Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 0140
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 arrivalP LynchGross Tonnage1,208
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 0310
HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) Own Page

HANS arrives in Ardrossan from Carnlough (Northern Ireland) carrying a cargo of Limestone

Arrived fromCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage179
Master of vessel on arrivalD Jager
Draught aft on arrival8' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 0705
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

Arrival

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 0755
WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY arrives at Ardrossan from Brodick (Isle of Arran)

Arrived fromBrodick, (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Gross Tonnage693
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and general cargo
Ships agentBritish Railway

Sailing

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 0905
SEA SWALLOW (Yacht of the Royal Navy) Own Page

Yacht SEA SWALLOW leaves HMS EXMOUTH in Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan and departs to sea

Sailing forSea
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) alongside HMS EXMOUTH
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Master of vessel on sailingH Fitzpatrick

Ship Event

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 0905
HMS EXMOUTH (1957-1979 A Blackwood-class Anti-submarine Frigate Pennant No. F84 of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

Yacht SEA SWALLOW leaves HMS EXMOUTH in Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan and heads out to sea

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

Arrival

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 0925
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 24, 1962 @ 1017
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

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 1020
SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Ardrossan tug SEAWAY assists Royal Navy Frigate HMS Exmouth to leave Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Vessel MasterNeil MealeyGross Tonnage260

Sailing

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 1020
HMS EXMOUTH (1957-1979 A Blackwood-class Anti-submarine Frigate Pennant No. F84 of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

Royal Navy Frigate HMS EXMOUTH leaves Ardrossan after her courtesy visit

Sailing forSeaPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing15' 3"
Master of vessel on sailingLt Cdr Troubridge R.N.

Ardrossan tug SEAWAY assists Royal Navy Frigate HMS EXMOUTH from the Eglinton Dock berth, through the 58-feet wide dock entrance to Ardrossan Roads.

Detailed information on HMS EXMOUTH is available on Wikipedia

Sailing

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 1105
WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Brodick (Isle of Arran)

Sailing forBrodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage693
Outward cargoLight - no passengers or cargo on board
Ships agentBritish Railway

Sailing

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 1125
MOONLIGHT (1952- 1966 steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 88 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Glasgow : 1970 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Puffer MOONLIGHT 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 Tonnage164
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardDeadweght Tonnage188
Master of vessel on sailingD Logan
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 1220
SUMMERVALE (1960-1972 Deep-sea fishing trawler pennant LH 373 Length 106 feet of William Liston Ltd, Newhaven Edinburgh) Own Page

Deep-sea fishing trawler SUMMERVALE arrives at Ardrossan with 700 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea - Distant fishing groundsPort of RegistryLeith
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Reg Tonnage70
Master of vessel on arrivalWilliam Liston - who owned the vesselGross Tonnage217
Draught aft on arrival12' 9"
Cargo carried on arrival700 boxes of fish

After a number of later sales, in 1982 she was in Scrabster Harbour (north Scotland) and broke adrift in a gale and went ashore. She was too badly damaged, and was sold for demolition, and was broken-up in 1983

Sailing

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 1340
GLENCLOY (1930-1966 Clyde Puffer lighter 66 feet long of G & G Hamilton)) Own Page

Puffer GLENCLOY leaves Ardrossan for Stornoway with a cargo of drums of Shelphate

Sailing forStornoway (Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Gross Tonnage120
Outward cargoDrums of Shelphate
Draught aft on sailing9' 9"
Master of vessel on sailingWilliam (Bill) Heath
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Monday, September 24, 1962 @ 1553
WAVERLEY (1947 - 1974 Excursion paddle steamer 240 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Gourock) Own Page

WAVERLEY arrives at Ardrossan from Brodick (Isle of Arran)

Arrived fromBrodick, (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage693
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and general cargo
Ships agentBritish Railway