Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Monday, August 27, 1962 @ 1812
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)

Sailing forBrodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage388
Outward cargoPassengers and general cargoGross Tonnage1,107
Master of vessel on sailingA McNabDeadweght Tonnage301
Ships agentBritish Railway

Sailing

Monday, August 27, 1962 @ 1855
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
Master of vessel on sailingB KoopmanDeadweght Tonnage800
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan

Arrival

Monday, August 27, 1962 @ 2030
PETER M (1947-1964 a 3-island type Coastal oil tanker 63m lomg of Metcalf Motor Coasters : Scrapped in 1972) Own Page

PETER M arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of fuel oil from Heysham

Arrived fromHeysham (Lancashire, England)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage978
Master of vessel on arrivalA G Ferrer
Draught aft on arrival15 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil

Sailing

Monday, August 27, 1962 @ 2105
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

Sailing

Monday, August 27, 1962 @ 2310
MONICA (1932-1965 Coastal oil tanker 144 feet (44.10 metres) long of NV United Tank Coastal Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

MONICA leaves Ardrossan carrying a cargo of tar for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam, Holland
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage126
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage325
Deadweght Tonnage419

Sailing

Monday, August 27, 1962 @ 2320
TOSTERO (1957- 1966 Ore carrier 502 feet long of Rederi A/B Regin / Knut Kallstrom, Stockholm) Own Page

Swedish Ore Carrier TOSTERO leaves General Terminus Quay, Glasgow for Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Arrived fromLulea (Sweden)Port of RegistryStockholm (Sweden)
Arrived in berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow Net Tonnage5,695
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)Gross Tonnage9,577
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (Pilot Copeland, 2 Clyde Shipping tugs, canted Prince's Dock entranceDeadweght Tonnage13,950
Draught forward on arrival27' 10"
Draught aft on arrival29' 02"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore 13,238 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0600 on 27th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoColvilles Ltd.
Completed discharge of inward cargo2140 on 27th August
Draught forward on sailing4' 02"
Draught aft on sailing19' 08"
Vessel on groundVessel on ground, even keel, draught forward 26' 08" and aft 27' 00"
Ships agentJenkins & Company

  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.

Arrival

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 0030
MONICA (1932-1965 Coastal oil tanker 144 feet (44.10 metres) long of NV United Tank Coastal Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

MONICA arrives in Ardrossan to load a cargo of tar for Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam, Holland
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage126
Master of vessel on arrivalDe JongGross Tonnage325
Draught aft on arrival8 feetDeadweght Tonnage419
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

News Event

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 0035
TEMPLE LANE (1954-1968 General cargo ship 455 feet long of Lambert Brothers Shipping / Temple Steamship) Own Page

Lambert Brothers TEMPLE LANE arrives in Glasgow with 1,930 tons of Timber from Vancouver (Canada)

Arrived fromVancouver (British Columbia, Canada)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow with her head southGross Tonnage7,848
Sailing forEllesmere Port (Cheshire, England : at entrance to Manchester Ship Canal)Deadweght Tonnage10,050
Sailed from berth1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow : with her head east
Draught forward on arrival25' 00"
Draught aft on arrival26' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalTimber 1,930 tons (1,200 tons was discharged in berth 10)
Commenced discharge of inward cargo28 August @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoAndrew Main & Sons, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1247
Completed discharge of inward cargo1 September at 1000
Outward cargoPart same inward cargo of timber
Draught forward on sailing22' 00"
Draught aft on sailing23' 11"
Ships agentT L Duff & Co. Ltd., 24 George Square, Glasgow, C.2.
Sailed1228 on 1 September for Ellesmere Port, England

Sailing

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 0035
TEMPLE LANE (1954-1968 General cargo ship 455 feet long of Lambert Brothers Shipping / Temple Steamship) Own Page

Lambert Brothers TEMPLE LANE leaves Shieldhall, Glasgow for Ellesmere Port, England

Arrived fromVancouver (British Columbia, Canada)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow with her head southGross Tonnage7,848
Sailing forEllesmere Port (Cheshire, England : at entrance to Manchester Ship Canal)Deadweght Tonnage10,050
Sailed from berth1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow : with her head east
Draught forward on arrival25' 00"
Draught aft on arrival26' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalTimber 1,930 tons (1,200 tons was discharged in berth 10)
Commenced discharge of inward cargo28 August @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoAndrew Main & Sons, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1247
Completed discharge of inward cargo1 September at 1000
Outward cargoPart same inward cargo of timber
Draught forward on sailing22' 00"
Draught aft on sailing23' 11"
Ships agentT L Duff & Co. Ltd., 24 George Square, Glasgow, C.2.
Sailed1228 on 1 September for Ellesmere Port, England

Sailing

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 0515
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page
Sailing forSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivall
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 0515
CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page
Sailing forSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivall
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 0515
MYRTLE ( in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page
Sailing forSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (On Firth of Forth, East Lothian, near Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 0600
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage315
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Ship Event

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
KOYAN (1952-1966 General cargo ship 455 feet long of British & Burmese Steam Navigation / Patrick Henderson / 1964 - 1966 Elder Dempster, Liverpool : 1978 scrapped) Own Page

KOYAN at Springfield Quay, Glasgow loads 2 X heavy lifts total 42 tons from NEWSHOT

Arrived fromLondon (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (assisted by 2 Steel & Bennie tugs)Net Tonnage3,193
Sailing forBombay via BirkenheadGross Tonnage5,537
Sailed from berth29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (assisted by 2 Steel & Bennie tugs)Deadweght Tonnage9,300
Draught forward on arrival12' 00"
Draught aft on arrival16' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo1015 on 27th August
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 2,500 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Heavy lifts loaded28 August loaded 1 X 16 1/2 tons per road and NEWSHOT and 1 X 25 1/2 tons by rail and NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1735 on 3rd September
Draught forward on sailing13' 08"
Draught aft on sailing17' 07"
Ships agentJohn G Borland & Peat Ltd., 200 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CITy 3651

Ship Event

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) Own Page

Floating crane NEWSHOT loads 2 X heavy lifts total 42 tons onto KOYAN at Springfield Quay, Glasgow

Ship's location29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (alongside Henderson's KOYAN)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Heavy lifts loaded28 August loaded 1 X 16 1/2 tons per road onto KOYAN and 1 X 25 1/2 tons by rail onto KOYAN