Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 0930
Own Page
Ship's locationSea
CargoLight

She had arrived at 1620 29th October.

Sailing

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 0930
STAR OF FAITH ( in 1962 LH77 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page
Sailing forSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight

Sailing

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 0930
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page
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

News Event

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
TEXA ( 1960-1964 Clyde puffer 66 feet long of McNeil of Greenock) Own Page

Clyde puffer lighter TEXA loaded Mails at Princes Pier, Greenock for EMPRESS OF BRITAIN

Ship's locationPrinces Pier, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailing forCanadian Pacific Liner EMPRESS OF BRITAIN at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage off GreenockNet Tonnage36
Gross Tonnage96

Ship Event

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN (1956-1964 Passenger Liner 640 feet long of Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Liverpool : Scrapped 2008) Own Page

Canadian Pacific Liner EMPRESS OF BRITAIN at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock

Sailing forCanadaPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Net Tonnage13,681
Gross Tonnage25,516
Deadweght Tonnage8,771

Ship Event

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN (1956-1964 Passenger Liner 640 feet long of Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Liverpool : Scrapped 2008) Own Page

Canadian Pacific liner EMPRESS OF BRITAIN at Tail of the Bank, Greenock on passage to Canada

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Net Tonnage13,681
Gross Tonnage25,516
Deadweght Tonnage8,771

Arrival

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 1020
Own Page
Ship's locationBilbao via Newport
Vessel MasterBajo
Cargo62 tons of general cargo
Draught12' 6"
Berth1
SailedOne crane (number 25)
AgentR & W

Before arrival at Ardrossan today, she was listed as being at Brodick.
On arrival at Ardrossan she commenced to discharge her cargo into motor lorries at the quayside.
She sails at 1920 that evening for Liverpool.

Arrival

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 1020
ALFONSO CUARTO (1960- General cargo coaster 204 feet long of Compañia Maritima Golfo de Vizcaya S.A., , Bilbao) Own Page

Spanish coaster ALFONSO CUARTO arrives at Ardrossan with a cargo from Bilbao (Spain)

Arrived fromBilbao (Spain) via Newport (Wales)Port of RegistryBilbao (Spain)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage387
Master of vessel on arrivalBajoGross Tonnage692
Draught aft on arrival12' 6"Deadweght Tonnage932
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral
Ships agentRennie & Watson

Sailing

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 1200
CITY OF LUCKNOW ( 1946-1963 General cargo liner 500 feet long of Ellerman Lines Ltd, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF LUCKNOW leaves Glasgow for Philadelphia, USA

Vessel MasterB.T.WortleyPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived fromEllesmere Port.Net Tonnage5485.58
Sailing forPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USAGross Tonnage9972.38
Master of vessel on arrivalR. Frame
Outward cargoGeneral and bonded spirits

Lucknow is the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.

She had arrived in Glasgow on 18th October.

After discharging her cargo CITY OF LUCKNOW went to Govan Drydock, Glasgow, for repairs. On leaving drydock she commenced loading for USA and Australia via Panama Canal. She departed Glasgow on 31st October for Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA).

Ron Stringer has kindly supplied details of voyages and particulars of CITY OF LUCKNOW

Owner : Ellerman Lines Ltd., London
Manager : Hall Line, Liverpool
Builder : Wm. Denny & Bros., Ltd., Dumbarton
Built : May, 1946
Registered : London
Length : 500’ 00”
Beam : 64’ 04”
Draught : 29’ 98”
Tonnage : 9,972.38 gross, 5,485.58 net
Official No. : 181017
Radio Call : GDSP
Engines : 3 x steam turbines, single screw
H.P. : 8,880
Speed : 16 knots
Fuel : Oil
Passengers : Nil (accommodation for 12 passengers converted for 25 apprentices in 1959)
Sister Ships : City of Khartoum, City of Swansea, City of Poona, City of Carlisle
Fate : 1963. Sold to W.H. Eddie Hsu, Taiwan & Renamed “Lisboa”, Panama reg.
March 1971. Sold and delivered to Taiwan shipbreakers at Kaohsiung.

19-Feb-62 Sailed from Swansea for Glasgow.
20-Feb-62 Arrived Glasgow to complete discharging and to continue loading. Master F.C. O'Neill.
27-Feb-62 Sailed from Glasgow for Liverpool.
27-Feb-62 Arrived Liverpool, West Float Dock, Birkenhead to complete loading for Red Sea and East African ports via Suez Canal. Master F.C. O'Neill.

30-May-62 Arrived Avonmouth from Tanga, Tanganyika, via Aden and Suez Canal, to commence discharging cargo. Master B.T. Wortley.
04-Jun-62 Sailed from Avonmouth to Liverpool.
05-Jun-62 Arrived Liverpool to discharge cargo.
09-Jun-62 Sailed from Liverpool for Belfast.
09-Jun-62 Arrived Belfast to discharge cargo.
13-Jun-62 Sailed from Belfast for Glasgow.
14-Jun-62 Arrived Glasgow from Belfast to complete discharging and commence loading for South African ports (general cargo including bonded spirits).
22-Jun-62 Sailed Glasgow for Swansea.
23-Jun-62 Arrived Swansea to load cargo.
26-Jun-62 Sailed from Swansea for Liverpool.
26-Jun-62 Arrived Liverpool to complete loading cargo.
07-Jul-62 Sailed from West Float dock, Birkenhead for Lobito, Angola and South African ports. Master B.T. Wortley.

08-Sep-62 Sailed from Capetown for Avonmouth.
25-Sep-62 Arrived Avonmouth to discharge cargo. Master B.T. Wortley.
27-Sep-62 Sailed from Avonmouth for Belfast. Master R. Frame
28-Sep-62 Arrived Belfast to discharge cargo.
01-Oct-62 Sailed from Belfast for Liverpool.
02-Oct-62 Arrived Liverpool to discharge cargo.
12-Oct-62 Sailed from Liverpool for Ellesmere Port.
12-Oct-62 Arrived Ellesmere Port to discharge cargo.
17-Oct-62 Sailed from Ellesmere Port for Glasgow. Master R. Frame
18-Oct-62 Arrived Glasgow from Ellesmere Port to discharge cargo. Enter GOVAN drydock for repairs and, on completion, commence loading (general cargo, including bonded spirits) for USA and Australia via Panama Canal. Master R. Frame
31-Oct-62 Sailed from Glasgow for Philadelphia, USA. Master B.T. Wortley.

Sailing

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 1224
Own Page
Ship's locationBelfast
CargoLight
Draught9' 0"

She had arrived at 0310 that morning from Belfast, and sailed after discharging scrap metal and loading 12 tons oil bunkers.

Sailing

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 1227
SAINT MODAN (1960- 1979 General cargo coaster 166 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's coaster SAINT MODAN leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Belfast

Sailing forBelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage244
Outward cargoLight - oil bunkersGross Tonnage488
Draught aft on sailing9 feetDeadweght Tonnage614
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 1515
Own Page
Ship's locationLarne
Vessel MasterP. Lynch
CargoTrailers
Berth4
AgentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Commenced discharging on arrival.
Sails for Larne at 2040 that evening.

Arrival

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 1515
POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage608
Master of vessel on arrivalP LynchGross Tonnage1,208
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 1645
Own Page
Ship's locationSea
Cargo5 boxes of fish

She sails at 0805 next morning.

Arrival

Wednesday, October 31, 1962 @ 1645
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page
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 arrival5 boxes of fish