LAOMEDON |
| Ship's location | Alongside Blue Funnel LAOMEDON at 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Heavy lifts loaded | 3 heavy lifts (1x47 tons, 1x26 tons, 1x8 tons : total 81 tons) onto LAOMEDON | | |
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Sailing
Sunday, August 26, 1962 @ 1545
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GRANTON OSPREY ( 1960 - 1970 Deep-sea fishing trawler GN19 of William Carnie / Carnie & Croan, Granton) |
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Deep-sea fishing trawler GRANTON OSPREY leaves Ardrossan Harbour for fishing grounds |
| Sailing for | Sea - distant deep-sea fishing grounds | Port of Registry | Granton, Edinburgh |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Reg Tonnage | 79 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 12' 9" | | |
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Arrival
Sunday, August 26, 1962 @ 1610
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PRASE ( 1938 - ? General cargo coaster of Wm Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) |
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Robertson's Gem Line coaster PRASE brings a cargo of limestone from LLanddulas to Ardrossan |
| Arrived from | LLanddulas (North Wales) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Gross Tonnage | 374 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | J Cully | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 11' 10" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Limestone | | |
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| Ships agent | R L Alpine, Ardrossan | | |
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News Event
Sunday, August 26, 1962 @ 2335
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TOSTERO (1957- 1966 Ore carrier 502 feet long of Rederi A/B Regin / Knut Kallstrom, Stockholm) |
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Swedish Ore Carrier TOSTERO arrives at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow with Iron Ore from Sweden |
| Arrived from | Lulea (Sweden) | Port of Registry | Stockholm (Sweden) |
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| Arrived in berth | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow | Net Tonnage | 5,695 |
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| Sailing for | Rotterdam (Netherlands) | Gross Tonnage | 9,577 |
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| Sailed from berth | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow (Pilot Copeland, 2 Clyde Shipping tugs, canted Prince's Dock entrance | Deadweght Tonnage | 13,950 |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 27' 10" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 29' 02" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Iron Ore 13,238 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0600 on 27th August | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Colvilles Ltd. | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 2140 on 27th August | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 4' 02" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 19' 08" | | |
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| Vessel on ground | Vessel on ground, even keel, draught forward 26' 08" and aft 27' 00" | | |
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| Ships agent | Jenkins & Company | | |
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Interestingly ... see our Event dated 11th September 1964 ... when
TOSTERO was inbound with Iron Ore to Glasgow she collided
with the British India cruise liner DEVONIA which was berthed
at Princes Pier, Greenock, causing serious damage to the liner.
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Arrival
Monday, August 27, 1962 @ 0230
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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 arrives in Ardrossan on her regular trailer service from Larne |
| Arrived from | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Trailers | | |
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| Ships agent | Northern Ireland Trailers | | |
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Arrival
Monday, August 27, 1962 @ 0305
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HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) |
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HANS arrives in Ardrossan from Carnlough (Northern Ireland) carrying a cargo of Limestone |
| Arrived from | Carnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland ) | Port of Registry | Groningen |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 179 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | D Jager | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 8' 6" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Limestone | | |
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| Ships agent | R L Alpine, Ardrossan | | |
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Sailing
Monday, August 27, 1962 @ 0700
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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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Arrival
Monday, August 27, 1962 @ 0755
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CALEDONIA (1934-1939 and 1946-1969 Excursion paddle steamer 230 feet 70.1 metres 14 knots of Caledonian Steam Packet Company. Gourock) |
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Excursion Paddle Steamer CALEDONIA calls at Ardrossan to land passengers and cargo from Brodick |
| Arrived from | Brodick, (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, Scotland | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Gross Tonnage | 623 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Passengers and general cargo | Deadweght Tonnage | 161 |
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| Ships agent | British Railway | | |
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Arrival
Monday, August 27, 1962 @ 0935
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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 German Tanker HELMA ENTZ |
| Arrived from | Greenock | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth) | Net Tonnage | 41 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 225 |
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