Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Sunday, November 25, 1962 @ 1605
JACINTH (1939-1970 General cargo coaster 178 feet long of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Coaster JACINTH arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of limestone from North Wales

Arrived fromLLanddulas (North Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage332
Master of vessel on arrivalD McKinnonGross Tonnage650
Draught aft on arrival14' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Sunday, November 25, 1962 @ 1640
PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

Coaster PALM leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of Tar for Belfast

Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryNewry
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage122
Sailing forBelfastGross Tonnage343
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Hollywood
Draught aft on arrival10 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Outward cargoTar
Master of vessel on sailingJ Hollywood
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

News Event

Sunday, November 25, 1962 @ 2050
OBUASI (1952-1972 General cargo ship 450 feet overall of Elder Dempster Lines Ltd., Liverpool) Own Page

Elder Dempster's OBUASI arrives in Springfield Quay, Glasgow from Swansea

Arrived fromSwansea (South Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage3,119
Sailing forWest Africa via DublinGross Tonnage5,895
Sailed from berth29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage7,089
Draught forward on arrival16' 05"
Draught aft on arrival17' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 26th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1130 on 29th November
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 26th November
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,371 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1130 on 29th November
Draught forward on sailing18' 07"
Draught aft on sailing20' 07"
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467

Arrival

Monday, November 26, 1962 @ 0210
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

News Event

Monday, November 26, 1962 @ 0800
The correct time is unknown and the time shown here is as published or our best estimate
HMS ALBION (1947-1973 Commando Carrier of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

Two crewmen missing when tug sinks after collision with Commando Carrier H.M.S. ALBION at Aden

Ship's locationAden (Yemen)Port of RegistryAdmiralty, London, U.K.
Arrived fromPortsmouth (England)

News Event

Monday, November 26, 1962 @ 0800
FRANCIS DRAKE (1962-1971 Passenger-cargo liner 423 feet overall of Dominion Navigation Co, : 1971 scrapped at Taiwan) Own Page

November 1962 advert by Dominion Line new monthly service in March 1963 from Sydney to Japan

Ship's locationSydney (Australia)
Sailing forManila (Philippines), Hong Kong, Keelung (Taiwan) and Japan
Ships agentH. C. Sleigh Limited, 115 York Street, Sydney, Australia Tel. 2 0253

Ship Event

Monday, November 26, 1962 @ 0800
GEORGE ANSON (1962-1971 Passenger-cargo liner of Dominion Navigation Co. : 19*71 scrapped at Taiwan) Own Page

November 1962 advert by Dominion Line new monthly service in March 1963 from Sydney to Japan

Ship's locationSydney (Australia)
Sailing forManila (Philippines), Hong Kong, Keelung (Taiwan) and Japan
Ships agentH. C. Sleigh Limited, 115 York Street, Sydney, Australia Tel. 2 0253

Sailing

Monday, November 26, 1962 @ 1500
SAGACITY (1946 - 1972 General cargo bridge-amidships coaster 211 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster SAGACITY departs Ardrossan light-ship for Partington on the Manchester Ship Canal

Sailing forPartington (at Trafford, Manchester, on the south bank of the Manchester Ship Canal)Port of RegistryLondon
Outward cargoLightNet Tonnage498
Draught aft on sailing10 feetGross Tonnage943
Master of vessel on sailingP FloodyDeadweght Tonnage1190
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, November 26, 1962 @ 1545
JACINTH (1939-1970 General cargo coaster 178 feet long of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Coaster JACINTH departs Ardrossan Harbour light-ship for Partington on the Manchester Ship Canal

Sailing forPartington (England - on South side of Manchester Ship Canal - near Trafford,Manchester)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage332
Outward cargoLight - oil bunkersGross Tonnage650
Draught aft on sailing9 feet
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, November 26, 1962 @ 1710
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page
Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage253
Sailing forBelfastGross Tonnage511
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoGeneral
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

Arrival

Monday, November 26, 1962 @ 1720
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 arrival10 boxes of fish

Arrival

Monday, November 26, 1962 @ 1720
STAR OF FAITH ( in 1962 LH77 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page
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 arrival10 boxes of fish

Arrival

Monday, November 26, 1962 @ 1720
ST NINIAN (inshore fishing boat) Own Page
Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet TonnageInshore fishing boat
Cargo carried on arrival10 boxes of fish

Sailing

Monday, November 26, 1962 @ 1950
LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

Coaster LAIRDSBURN leaves Ardrossan Harbour light-ship for Greenock

Sailing forGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage228
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage513
Draught aft on sailing8' 6"Deadweght Tonnage720
Master of vessel on sailingN McIntyre
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, November 26, 1962 @ 2050
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