Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1000
GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) Own Page

Captain A G Purves, Master of Caledonian Steam Packet car ferry GLEN SANNOX

Ship's locationWinton Pier, Ardrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterA G PurvesNet Tonnage388
Gross Tonnage1,107
Deadweght Tonnage301

 

Captain Purves uses the Latin phrase "Nihil sine labore" which means "Nothing without work"

 

Sailing

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1025
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 sailingPurvesDeadweght Tonnage301
Ships agentBritish Railway

Arrival

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1440
STRATHALLAN ( 1960 - 1972 Deep-sea fishing trawler A767 of Ailsa Craig Fishing, Aberdeen) Own Page

Deep-sea fishing trawler STRATHALLAN arrives at Ardrossan with 560 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea - Distant fishing groundsPort of RegistryGranton
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage57
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Rutherford
Cargo carried on arrival560 boxes of fish

Arrival

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1727
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 Harbour Net Tonnage388
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and general cargoGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwayDeadweght Tonnage301

Sailing

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1740
ANTRIM COAST (1937-1964 a general cargo coaster 209 feet long of Coast Line, Liverpool) Own Page

ANTRIM COAST leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a general cargo for Belfast (Northern Ireland)

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage234
Outward cargoGeneral cargoGross Tonnage646
Ships agentBurns & Laird, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage930

Arrival

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1745
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 10 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 arrival10 boxes of fish

Arrival

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1745
SPEEDWELL (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

SPEEDWELL arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 10 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 arrival10 boxes of fish

Arrival

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1745
CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

CHRISTINA 11 arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 10 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 arrival10 boxes of fish

Arrival

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1745
GLEANER (Inshore fishing boat) Own Page

GLEANER arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 5 boxes of fish and also lands fish from other boats

Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryTarbert
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival5 boxes of fish

GLEANER arrives in Ardrossan to land her own catch of 5 boxes of fish, but also landed for the following fishing boats : CALEDONIA 8 boxes of fish, DALRIADA 7 boxes of fish, KINGFISHER 8 boxes of fish and NANCY GLEN 7 boxes of fish

Sailing

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1807
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

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1845
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
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800

Sailing

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1846
SUAVITY (1946 - 1970 General cargo bridge-amidships coaster 211 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

SUAVITY leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Scotland for Swansea (Wales, U.K.)

Arrived fromLondon (England, UK)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth1 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank (River Clyde, Scotland, UK) with her head westNet Tonnage498
Sailing forSwansea (Wales, U.K.)Gross Tonnage943
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank (River Clyde, Scotland, UK) Deadweght Tonnage1,121
Draught forward on arrival13 feet 6 inches
Draught aft on arrival14 feet 10 inches
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1,042 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0945 on 3 September
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo1630 on 3 September
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing5 feet
Draught aft on sailing10 feet 4 inches
Sailed1846 on 3 September for Swansea (Wales, U.K.)

Sailing

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1910
FEDERICO FERRER ( 1959-1979 General cargo coaster 179 feet long of Federico Ferrer Tuset, Valencia) Own Page

FEDERICO FERRER leaves Ardrossan carrying a general cargo for Bilbao (Spain)

Sailing forBilbao (Spain)Port of RegistryValencia
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Gross Tonnage560
Outward cargoGeneral cargoDeadweght Tonnage948
Draught aft on sailing11 feet
Master of vessel on sailingRicardo Murias
Ships agentRennie & Watson

Sailing

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 1945
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

Henderson's KOYAN leaves Springfield Quay, Glasgow for Bombay via Birkenhead

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

Sailing

Monday, September 3, 1962 @ 2032
POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

POINTER leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular trailer service

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage608
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage1,208