Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Thursday, September 6, 1962 @ 1257
PRASE ( 1938 - ? General cargo coaster of Wm Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Robertson's Gem Line coaster PRASE leaves Ardrossan for Runcorn (England)

Sailing forRuncorn (England)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Gross Tonnage374
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Thursday, September 6, 1962 @ 1510
STORMLIGHT (Clyde puffer of Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page

Puffer STORMLIGHT leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Troon

Sailing forTroon (Firth of Clyde, Ayrshire, Scotland)Port of RegistryGreenock
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage71
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Master of vessel on sailingW Sutherland
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Thursday, September 6, 1962 @ 1700
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 Harbour (berth 8 "Burns Berth" which was near the Burns & Laird office and store)Net Tonnage234
Outward cargoGeneral cargoGross Tonnage646
Ships agentBurns & Laird, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage930

Arrival

Thursday, September 6, 1962 @ 1730
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
Master of vessel on arrivalA McNabGross Tonnage1,107
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and general cargoDeadweght Tonnage301
Ships agentBritish Railway

Arrival

Thursday, September 6, 1962 @ 1735
GLEANER (Inshore fishing boat) Own Page

GLEANER arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 9 boxes of fish

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 arrival9 boxes of fish

Arrival

Thursday, September 6, 1962 @ 1735
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 8 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 arrival8 boxes of fish

Sailing

Thursday, September 6, 1962 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
SOUTHERN CROSS (1955-1973 Passenger liner of Shaw Savill & Albion Line, London) Own Page

SOUTHERN CROSS leaves Southampton on a 76 days cruise Round-the-World

Ships agentShaw Savill Line, 11a Lower Regent Street, London S.W.1. Telephone Whitehall 1485Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Sailing

Thursday, September 6, 1962 @ 1805
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

Thursday, September 6, 1962 @ 1810
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
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Thursday, September 6, 1962 @ 2045
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
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Friday, September 7, 1962 @ 0020
GRIETJE ( 1960-1963 General cargo coaster 130 feet long of Boersma Shipping, Netherlands) Own Page

GRIETJE arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of Limestone from Carnlough (Northern Ireland)

Arrived fromCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Master of vessel on arrivalL Boersma
Draught aft on arrival8' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, September 7, 1962 @ 0155
SAINT KENTIGERN (1938 - General cargo coaster 236 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's SAINT KENTIGERN 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 Tonnage152
Master of vessel on arrivalD McKayGross Tonnage249
Draught aft on arrival11 feetDeadweght Tonnage310
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, September 7, 1962 @ 0330
POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

POINTER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular trailer service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage608
Master of vessel on arrivalThompsonGross Tonnage1,208
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Friday, September 7, 1962 @ 0500
GLEANER (Inshore fishing boat) Own Page

GLEANER leaves Ardrossan for inshore fishing grounds off Isle of Arran in Firth of Clyde

Sailing forSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryTarbert
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Friday, September 7, 1962 @ 0500
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST leaves Ardrossan for inshore fishing grounds off Isle of Arran in Firth of Clyde

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
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board