Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, September 26, 1962 @ 0430
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
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailersGross Tonnage1,208
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Wednesday, September 26, 1962 @ 0445
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
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service Deadweght Tonnage800

Sailing

Wednesday, September 26, 1962 @ 0600
SPEEDWELL (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

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

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

Wednesday, September 26, 1962 @ 0600
CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

CHRISTINA 11 leaves Ardrossan for inshore fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde off Isle of Arran

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

Wednesday, September 26, 1962 @ 0600
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

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

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

Radio Message

Wednesday, September 26, 1962 @ 0815
Own Page

On VHF: Empress of England requesting vessel's ETA to be passed to Clyde Pilots.

Radio Message

Wednesday, September 26, 1962 @ 0815
EMPRESS OF ENGLAND (1957-1970 Passenger Liner 640 feet long of Canadian Pacific Steamships, Liverpool : 1975 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

EMPRESS OF ENGLAND requests her ETA be passed to Clyde Pilots

Ship's locationFirth of Clyde near Ailsa CraigPort of RegistryLiverpool
Gross Tonnage25,585
Deadweght Tonnage8,910

EMPRESS OF ENGLAND, inbound to Greenock, makes a radio-telephone message to Ardrossan Harbour Port Control requesting them to pass on the vessels ETA (Estimated time of arrival) to Clyde Pilots

Ship Event

Wednesday, September 26, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
DALHANNA (1958-1969 Ore carrier 504 feet long of Hunting & Sons, Newcastle, England, UK)) Own Page

Hunting & Sons DALHANNA at Terminus Quay, Glasgow bunkers 90 tons fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE

Ship's locationGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow Port of RegistryNewcastle (England, UK)
Vessel bunkered26th September bunkered 90 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE

Ship Event

Wednesday, September 26, 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 bunkered Hunting & Sons DALHANNA at Terminus Quay, Glasgow with 90 tons fuel oil

Ship's locationGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside ore carrier DALHANNA)
Vessel bunkered26th September bunkered 90 tons of fuel oil to ore carrier DALHANNA

Arrival

Wednesday, September 26, 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 HarbourNet Tonnage388
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and general cargoGross Tonnage1,107
Ships agentBritish RailwayDeadweght Tonnage301

Arrival

Wednesday, September 26, 1962 @ 1005
STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) Own Page

Tug STRONGBOW arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA from the berth

Vessel MasterA McInnesPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived fromGreenockNet Tonnage41
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 11 at Montgomerie PierGross Tonnage225

Steel & Bennie's tug STRONGBOW arrives at Ardrossan Harbour and waits at the end of Montgomerie Pier to assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA from the tanker berth to the roadstead.

Sailing

Wednesday, September 26, 1962 @ 1010
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 sailingJ McLeodDeadweght Tonnage301
Ships agentBritish Railway

Ship Event

Wednesday, September 26, 1962 @ 1100
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 STRONGBOW assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA 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 STRONGBOW at the bow assist the Shell Tanker KOSSMATELLA stern-first from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead.

Sailing

Wednesday, September 26, 1962 @ 1100
KOSSMATELLA (1962-1972 Oil tanker of 556 feet long of "H-class" Shell Tankers Netherlands) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and STRONGBOW assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing forStanlow (Ellesmere Port, North-West England)Port of RegistryHague (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Gross Tonnage19,349
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing20' 9"
Master of vessel on sailingH J Ronchen
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Ardrossan tug SEAWAY at the stern and Steel & Bennie's tug STRONGBOW at the bow assist the Shell Tanker KOSSMATELLA stern-first from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead.

Ship Event

Wednesday, September 26, 1962 @ 1100
STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and STRONGBOW assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Vessel MasterA McInnesNet Tonnage41
Gross Tonnage225

Ardrossan tug SEAWAY at the stern and Steel & Bennie's tug STRONGBOW at the bow assist the Shell Tanker KOSSMATELLA stern-first from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead.