Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0545 		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

Sailing

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0550 		SPEEDWELL (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

SPEEDWELL 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

Sailing

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0550 		CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

CHRISTINA 11 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

Arrival

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0635 		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 Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage315
Master of vessel on arrivalVan EsGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage780
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service

Sailing

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0755 		SEALIGHT (1930-1963 Steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 86 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall Ltd : 1964 scrapped at Troon)) Own Page

Puffer SEALIGHT leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Glenarm (Northern Ireland)
Sailing forGlenarm (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Gross Tonnage154
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing8 feet
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CERRO BOLIVAR (1955- 1968 Ore carrier 582 feet 177.6m overall, 21.3m breadth of Skips-A/S Vorma ( Torvald Klaveness Rederi A/S Oslo Norway : 1992 scrapped at Bombay, India) Own Page

CERRO BOLIVAR at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow bunkers 225 tons of fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE
Ship's locationGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Vessel bunkered18th September bunkered 225 then 75 then 60 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISENet Tonnage7,263
Gross Tonnage12,380
Deadweght Tonnage18,650

At 0400 on 18 September 1962 Pilot Hamilton and 3 Steel & Bennie tugs berthed the 582 feet long ore carrier CERRO BOLIVAR at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow, bringing 18,106 tons of Iron Ore from Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) for the Colville's Steelworks in Lanarkshire, Scotland.   The ship was on long-term charter to Navios Corporation who had a contract from the US Steel Corporation to carry the Ore from Puerto Ordaz, and, with her draught of 30 feet, she had very little clearance under her in the river channel, and was, as the Pilots and tug crews would describe "smelling the bottom of the river" on her way to Glasgow. 

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CLYDE ENTERPRISE (Harbour oiler) Own Page

CLYDE ENTERPRISE bunkers CERRO BOLIVAR at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow with 225 tons of fuel oil
Ship's locationGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside ore carrier CERRO BOLIVAR)
Vessel bunkered18th September bunkered CERRO BOLIVAR with 225 then 75 then 60 tons of fuel oil

Arrival

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0921 		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, September 18, 1962 @ 1006 		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

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 1300
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CERRO BOLIVAR (1955- 1968 Ore carrier 582 feet 177.6m overall, 21.3m breadth of Skips-A/S Vorma ( Torvald Klaveness Rederi A/S Oslo Norway : 1992 scrapped at Bombay, India) Own Page

CERRO BOLIVAR at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow bunkers 75 tons of fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE
Ship's locationGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Vessel bunkered18th September bunkered 225 then 75 then 60 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISENet Tonnage7,263
Gross Tonnage12,380
Deadweght Tonnage18,650

At 0400 on 18 September 1962 Pilot Hamilton and 3 Steel & Bennie tugs berthed the 582 feet long ore carrier CERRO BOLIVAR at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow, bringing 18,106 tons of Iron Ore from Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) for the Colville's Steelworks in Lanarkshire, Scotland.   The ship was on long-term charter to Navios Corporation who had a contract from the US Steel Corporation to carry the Ore from Puerto Ordaz, and, with her draught of 30 feet, she had very little clearance under her in the river channel, and was, as the Pilots and tug crews would describe "smelling the bottom of the river" on her way to Glasgow. 

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 1300
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CLYDE ENTERPRISE (Harbour oiler) Own Page

CLYDE ENTERPRISE bunkers CERRO BOLIVAR at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow with 75 tons of fuel oil
Ship's locationGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside ore carrier CERRO BOLIVAR)
Vessel bunkered18th September bunkered CERRO BOLIVAR with 225 then 75 then 60 tons of fuel oil

Sailing

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 1325 		PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

Coastal tar carrier PALM leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of tar for Belfast
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNewry
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage122
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage343
Draught aft on sailing14 feet
Master of vessel on sailingJ Hollywood
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 1445 		CAMPAIGNER ( 1957 - 1970 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie Ltd., Glasgow) Own Page

Tug CAMPAIGNER arrives at Ardrossan Roads towing HMS BARRANCA
Arrived fromGare Loch (Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan roadsGross Tonnage248
Cargo carried on arrivalTowing Boom Defence Vessel HMS BARRANCA

Steel & Bennie's tug CAMPAIGNER arrived at Ardrossan Roads towing the Boom Defence Vessel HMS BARRANCA from the Gare Loch in the Firth of Clyde.

At the roads the Ardrossan Harbout tug SEAWAY assisted in the tow, manoeuvering HMS BARRANCA through the 57-feet wide dock gates of the Old Dock to the Ardrossan Dockyard Basin

CAMPAIGNER then left Ardrossan for Troon.

Ship Event

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 1445 		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 in berthing HMS BARRANCA in Ardrossan Dockyard Basin
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour and Dockyard BasinPort of RegistryArdrossan
Cargo carried on arrivalTowing Boom Defence Vessel HMS BARRANCAGross Tonnage260

Steel & Bennie's tug CAMPAIGNER arrived at Ardrossan Roads towing the Boom Defence Vessel HMS BARRANCA from the Gare Loch in the Firth of Clyde.

At the roads the Ardrossan Harbout tug SEAWAY assisted in the tow, manoeuvering HMS BARRANCA through the 57-feet wide dock gates of the Old Dock to the Ardrossan Dockyard Basin

CAMPAIGNER then left Ardrossan for Troon.

Arrival

Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 1445 		HMS BARRANCA (1938-1964 Bar-Class Boom Defence Vessel of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

Boom Defence Vessel HMS BARRANCA arrives in Ardrossan Dockyard from Gare Loch (Firth of Clyde)
Arrived fromGare Loch (Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Dockyard

Steel & Bennie's tug CAMPAIGNER arrived at Ardrossan Roads towing the Boom Defence Vessel HMS BARRANCA from the Gare Loch in the Firth of Clyde.

At the roads the Ardrossan Harbout tug SEAWAY assisted in the tow, manoeuvering HMS BARRANCA through the 57-feet wide dock gates of the Old Dock to the Ardrossan Dockyard Basin

CAMPAIGNER then left Ardrossan for Troon.

NOTE: HMS BARRANCA arrived at Smith & Houston Shipbreakers at Port Glasgow on 5th August 1964 for breaking-up