Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Saturday, November 3, 1962 @ 2320
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
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage300
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentGeneral Freight, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800

Arrival

Sunday, November 4, 1962 @ 1050
MILFORD STAR Own Page
Ship's locationMilfordPort of RegistryMilford
Vessel MasterG MairNet Tonnage103
CargoLightReg Tonnage109
Draught13' 0"

She had called to take on oil bunkers, and sails at noon.

Arrival

Sunday, November 4, 1962 @ 1050
MILFORD STAR ( 1958-1964 Steel side trawler M120 being 126 feet long of Westward Trawlers, Milford) Own Page

Trawler MILFORD STAR arrives at Ardrossan to bunker with fuel oil

Arrived fromMilfordPort of RegistryMilford
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage108
Master of vessel on arrivalGeorge MairGross Tonnage278
Draught aft on arrival13 feet

Sailing

Sunday, November 4, 1962 @ 1200
MILFORD STAR Own Page
Ship's locationSeaPort of RegistryMilford
Vessel MasterG MairNet Tonnage103
CargoLightReg Tonnage109
Draught14' 6"

She had arrived an hour earlier to take on oil bunkers, and was now departing.

Sailing

Sunday, November 4, 1962 @ 1200
MILFORD STAR ( 1958-1964 Steel side trawler M120 being 126 feet long of Westward Trawlers, Milford) Own Page

Trawler MILFORD STAR departs Ardrossan after bunkering with fuel oil

Sailing forSea - probably deep-sea fishing grounds off the Outer Hebrides Islands of ScotlandPort of RegistryMilford
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage108
Outward cargoLight - oil bunkersGross Tonnage278
Draught aft on sailing14' 6"
Master of vessel on sailingGeorge Mair

Sailing

Sunday, November 4, 1962 @ 1435
FOGLARO (1962-1967 Ore carrier 489 feet long of Rederi AB Regulus (Rex), Stockholm, Sweden) Own Page

Ore carrier FOGLARO leaves east end of General Terminus Quay, Glasgow for Pernis (Netherlands)

Arrived fromLulea (Sweden)Port of RegistryStockholm (Sweden)
Arrived in berthEast end of General Terminus Quay, Glasgow
Sailing forPernis (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthEast end of General Terminus Quay, Glasgow ... Pilot Smith, 2 Steel & Bennie tugs
Draught forward on arrival27' 06"
Draught aft on arrival27' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore 11,000 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0600 on 3rd November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoColvilles Ltd.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1150 on 4th November
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing8' 08"
Draught aft on sailing19' 05"

Pilot Smith and 2 Steel & Bennie tugs assisted FOGLARO from

General Terminus Quay and canted her at the entrance to

Prince’s Dock. 

Arrival

Sunday, November 4, 1962 @ 1605
Palm Own Page
Ship's locationBelfastPort of RegistryNewry
CargoLightNet Tonnage122
Gross Tonnage344

She loads, then sails at 2305 this evening.

Arrival

Sunday, November 4, 1962 @ 1605
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 fromBelfastPort of RegistryNewry
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage122
Cargo carried on arrivalLightGross Tonnage343

Arrival

Sunday, November 4, 1962 @ 1820
SPINEL (1937 - 1940 then 1946 - 1970 a 185 feet long general cargo coaster owned by William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow ) Own Page
Ship's locationLlandullasPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterJ. McGooganReg Tonnage333
CargoLimestoneGross Tonnage650
Draught14' 3"Deadweght Tonnage830
AgentR. L. Alpine

She sails, returning to Llandullas at 1740 next day.

Arrival

Sunday, November 4, 1962 @ 1820
SPINEL (1937 - 1940 then 1946 - 1970 a 185 feet long general cargo coaster owned by William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow ) Own Page

Robertson's Gem Line coaster SPINEL brings a cargo of limestone from LLanddulas to Ardrossan

Arrived fromLLanddulas (North Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage333
Master of vessel on arrivalJ McGuiganGross Tonnage650
Draught aft on arrival14' 3"Deadweght Tonnage830
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Sunday, November 4, 1962 @ 2305
Palm Own Page
Ship's locationBelfastPort of RegistryNewry
CargoTarNet Tonnage122
Gross Tonnage344

She had attived from Belfast at 1605 that afternoon.

Sailing

Sunday, November 4, 1962 @ 2305
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 forBelfastPort of RegistryNewry
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage122
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage343
Draught aft on sailing13 feet

Arrival

Monday, November 5, 1962 @ 0505
Own Page
Ship's locationLarne
Vessel MasterP. Lynch
CargoTrailers
AgentNorthern Ireland Trailers

She sails at 2040 this evening.

Arrival

Monday, November 5, 1962 @ 0505
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

Sailing

Monday, November 5, 1962 @ 1512
FLORENCE HOLT (1953-1965 General cargo ship 449 feet long of John Holt & Co. / Guinea Gulf Line Ltd.: 1963-1965 managed by Thos & Jno Brocklebank,, Liverpool : 1974 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

John Holt's FLORENCE HOLT leaves Glasgow for Port Harcourt and Takoradi via Dublin

Arrived fromSwansea (South Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Gross Tonnage5,581
Sailing forPort Harcourt and Takoradi via Dublin
Sailed from berth29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival12' 04"
Draught aft on arrival17' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 1st November
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,268 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1200 on 5th November
Draught forward on sailing15' 02"
Draught aft on sailing18' 04"