Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, October 16, 1962 @ 2050
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 HarbourNet Tonnage608
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage1,208
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Tuesday, October 16, 1962 @ 2220
GRIETJE ( 1960-1963 General cargo coaster 130 feet long of Boersma Shipping, Netherlands) Own Page

GRIETJE arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of Limestone from Carnlough (Northern Ireland)

Arrived fromCarnlough ( County Antrim, Northern Ireland )Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Master of vessel on arrivalL Boersma
Draught aft on arrival8' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Tuesday, October 16, 1962 @ 2340
LASCAR (1939-1972 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay, Glasgow : 1972 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Puffer LASCAR arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of Limestone from Glenarm (Northern Ireland)

Arrived fromGlenarm (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage50
Master of vessel on arrivalD CraigGross Tonnage96
Draught aft on arrival9' 6"Deadweght Tonnage140
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, October 17, 1962 @ 0110
LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSROCK arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of scrap metal from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage234
Master of vessel on arrivalP GrahamGross Tonnage471
Draught aft on arrival10 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, October 17, 1962 @ 0215
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 arrives in Ardrossan on her regular trailer service from Larne

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Wednesday, October 17, 1962 @ 0230
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

DEVERON arrives at Ardrossan with a general cargo from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 8 "Burns Berth" Eglinton Tidal Dock near to Burns & Laird office and store)Net Tonnage253
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo Gross Tonnage511
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, October 17, 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, October 17, 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
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Wednesday, October 17, 1962 @ 0600
PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

Coastal tar carrier PALM arrives at Ardrossan to load a cargo of tar for Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNewry
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage122
Master of vessel on arrivalJ HollywoodGross Tonnage343
Draught aft on arrival10 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

News Event

Wednesday, October 17, 1962 @ 0735
JONGKIND (1953- 1963 General cargo coaster 66m 217 feet long of Arthur Antonie Marie en Eric George Marie Driebeek / C.V. Havreboot, Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

Coaster JONGKIND arrives in Glasgow with general cargo from Antwerp (Belgium) via Belfast

Arrived fromAntwerp (Belgium) via BelfastPort of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth57 / 59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage250
Sailing forAntwerp (Belgium)Gross Tonnage498
Sailed from berth57 / 59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage935
Draught forward on arrival9' 03"
Draught aft on arrival10' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo inwards 255 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 17th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1430 on 17th October
Commened loading outward cargo1430 on 17th October
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 220 tons and 1 X heavy lift of 25 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1510 on 19th October
Draught forward on sailing8' 10"
Draught aft on sailing10' 03"

Sailing

Wednesday, October 17, 1962 @ 1055
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
Draught aft on sailing7 feet
Master of vessel on sailingL Boersma
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Wednesday, October 17, 1962 @ 1215
LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSROCK departs Ardrossan light-ship for Greenock

Sailing forGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage234
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage471
Draught aft on sailing8' 6"
Master of vessel on sailingP Graham
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

LAIRDSROCK was probably heading for Scott's Shipyard at Greenock to load steel plates for the Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast

Sailing

Wednesday, October 17, 1962 @ 1455
LASCAR (1939-1972 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay, Glasgow : 1972 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Puffer LASCAR leaves Ardrossan light-ship heading for Troon (Ayrshire)

Sailing forTroon (Firth of Clyde, Ayrshire, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage50
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage96
Draught aft on sailing7' 6"Deadweght Tonnage140
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Wednesday, October 17, 1962 @ 1745
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

Arrival

Wednesday, October 17, 1962 @ 1750
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 4 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 arrival4 boxes of fish