Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 1800
SHELL SUPPLIER ( 1952-1967 Coastal oil products tanker 194 feet long of Shell Mex & BP, London) Own Page

Coastal tanker SHELL SUPPLIER arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of Gas Oil from Stanlow

Arrived fromStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalH Jack
Draught aft on arrival14' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGas oil
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 1810
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 7 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival7 boxes of fish

Arrival

Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 1810
CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

CHRISTINA 11 arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 7 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival7 boxes of fish

Sailing

Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 1820
EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) Own Page

EILEEN M leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of Petrol and Gas Oil for Ardrishaig

Sailing forArdrishaig (on Lower Loch Fyne, Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage133
Outward cargoPetrol and gas oilGross Tonnage323
Master of vessel on sailingF McGuckian
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Wednesday, October 3, 1962 @ 2015
ALFONSO TERCERO (1960-1969 General cargo coaster length 70 metres of Cia. Maritima Golfo de Viscaya, Bilbao, Spain) Own Page

ALFONSO TERCERO leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Liverpool

Sailing forLiverpoolPort of RegistryBilbao (Spain)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage387
Outward cargoGeneral cargo ROB = Remaining on boardGross Tonnage692
Master of vessel on sailingA Mordaras
Ships agentRennie & Watson, Glasgow

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 @ 2100
SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page

SPANIEL leaves Ardrossan on her regular trailer service to Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Outward cargoTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Thursday, October 4, 1962 @ 0105
ANTRIM COAST (1937-1964 a general cargo coaster 209 feet long of Coast Line, Liverpool) Own Page

ANTRIM COAST arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a general cargo from Belfast (Northern Ireland)

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 8 "Burns Berth" Eglinton Tidal Dock near to Burns & Laird office and store)Net Tonnage234
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo Gross Tonnage646
Ships agentBurns & Laird, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage930

Arrival

Thursday, October 4, 1962 @ 0420
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

News Event

Thursday, October 4, 1962 @ 0445
ALERT (1961-1981 H.M.Telegraph Ship 417 feet long 14 knots of H M Postmaster General, London : 1995 scrapped) Own Page

H.M.T.S. ALERT arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, to load underwater cable for Donaghadee

Arrived fromSeaPort of RegistrySouthampton (England)
Arrived in berth11 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, head eastGross Tonnage6,413
Sailing forDonaghadee (County Down, Northern Ireland)Deadweght Tonnage4,765
Sailed from berth11 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, head east
Draught forward on arrival18' 6"
Draught aft on arrival19' 4"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Outward cargoCable
Draught forward on sailing18 feet
Draught aft on sailing19' 8"
Vessel bunkered120 tons of fuel oil from APEXITY on 9th October

 

 Her Majesty’s Telegraph Ship ALERT, built in 1961 and 417 feet long, arrived from Sea at berth 11 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, at 0445 on 4th October 1962, light-ship, and draught forward 18’ 6” and aft 19’ 4”.

   She loaded underwater telephone cable to link south-west Scotland near Portpatrick with Northern Ireland.

   On 9th October the oiler APEXITY came alongside and bunkered ALERT with 120 tons of fuel oil.

   ALERT left Rothesay Dock for Donaghadee (Northern Ireland) at 1010 on 23rd October, drawing 18 feet forward and 19’ 8” aft.

Arrival

Thursday, October 4, 1962 @ 0555
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

Thursday, October 4, 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

Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Thursday, October 4, 1962 @ 0700
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

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

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

Arrival

Thursday, October 4, 1962 @ 0705
SAINT KENTIGERN (1938 - General cargo coaster 236 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's SAINT KENTIGERN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Belfast with a cargo of scrap metal

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage152
Master of vessel on arrivalD McKayGross Tonnage249
Draught aft on arrival10' 6"Deadweght Tonnage310
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Thursday, October 4, 1962 @ 0820
MONICA (1932-1965 Coastal oil tanker 144 feet (44.10 metres) long of NV United Tank Coastal Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

Coastal tanker MONICA arrives at Ardrossan to load a cargo of tar for Belfast

Arrived fromWaterford (County Munster, Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam, Holland
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage126
Master of vessel on arrivalC ZekkenheimerGross Tonnage325
Draught aft on arrival8 feetDeadweght Tonnage419
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Thursday, October 4, 1962 @ 1020
SHELL SUPPLIER ( 1952-1967 Coastal oil products tanker 194 feet long of Shell Mex & BP, London) Own Page

Coastal tanker SHELL SUPPLIER leaves Ardrossan for Heysham (England)

Sailing forHeysham (Lancashire,England)Port of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Master of vessel on sailingH Jack
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan