Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Monday, October 1, 1962 @ 2210
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
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service Deadweght Tonnage800

Arrival

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 0540
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
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Container Service Deadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 0950
HMS BARRINGTON (1940-1969 "Bar-Class" Boom Defence Vessel of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

Boom Defence Vessel HMS BARRINGTON leaves Ardrossan on passage to Stranraer

Sailing forStranraerPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing11 feet
Master of vessel on sailingF G Iles

Arrival

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 1005
MONICA (1932-1965 Coastal oil tanker 144 feet (44.10 metres) long of NV United Tank Coastal Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

MONICA arrives in Ardrossan to load a cargo of tar for Belfast

Arrived fromWaterford (County Munster, Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam, Holland
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage126
Master of vessel on arrivalC ZekkenheimerGross Tonnage325
Draught aft on arrival8 feetDeadweght Tonnage419
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 1025
SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Harbour tug SEAWAY assists the coastal tanker FRAGUM to berth in Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Arrival

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 1025
FRAGUM (1952-1964 Coastal oil tanker 332 feet long of Shell Tankers, London :1976 scrapped at Hong Kong) Own Page

Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM arrives at Ardrossan from Heysham with a cargo of fuel oil

Arrived fromHeysham (Lancashire, England)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage1,280
Master of vessel on arrivalC Giachardi
Draught aft on arrival17' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil
Ships agentT L Duff, Ardrossan

FRAGUM was assisted to berth by the Ardrossan Tug SEAWAY

Sailing

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 1050
GRIETJE ( 1960-1963 General cargo coaster 130 feet long of Boersma Shipping, Netherlands) Own Page

GRIETJE departs Ardrossan light-ship for Carnlough (Northern Ireland)

Sailing forCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Master of vessel on sailingL Boersma
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 1400
B P DISTRIBUTOR (Coastal oil/product tanker) Own Page

B P DISTRIBUTOR arrives at Ardrossan with a cargo of Gas Oil from Heysham

Arrived fromHeysham (Lancashire, England)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage392
Master of vessel on arrivalSinclairGross Tonnage797
Draught aft on arrival14' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGas oil
Ships agentT L Duff, Ardrossan

Sailing

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 1520
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 leaves Ardrossan for offshore fishing grounds

Sailing forSea - distant deep-sea fishing groundsPort of RegistryLeith
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage70
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage217
Master of vessel on sailingWilliam Liston - who owned the vessel

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

Arrival

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 1707
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 arrivalS ThompsonGross Tonnage1,208
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 1720
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" which was near the Burns & Laird office and store)Net Tonnage234
Outward cargoGeneral cargoGross Tonnage646
Ships agentBurns & Laird, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage930

Sailing

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 1745
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

Sailing

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 2100
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
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 2210
MONICA (1932-1965 Coastal oil tanker 144 feet (44.10 metres) long of NV United Tank Coastal Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

MONICA leaves Ardrossan carrying a cargo of tar for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam, Holland
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage126
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage325
Draught aft on sailing10 feetDeadweght Tonnage419
Master of vessel on sailingC Zekkenheimer
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Tuesday, October 2, 1962 @ 2240
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 arrives at Ardrossan with a cargo of Limestone from Glenarm (Northern Ireland)

Arrived fromGlenarm (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Gross Tonnage164
Master of vessel on arrivalD LoganDeadweght Tonnage188
Draught aft on arrival10' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan