Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, August 30, 1962 @ 1740
SPEEDWELL (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

SPEEDWELL arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 11 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival11 boxes of fish

Sailing

Thursday, August 30, 1962 @ 1810
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

Thursday, August 30, 1962 @ 1835
ANNA HENNY (1952-1965 General cargo coaster 53 metres long of Evert Smid & Cornelis Tammes, Groningen) Own Page

ANNA HENNY leaves Ardrossan carrying steel and general cargo for Le Treport (France)

Sailing forLe Treport (France)Port of RegistryGroningen, Holland
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage246
Draught aft on arrival7' 00"Gross Tonnage397
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)Deadweght Tonnage587
Outward cargoSteel and general cargo
Draught aft on sailing10' 3"
Master of vessel on sailingTerfistru
Ships agentWooley, Glasgow

News Event

Thursday, August 30, 1962 @ 2030
RUSH (Oiler 181 feet ... in 1962) Own Page

Oiler RUSH arrives at Shieldhall, Glasgow with 750 tons of Molasses from Birkenhead

Arrived fromBirkenhead (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east)
Sailing forAvonmouth (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berth2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival12' 06"
Draught aft on arrival11 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalMolasses 750 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1745 on 1 September
Stevedore discharging inward cargoC O E
Completed discharge of inward cargo1115 on 2 September
Commened loading outward cargo0200 on 31 August
Outward cargoMolasses 80 tons in bulk (delivered by road tanker)
Stevedore loading outward cargoC.O.E.
Completed loading outward cargo31 August
Draught forward on sailing6' 00"
Draught aft on sailing10' 00"
Ships agentJ & J Denholm Ltd,, 37 Renfield Street, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 5571

Sailing

Thursday, August 30, 1962 @ 2125
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

Thursday, August 30, 1962 @ 2210
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER leaves Ardrossan on her regular container service to Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage315
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Master of vessel on sailingG SchoutenDeadweght Tonnage780
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Thursday, August 30, 1962 @ 2254
SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Ardrossan tug SEAWAY assists Danish cargo ship SPIGERBORG from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

SPIGERBORG had a breadth of 47 feet, which was a tight squeeze to pass through the 58 feet wide dock gate at Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan.

Her end came in 1971 when, during the Indian-Pakistan war, she was bombed and sunk in Chittagong Roads.

Sailing

Thursday, August 30, 1962 @ 2255
SPIGERBORG (1949-1965 General cargo ship 334 feet long of A/S D/S Dannebrog (C. K. Hansen), Copenhagen) Own Page

Ardrossan tug SEAWAY assists Danish cargo ship SPIGERBORG from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing forCanadaPort of RegistryKobenhaven (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage1,058
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage2,339
Draught aft on sailing13 feetDeadweght Tonnage3,530
Master of vessel on sailingA Keshcool
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

SPIGERBORG had a breadth of 47 feet, which was a tight squeeze to pass through the 58 feet wide dock gate at Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan.

Her end came in 1971 when, during the Indian-Pakistan war, she was bombed and sunk in Chittagong Roads.

Sailing

Thursday, August 30, 1962 @ 2305
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 (England)Port of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage978
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Master of vessel on sailingA Farrow

Ship Movement

Thursday, August 30, 1962 @ 2320
TEMPLE LANE (1954-1968 General cargo ship 455 feet long of Lambert Brothers Shipping / Temple Steamship) Own Page

TEMPLE LANE shifts from 10 King George V Dock to 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow

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

News Event

Thursday, August 30, 1962 @ 2345
SUEVIC (1950-1974 Refrigerated / General cargo ship 561 feet long of Shaw Savill Line, London : 1974 scrapped) Own Page

Shaw Savill's SUEVIC arrives in Glasgow to load general cargo for Melbourne and Sydney

Arrived fromNewcastle (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage13,587
Sailing forMelbourne and Sydney via LiverpoolDeadweght Tonnage14,630
Sailed from berth2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival17' 03"
Draught aft on arrival18' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 31st August
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,750 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1535 on 10th September
Draught forward on sailing19' 01"
Draught aft on sailing21' 08"
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467

Sailing

Friday, August 31, 1962 @ 0125
BRODICK (in 1962 Coastal oil products tanker) Own Page

Coastal tanker BRODICK leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Stanlow on the Manchester Ship Canal

Sailing forStanlow (Ellesmere Port, North-West England)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland,U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage430
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing10 feet
Master of vessel on sailingT Mann
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, August 31, 1962 @ 0155
LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

LAIRDSBURN arrives at Ardrossan with a cargo of scrap metal from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage228
Master of vessel on arrivalJ SinclairGross Tonnage513
Draught aft on arrival12 feetDeadweght Tonnage720
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, August 31, 1962 @ 0330
SAINT RULE (1941- 1973 General cargo coaster 172 feet long of J & A Gardner Ltd., Glasgow : 1981 Wrecked at Cyprus) Own Page

Gardner's SAINT RULE arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Belfast with a cargo of scrap metal

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage285
Master of vessel on arrivalW D MannGross Tonnage524
Draught aft on arrival12' 6"Deadweght Tonnage650
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, August 31, 1962 @ 0410
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 arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage300
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800