Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Thursday, October 25, 1962 @ 1820
STAR OF FAITH ( in 1962 LH77 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

Having unloaded her catch of fish STAR OF FAITH leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Troon

Sailing forTroon, AyrshirePort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight

Sailing

Thursday, October 25, 1962 @ 2040
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

Having unloaded her catch of fish SILVER CREST leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Troon

Sailing forTroon, AyrshirePort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight

Sailing

Thursday, October 25, 1962 @ 2105
Own Page
Ship's locationLarne
CargoTrailers
AgentNorthern Ireland Trailers

She had arrived from Larne at 0230 that morning.

Sailing

Thursday, October 25, 1962 @ 2105
POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage608
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage1,208
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Thursday, October 25, 1962 @ 2220
Own Page
Ship's locationGlenarm
Vessel MasterJ. McFadyean
Cargo140 tons of limestone.
Draught10' 6"
Berth5
SailedOne crane, number 26
AgentR. L. Alpine

At 0800 next morning commences discharge of her cargo into railway wagons at the berthside.
She sails at 1135 that morning (26th) for Troon.

Arrival

Thursday, October 25, 1962 @ 2220
SEALIGHT (1930-1963 Steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 86 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall Ltd : 1964 scrapped at Troon)) Own Page
Arrived fromGlenarm (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Gross Tonnage154
Master of vessel on arrivalJ McFadzean
Draught aft on arrival10' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, October 26, 1962 @ 0300
Spaniel Own Page
Ship's locationLarnePort of RegistryLiverpool
CargoTrailersReg Tonnage611
Berth2a port-side-to
AgentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Commenced discharge at 0800.
Sails for Larne at 2040 that evening.

Arrival

Friday, October 26, 1962 @ 0300
SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Friday, October 26, 1962 @ 0400
Fragum Own Page
Ship's locationStanlowPort of RegistryLondon
Vessel MasterG. GiachardiReg Tonnage1280
Cargo3000 tons of bitumen
Draught17' 6"
Berth1a
AgentT. L. Duff

Assisted to berth by harbour tug Seaway.
Commenced discharge of cargo at 0500, and finished discharge at 1900. Sails two hours later.

Fragum ; Signature of Captain Giachardi, on "Fragum" at Ardrossan on 17th August 1962. Fragum ; Courtesy of Walter Emmett, Birkenhead

News Event

Friday, October 26, 1962 @ 0400
FRAGUM (1952-1964 Coastal oil tanker 332 feet long of Shell Tankers, London :1976 scrapped at Hong Kong) Own Page

Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Stanlow

Arrived fromStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth1a Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) ... assisted by tug SEAWAYReg Tonnage1,280
Master of vessel on arrivalC Giachardi
Draught aft on arrival17' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalBitumen 3,000 tons
Ships agentT L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

She was assisted into the berth by the Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY

Ship Event

Friday, October 26, 1962 @ 0400
SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Ardrossan tug SEAWAY assists Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM into berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

News Event

Friday, October 26, 1962 @ 0600
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
Own Page

Ross & Marshall ship manager's daily "Clyde Puffer" diary for 26 October 1962

Ship Event

Friday, October 26, 1962 @ 0600
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
STORMLIGHT (1957-1973 General cargo steam / then diesel coaster 88 feet long of Light Shipping Company Ltd. / Ross & Marshall Ltd, Greenock : 15 December 1973 wrecked at Craighouse, Jura)) Own Page

STORMLIGHT on passage from Glenarm (Northern Ireland) for Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationOn passage from Glenarm (Northern Ireland, U.K.) to Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGreenock (Scotland, UK)
Arrived fromGlenarm (Northern Ireland, U.K.) Net Tonnage71
Sailing forArdrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage166
Outward cargoLimestone for account of Colvilles Ltd.Deadweght Tonnage183
Ships agentRoss & Marshall Ltd., 98 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel DOUglas 4294

Arrival

Friday, October 26, 1962 @ 0610
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
Gross Tonnage499
Deadweght Tonnage780

She sails for Larne at 1940 that evening.

Arrival

Friday, October 26, 1962 @ 0620
Elisa Own Page
Ship's locationLarnePort of RegistryRotterdam
CargoContainersReg Tonnage319
Berth3 Port-side-to

Commences discharge at 0800 today.
Sails at 1715 this afternoon for Larne.