Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 0910 		Barrhead Own Page
Ship's locationGreenockPort of RegistryAdmiralty
Vessel MasterA. BrownNet Tonnage250
CargoLight
Draught14' 6"
BerthDockyard on arrival

Sails at 1025 on 12th November for Greenock.

Arrival

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 0910 		HMS BARRHEAD (1941-1964 Boom defence vessel, pennant number Z41 of Admiralty, London) Own Page

Boom defence vessel HMS BARRHEAD arrives at Ardrossan Dockyard
Arrived fromGreenockPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Dockyard on arrivalReg Tonnage250
Master of vessel on arrivalA Brown
Draught aft on arrival14' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

HMS BARRHEAD leaves the Dockyard on 12th November for Greenock

Sailing

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 1010 		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 leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, for Donaghadee (County Down, Northern Ireland)
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

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 1100 		Own Page
Ship's locationHeysham
Vessel MasterD. Hunt
Cargo1400 tons of heavy fuel oil
Draught16' 3"
BerthNorth 1a
AgentT. L. Duff

She sails for Heysham at 2020 this evening.

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 1100
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		IXION (1951-1972 Passenger/cargo liner 523 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped in Barcelona) Own Page

Blue Funnel's IXION at King George V Dock, Glasgow bunkers 50 tons of fuel oil from oiler APEXITY
Arrived fromSydney (Australia) and Antwerpen (Belgium) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth1 / 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow with her head southGross Tonnage10,125
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth1 / 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow with her head south
Draught forward on arrival18' 07"
Draught aft on arrival23' 02"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 1,717 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo20 October at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Co. Ltd., King George V Dock, Glasgow S.W.1. Tel. GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo24 October at 1000
Outward cargoLight = no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing15' 06"
Draught aft on sailing20' 09"
Vessel bunkered23 October bunkered 50 tons of fuel oil from oiler APEXITY
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 80 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. Tel. CENtral 9891
Sailed0640 on 25 October for Belfast (for drydocking)

Ship Event

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 1100
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

Oiler APEXITY bunkers Blue Funnel's IXION at King George V Dock, Glasgow with 50 tons of fuel oil
Ship's locationAlongside Blue Funnel's IXION at berth 1 / 2 King George V Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel OilNet Tonnage49
Stevedore discharging inward cargo Gross Tonnage136
Deadweght Tonnage180

Arrival

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 1150 		POINTSMAN ( 1956 - Steam Coastal tanker, speed 7 knots, 233 feet long of Helmsman Shipping Company / C Rowbotham & Sons (Management) Ltd, London) Own Page

Rowbotham's coastal tanker POINTSMAN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Heysham
Arrived fromHeysham (England)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth1A Bunkering berth, Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan ( often used by coastal tankers to load or discharge)Net Tonnage547
Master of vessel on arrivalD HuntGross Tonnage1,174
Draught aft on arrival16' 3"
Cargo carried on arrival1400 tons of heavy fuel oil
Ships agentT L Duff, Ardrossan

Harbour Event

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 1200 		Own Page

Harbour floating plant.
Tug Seaway in number 10 berth, and workboat AH6 in number 6 berth.

Sailing

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 1415 		Own Page
Ship's locationTroon
Vessel MasterD. Craig
CargoLight
Draught8' 0"
AgentR. L. Alpine

She had arrived from Belfast at 2320 the previous evening.

Sailing

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 1415 		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 departs Ardrossan light-ship for Troon
Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth6 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage50
Sailing forTroon, AyrshireGross Tonnage96
Sailed from berth6 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourDeadweght Tonnage140
Master of vessel on arrivalD Craig
Draught aft on arrival10' 3"
Cargo carried on arrival120 tons of scrap metal
Outward cargoLight
Draught aft on sailing8 feet
Master of vessel on sailingD Craig
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 1605 		Own Page
Ship's locationArdrishaig
Vessel MasterF. McGuckian
CargoPetrol and gas oil
Draught10' 6"
AgentR. L. Alpine

She had arrived at 1155 the previous day.
Finished loading at 1745 yesterday.

Arrival

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 1715 		STAR OF FAITH ( in 1962 LH77 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

STAR OF FAITH arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 17 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)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival17 boxes of fish

Arrival

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 1730 		SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 15 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 arrival15 boxes of fish

Sailing

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 1820 		CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page
Ship's locationLarnePort of RegistryRotterdam
CargoContainersNet Tonnage315
Berth3Gross Tonnage499
Deadweght Tonnage780

She had arrived from Larne at 0520 this morning.

Sailing

Tuesday, October 23, 1962 @ 1850 		CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage315
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentGeneral Freight, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780