Arrival
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 0115
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LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) |
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LAIRDSROCK arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of scrap metal from Belfast |
| Arrived from | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 234 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | P Graham | Gross Tonnage | 471 |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 10 feet | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Scrap metal | | |
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| Ships agent | Burns & Laird, Ardrossan | | |
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Arrival
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 0245
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SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) |
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SPANIEL arrives in Ardrossan on her regular trailer service from Larne |
| Arrived from | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | | |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | V. Sheppard | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Trailers | | |
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| Ships agent | Northern Ireland Trailers | | |
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Arrival
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 0510
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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) |
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ELISA arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service |
| Arrived from | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Rotterdam (Holland) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 300 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Containers | Gross Tonnage | 519 |
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| Ships agent | Anglo Continental Container Service | Deadweght Tonnage | 800 |
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Arrival
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 0645
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ALFONSO TERCERO (1960-1969 General cargo coaster length 70 metres of Cia. Maritima Golfo de Viscaya, Bilbao, Spain) |
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ALFONSO TERCERO arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of Woodpulp from Bayonne (France) |
| Arrived from | Bayonne (France) | Port of Registry | Bilbao (Spain) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Reg Tonnage | 387 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | A Mordaras | Gross Tonnage | 692 |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 11 feet | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Woodpulp | | |
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| Ships agent | Rennie & Watson, Glasgow | | |
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Hans Hasse writes : The end for ALFONSO TERCERO was both sudden and dramatic when, on 11th March 1969 on voyage from Antwerp to Bilbao with a general cargo and textiles and in dense fog near the NOORD HINDER Lightship off the Netherlans's Zeeland coast she was in collision with the Swedish ship BRASILIA and sank |
Sailing
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 0725
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B P DISTRIBUTOR (Coastal oil/product tanker) |
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B P DISTRIBUTOR departs Ardrossan light-ship for Heysham |
| Sailing for | Heysham (Lancashire,England) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Reg Tonnage | 392 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | Gross Tonnage | 797 |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 12 feet | | |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | Sinclair | | |
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| Ships agent | T L Duff, Ardrossan | | |
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Arrival
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 0950
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EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) |
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EILEEN M arrives in Ardrossan to load Petrol and Gas Oil for Ardrishaig (Loch Fyne, Scotland) |
| Arrived from | Stornoway (Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland) | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Reg Tonnage | 133 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | F McGuckian | Gross Tonnage | 323 |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 10 feet | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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| Ships agent | R L Alpine, Ardrossan | | |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 1135
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SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) |
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Harbour tug SEAWAY assists the coastal tanker FRAGUM from Ardrossan Harbour |
| Ship's location | Ardrossan Harbour | Port of Registry | Ardrossan |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 260 |
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Sailing
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 1135
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FRAGUM (1952-1964 Coastal oil tanker 332 feet long of Shell Tankers, London :1976 scrapped at Hong Kong) |
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Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM departs Ardrossan for Heysham |
| Sailing for | Heysham (Lancashire,England) | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Reg Tonnage | 1,280 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 16' 6" | | |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | C Giachardi | | |
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| Ships agent | T L Duff, Ardrossan | | |
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FRAGUM was assisted from the berth by the Ardrossan Tug SEAWAY |
Sailing
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 1150
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MOONLIGHT (1952- 1966 steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 88 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Glasgow : 1970 scrapped at Troon) |
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Puffer MOONLIGHT leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Greenock |
| Sailing for | Greenock | Port of Registry | Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Gross Tonnage | 164 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | Deadweght Tonnage | 188 |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 10 feet | | |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | D Logan | | |
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| Ships agent | R L Alpine, Ardrossan | | |
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Sailing
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 1210
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LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) |
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LAIRDSROCK departs Ardrossan light-ship for Greenock |
| Sailing for | Greenock | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 234 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | Gross Tonnage | 471 |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 9' 6" | | |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | P Graham | | |
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| Ships agent | Burns & Laird, Ardrossan | | |
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LAIRDSROCK was probably going to Greenock to load steel plates at Scott's Shipyard and take them to Harland & Wolff's Shipyard in Belfast |
Arrival
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 1450
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APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) |
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Coastal tanker APEXITY arrives at Ardrossan to load Gas Oil for Brodick |
| Arrived from | Bowling, River Clyde | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 49 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | McNeil | Gross Tonnage | 136 |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 7 feet | Deadweght Tonnage | 180 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Sailing
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 1520
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LOTHIAN LEADER (Deep-sea fishing trawler) |
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Deep-sea fishing trawler LOTHIAN LEADER leaves Ardrossan for deep-sea fishing grounds |
| Sailing for | Sea - distant deep-sea fishing grounds | Port of Registry | Granton |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | Deep-sea fishing trawler |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | Reg Tonnage | 89 |
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Sailing
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 1720
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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) |
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ELISA leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular container service |
| Sailing for | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Rotterdam (Holland) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 300 |
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| Outward cargo | Containers | Gross Tonnage | 519 |
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| Ships agent | Anglo Continental Container Service | Deadweght Tonnage | 800 |
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Sailing
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 1725
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APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) |
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Coastal tanker APEXITY leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of Gas Oil for Brodick |
| Sailing for | Brodick (Isle of Arran, Firth of Clyde, Scotland) | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 49 |
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| Outward cargo | Gas oil | Gross Tonnage | 136 |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | McNeil | Deadweght Tonnage | 180 |
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News Event
Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 1745
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CLAN MACLEOD (1948 - 1976 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) |
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CLAN MACLEOD arrives at Glasgow to discharge cargo and then load for Chittagong and Madras |
| Arrived from | Bombay (India) via Liverpool (England) and Elderslie Drydock (Glasgow) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow : with her head south | Gross Tonnage | 6,073 |
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| Sailing for | Via Birkenhead then to Chittagong and Madras | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow : with her head south | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 13' 00" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 14' 10" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo 158 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 3 October at 1730 | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Renfrew Stevedoring Co. Ltd., King George V Dock, Glasgow S.W.1. Tel. GOVan 2241 | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 5 October at 1200 | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 3 October at 1730 | | |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo 520 tons | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedoring Co. Ltd., King George V Dock, Glasgow S.W.1. Tel. GOVan 2241 | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 6 October at 0900 | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 10' 01" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 18' 04" | | |
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| Ships agent | Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd., 109 Hope Street, Glasgow Tel 041 221 7050 Telex 778133 | | |
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| Sailed | 1143 on 6 October leaves Glasgow berth with cargo for Birkenhead then to Chittagong and Madras | | |
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