Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Saturday, September 22, 1962 @ 1240
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 agentAnglo Continental Container Service Deadweght Tonnage780

Arrival

Saturday, September 22, 1962 @ 1308
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

Saturday, September 22, 1962 @ 1410
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, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage388
Outward cargoPassengers only - no general cargo was listed as being taken aboard for BrodickGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwayDeadweght Tonnage301

Arrival

Saturday, September 22, 1962 @ 1647
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

Saturday, September 22, 1962 @ 1735
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, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage388
Outward cargoPassengers and general cargoGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwayDeadweght Tonnage301

Sailing

Saturday, September 22, 1962 @ 1845
ALERT (1961-1981 H.M.Telegraph Ship 417 feet long 14 knots of H M Postmaster General, London : 1995 scrapped) Own Page

Telegraph ship ALERT leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank for sea

Arrived fromHolyhead (Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Isle of Anglesey in Wales)Port of RegistrySouthampton (England)
Arrived in berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Gross Tonnage6,413
Sailing forSeaDeadweght Tonnage4,765
Sailed from berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival17' 09"
Draught aft on arrival19' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalPost Office cable
Outward cargoLight ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing18' 06"
Draught aft on sailing21' 08"
Vessel bunkeredAt 1740 on 20th September by oiler APEXITY

Arrival

Saturday, September 22, 1962 @ 1950
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

Arrival

Sunday, September 23, 1962 @ 0015
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
Master of vessel on arrivalPeppingGross Tonnage519
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage800
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service

Arrival

Sunday, September 23, 1962 @ 0130
SPINEL (1937 - 1940 then 1946 - 1970 a 185 feet long general cargo coaster owned by William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow ) Own Page

Robertson's Gem Line coaster SPINEL brings a cargo of Limestone from LLanddulas to Ardrossan

Arrived fromLlanddulas ( a village in Conwy County Borough, Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage333
Master of vessel on arrivalMcGooganGross Tonnage650
Draught aft on arrival13' 10"Deadweght Tonnage830
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone

Sailing

Sunday, September 23, 1962 @ 0930
WARLIGHT (1919-1964 Steam engined general cargo Crinan Canal size Clyde puffer 86 feet long of Light Shipping / Ross & Marshall, Greenock) Own Page

Puffer WARLIGHT leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Glenarm (Northern Ireland)

Sailing forGlenarm (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage60
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage135
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Sunday, September 23, 1962 @ 1145
SEA SWALLOW (Yacht of the Royal Navy) Own Page

Yacht SEA SWALLOW berths alongside HMS EXMOUTH in Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan

Arrived fromRothesay (Isle of Bute, Firth of Clyde)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) alongside HMS EXMOUTH
Master of vessel on arrivalH Fitzpatrick
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

Ship Event

Sunday, September 23, 1962 @ 1145
HMS EXMOUTH (1957-1979 A Blackwood-class Anti-submarine Frigate Pennant No. F84 of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

Yacht SEA SWALLOW berths alongside HMS EXMOUTH in Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan

Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)

Arrival

Sunday, September 23, 1962 @ 1530
GLENCLOY (1930-1966 Clyde Puffer lighter 66 feet long of G & G Hamilton)) Own Page

Puffer GLENCLOY arrives at Ardrossan to load drums of Shelphate for Stornoway (Isle of Lewis)

Arrived fromBroadford (Isle of Skye)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Gross Tonnage120
Master of vessel on arrivalWilliam (Bill) Heath
Draught aft on arrival8 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Sunday, September 23, 1962 @ 1755
LADY McGOWAN (1952-1977 Explosives carrier 182 feet long of I.C.I. Nobel Explosives, Glasgow) Own Page

ICI's coaster LADY McGOWAN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load fuel oil bunkers

Arrived fromHamburg (Germany)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Ferguson
Draught aft on arrival10 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Sunday, September 23, 1962 @ 2015
POINTSMAN ( 1956 - Steam Coastal tanker, speed 7 knots, 233 feet long of Helmsman Shipping Company / C Rowbotham & Sons (Management) Ltd, London) Own Page

Coastal tanker POINTSMAN arrives at Ardrossan with a cargo of Fuel Oil from Heysham

Arrived fromHeysham (Lancashire, England)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage547
Master of vessel on arrivalD HuntGross Tonnage1,174
Draught aft on arrival17 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan