Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 0600
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
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 0715
EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) Own Page

Coastal tanker EILEEN M arrives at Ardrossan to load Petrol and Gas Oil for Stornoway

Arrived fromDouglas (Isle of Man)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Reg Tonnage133
Master of vessel on arrivalF McGuckianGross Tonnage323
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 1000
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER arrives at Ardrossan to assist in sailing the Norwegian Tanker POLYSTAR

Arrived fromGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)Gross Tonnage248
Master of vessel on arrivalE Docherty

Ship Event

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 1030
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 WRESTLER assist the Norwegian tanker POLYSTAR from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and Steel & Bennie's tug WRESTLER at the bow assist the Einar Rasmussen's Tanker POLYSTAR stern-first from the Ardrossan Tanker berth and through the 300-feet wide Harbour entrance to the roadstead

Sailing

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 1030
POLYSTAR (1962-1978 Oil tanker 516 feet long 15 knots speed of Einar Rasmussen, Norway) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and WRESTLER assist the Norwegian tanker POLYSTAR from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Sailing forCuracao (Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean Sea)Port of RegistryKristiansand (Norway)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Net Tonnage7,739
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage12,780
Draught aft on sailing20' 2"Deadweght Tonnage21,130
Master of vessel on sailingL Moen
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and Steel & Bennie's tug WRESTLER at the bow assist the Einar Rasmussen's Tanker POLYSTAR stern-first from the Ardrossan Tanker berth and through the 300-feet wide Harbour entrance to the roadstead

Sailing

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 1030
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER leaves Ardrossan assisting in sailing the Norwegian Tanker POLYSTAR

Sailing forGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)Gross Tonnage248
Master of vessel on sailingE Docherty

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and Steel & Bennie's tug WRESTLER at the bow assist the Einar Rasmussen's Tanker POLYSTAR stern-first from the Ardrossan Tanker berth and through the 300-feet wide Harbour entrance to the roadstead

At the roadstead the Pilot released WRESTLER and she left Ardrossan to return to Greenock

Sailing

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 1210
SAINT KENTIGERN (1938 - General cargo coaster 236 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's SAINT KENTIGERN departs Ardrossan Harbour light-ship for Bonawe (Scottish Highlands)

Sailing forBonawe (North shore of Loch Etive, near Oban, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage152
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage249
Master of vessel on sailingD McKayDeadweght Tonnage310
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 1400
AMETHYST (1958- General cargo coaster 258 feet long of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Robertson's Gem Line coaster AMETHYST departs Ardrossan Dockyard for Llandulas (North Wales)

Sailing forLLanddulas (North Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage856
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage1,548
Draught aft on sailing12 feetDeadweght Tonnage2,319
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 1410
CALANUS (Marine Biological research vessel of University of Glasgow) Own Page

CALANUS arrives in Ardrossan to load oil bunkers

Arrived fromMillport, (Isle of Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage34
Master of vessel on arrivalSmith

Sailing

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 1515
CALANUS (Marine Biological research vessel of University of Glasgow) Own Page

CALANUS departs Ardrossan after loading oil bunkers

Sailing forMillport (Isle of Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage34
Outward cargoLight - oil bunkers
Master of vessel on sailingSmith

Sailing

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 1703
PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

Coastal tar carrier PALM leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of tar for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNewry
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage122
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage343
Draught aft on sailing13' 6"
Master of vessel on sailingJ Hollywood
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 1708
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

Sailing

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 1855
EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) Own Page

Coastal tanker EILEEN M leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of petrol and gas oil for Stornoway

Sailing forStornoway (Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage133
Outward cargoPetrol and gas oilGross Tonnage323
Draught aft on sailing11 feet
Master of vessel on sailingF McGuckian
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, October 12, 1962 @ 2118
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

Saturday, October 13, 1962 @ 0215
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
Master of vessel on arrivalWilliamsGross Tonnage646
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo Deadweght Tonnage930
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan