Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

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

Arrival

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 0932
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)

Arrived fromBrodick, (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage388
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and general cargoGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwayDeadweght Tonnage301

Sailing

Tuesday, August 28, 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)

Sailing forBrodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage388
Outward cargoPassengers and general cargoGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwayDeadweght Tonnage301

Sailing

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 1118
PETER M (1947-1964 a 3-island type Coastal oil tanker 63m lomg of Metcalf Motor Coasters : Scrapped in 1972) Own Page

PETER M leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Heysham

Sailing forHeysham (Lancashire,England)Port of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage978
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing10' 6"
Master of vessel on sailingA G Ferrer

Arrival

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 1127
CALEDONIA (1934-1939 and 1946-1969 Excursion paddle steamer 230 feet 70.1 metres 14 knots of Caledonian Steam Packet Company. Gourock) Own Page

Paddle steamer CALEDONIA arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to embark passengers for an excursion cruise

Arrived fromTroon, AyrshirePort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage623
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers Deadweght Tonnage161
Ships agentBritish Railway

Sailing

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 1133
CALEDONIA (1934-1939 and 1946-1969 Excursion paddle steamer 230 feet 70.1 metres 14 knots of Caledonian Steam Packet Company. Gourock) Own Page

Paddle steamer CALEDONIA leaves Ardrossan Harbour with passengers for an excursion cruise

Sailing forMillport (Isle of Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage623
Outward cargoPassengersDeadweght Tonnage161
Ships agentBritish Railway

Arrival

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 1135
SCHIEHALLION (1961-1970 Deep-sea fishing trawler No. GN73 being 108 feet long of Grampian motor Trawlers/Carnie & Croan)) Own Page

Deep-sea fishing trawler SCHIEHALLION arrives at Ardrossan with 430 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea - Distant fishing groundsPort of RegistryGranton
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage60
Master of vessel on arrivalC SeatonGross Tonnage243
Draught aft on arrival13 feet
Cargo carried on arrival430 boxes of fish

Arrival

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 1140
CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Oiler CLANITY arrives at Ardrossan to load Fuel Oil for Greenock

Arrived fromClydePort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage224
Master of vessel on arrivalJ FlemingGross Tonnage495
Draught aft on arrival10 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalDiesel oil - part cargo

Arrival

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 1330
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 arrives in Ardrossan on her regular trailer service from Larne

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

News Event

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 1430
ANNA HENNY (1952-1965 General cargo coaster 53 metres long of Evert Smid & Cornelis Tammes, Groningen) Own Page

ANNA HENNY arrives in Ardrossan to load steel and general cargo for Le Treport (France)

Arrived fromAyr Harbour (Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGroningen, Holland
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage246
Master of vessel on arrivalTerfistruGross Tonnage397
Draught aft on arrival7 feetDeadweght Tonnage587
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentWooley, Glasgow

Ship Event

Tuesday, August 28, 1962 @ 1529
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 Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM into Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

FRAGUM was assisted from Ardrossan Roadstead to the berth by the Ardrossan tug SEAWAY