Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, November 27, 1962 @ 2025
ALI DAMHOF (1957-1974 General cargo coaster 50.59m 154 feet long 10 knots of J Damhof, Delfzijl) Own Page

Dutch coaster ALI DAMHOF leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of steel sections for Spain

Arrived fromRuncorn (England)Port of RegistryDelfzijl.((Holland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage294
Sailing forFerrol (which is a city in Galicia, located on the Atlantic coast in north-western Spain)Gross Tonnage499
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Deadweght Tonnage700
Outward cargoSteel sections
Draught aft on sailing12' 1"
Master of vessel on sailingH Wildeman
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

ALI DAMHOF left Ardrossan for Ferrol, which is a city in Galicia, located on the Atlantic coast in north-western Spain. Ferrol has a large ship-building industry, and possibly the cargo of steel sections may have been destined for a shipyard in the City.

After being sold by her Netherlands owners in 1974 ALI DAMHOF was later converted to a Sand Dredger, and, after many subsequent sales, was finally broken-up in India in 2005

Sailing

Tuesday, November 27, 1962 @ 2045
SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Outward cargoTrailers
Master of vessel on sailingJ Spence
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 0050
SAINT KENTIGERN (1938 - General cargo coaster 236 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's SAINT KENTIGERN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Belfast with a cargo of scrap metal

Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage152
Master of vessel on arrivalD McKayGross Tonnage249
Draught aft on arrival10 feetDeadweght Tonnage310
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 0215
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 Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage253
Master of vessel on arrivalD McDonaldGross Tonnage511
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 0310
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 Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage608
Master of vessel on arrivalP LynchGross Tonnage1,208
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 0640
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, November 28, 1962 @ 0640
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

Sailing

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 0640
ST NINIAN (inshore fishing boat) Own Page
Sailing forSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet TonnageInshore fishing boat
Outward cargoLight

Sailing

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 0640
GLEANER (Inshore fishing boat) Own Page
Sailing forSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryTarbert
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 0745
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 Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage300
Master of vessel on arrivalLaanGross Tonnage519
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage800
Ships agentGeneral Freight, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 0810
FEDERICO FERRER ( 1959-1979 General cargo coaster 179 feet long of Federico Ferrer Tuset, Valencia) Own Page

Spanish coaster FEDERICO FERRER arrives at Ardrossan with a cargo from Pasajes (Spain)

Arrived fromPasajes (Basque Community near San Sebastian, Northern Spain) via Newport (Wales)Port of RegistryValencia
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Gross Tonnage560
Master of vessel on arrivalLuis RuigDeadweght Tonnage948
Draught aft on arrival12 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral
Ships agentRennie & Watson, Glasgow

Sailing

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 1145
SAINT KENTIGERN (1938 - General cargo coaster 236 feet long of J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's SAINT KENTIGERN leaves Ardrossan Harbour light-ship for Belfast

Sailing forBelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage152
Master of vessel on arrivalD McKayGross Tonnage249
Outward cargoLightDeadweght Tonnage310
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 1412
SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page

SPANIEL arrives in Ardrossan light-ship (without carrying any cargo) from Larne

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Spence
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

This was indeed an unusual occurrence that the daily trailer service between Ardrossan and Larne arrives in Ardrossan without any return cargo

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 1500
OLIVE BRANCH (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 (Scotland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalDonaldson
Cargo carried on arrival2 boxes of fish

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 1625
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 arrival8 boxes of fish