Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 1635
TURQUOISE (1955-1966 General cargo coaster 171 feet long speed 10 knots of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Robertson's Gem Line coaster TURQUOISE departs Ardrossan light-ship for Widnes (England)

Sailing forWidnes (England)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage279
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage547
Draught aft on sailing10 feet
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 1635
ANTENOR (1957-1970 General cargo ship 491 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

ANTENOR leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Singapore and Bangkok via Birkenhead

Arrived fromSwansea (Wales, U.K.) via Elderslie Drydock (Glasgow)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Arrived in berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) : with her head southGross Tonnage7,965
Sailing forSingapore and Bangkok (Thailand) via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) : with her head south
Draught forward on arrival13' 08"
Draught aft on arrival18' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight ship = no cargo on board
Commened loading outward cargo6 September at 0800
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,100 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores, King George V Dock, Glasgow
Completed loading outward cargo10 September at 1445
Draught forward on sailing15' 08"
Draught aft on sailing21' 03"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 80 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. Tel. CENtral 9891
Sailed1635 on 10 September for Singapore and Bangkok (Thailand) via Birkenhead

Sailing

Monday, September 10, 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" Eglinton Tidal Dock near to Burns & Laird office and store)Net Tonnage234
Outward cargoGeneral cargoGross Tonnage646
Ships agentBurns & Laird, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage930

Arrival

Monday, September 10, 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

News Event

Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page

H Cooke, Master of Steel & Bennie's tug BRIGADIER

Ship's locationVictoria Harbour, GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage223

Sailing

Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 1808
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, September 10, 1962 @ 1850
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 sailingKoopmanDeadweght Tonnage800
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan

Arrival

Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 1910
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page

Tug BRIGADIER arrives at Ardrossan to sail the Tanker QUILOA and dock the Tanker JAVA

Arrived fromGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage223
Master of vessel on arrivalCook

Ship Event

Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 1955
SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and BRIGADIER assist the Trident tanker QUILOA from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Ardrossan tug SEAWAY at the stern and Steel & Bennie's tug BRIGADIER at the bow assist the Trident tanker QUILOA stern-first from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead

Sailing

Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 1955
QUILOA (1960-1972 Oil products tanker 560 feet long of Trident Tankers/ British India Steam Navigation, London) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and BRIGADIER assist the Trident tanker QUILOA from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing forCuracao (Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean Sea)Port of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Deadweght Tonnage19,026
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing21' 9"
Master of vessel on sailingC Vincent
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Ardrossan tug SEAWAY at the stern and Steel & Bennie's tug BRIGADIER at the bow assist the Trident tanker QUILOA stern-first from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead

Ship Event

Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 1955
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page

Tug BRIGADIER assists in sailing the tanker QUILOA at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterCookGross Tonnage223

BRIGADIER had arrived to assist the tanker QUILOA from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead, and then assist in bringing the tanker JAVA from the Roadstead into Ardrossan Harbour.

Sailing

Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 2040
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
Master of vessel on sailingS Thompson
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Ship Event

Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 2100
SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and BRIGADIER assist the tanker JAVA into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

BRIGADIER had arrived to assist the tanker QUILOA from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead, and then assist in bringing the tanker JAVA from the Roadstead into Ardrossan Harbour.

SEAWAY was at the bow of JAVA and BRIGADIER at the stern as they towed JAVA bow-first from the Roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Arrival

Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 2100
JAVA (1960-1964 Oil products tanker of A/S Det Ostasiattiske Kompagni, Kobenhavn) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and BRIGADIER assist the tanker JAVA into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Arrived fromHeysham (Lancashire, England) via Old Kilpatrick (River Clyde)Port of RegistryKobenhaven (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)Reg Tonnage7,257
Master of vessel on arrivalG A JacobsenGross Tonnage12,499
Draught aft on arrival19' 10"Deadweght Tonnage18,340
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

BRIGADIER had arrived to assist the tanker QUILOA from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead, and then assist in bringing the tanker JAVA from the Roadstead into Ardrossan Harbour.

SEAWAY was at the bow of JAVA and BRIGADIER at the stern as they towed JAVA bow-first from the Roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

JAVA was built in 1960 for the A/S Det Ostasiattiske Kompagni who sold her in 1964. After a few more sales and renamings she was demolished in Taiwan in 1976

Ship Event

Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 2100
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and BRIGADIER assist the tanker JAVA into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterCookGross Tonnage223

BRIGADIER had arrived to assist the tanker QUILOA from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead, and then assist in bringing the tanker JAVA from the Roadstead into Ardrossan Harbour.

SEAWAY was at the bow of JAVA and BRIGADIER at the stern as they towed JAVA bow-first from the Roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour