Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 1625
SPES BONA (inshore fishing trawler) Own Page
Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryBallantrae (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival12 boxes of fish

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 1700
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 arrival18 boxes of fish

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 1700
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 arrival6 boxes of fish

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 1700
CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 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, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival7 boxes of fish

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 1700
GLEANER (Inshore fishing boat) Own Page
Arrived fromSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryTarbert
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival13 boxes of fish

Sailing

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 2055
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
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 2145
POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

POINTER leaves Ardrossan light-ship (without any cargo) which is extremely unusual for her

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage608
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage1,208
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 2225
FEDERICO FERRER ( 1959-1979 General cargo coaster 179 feet long of Federico Ferrer Tuset, Valencia) Own Page

Spanish coaster FEDERICO FERRER leaves Ardrossan for Liverpool with a cargo from Pasajes (Spain)

Sailing forBilbao (Spain) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryValencia
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Gross Tonnage560
Outward cargoGeneralDeadweght Tonnage948
Master of vessel on sailingLuis Ruig
Ships agentRennie & Watson, Glasgow

Sailing

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 2240
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
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage300
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentGeneral Freight, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800

Arrival

Wednesday, November 28, 1962 @ 2255
EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) Own Page

Coastal tanker EILEEN M arrives at Ardrossan from Isle of Man to load for Stornoway

Arrived fromDouglas (Isle of Man)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage133
Master of vessel on arrivalF McGuckianGross Tonnage323
Draught aft on arrival9' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Radio Message

Thursday, November 29, 1962 @ 0145
Own Page

On VHF : Empress of England requests vessels ETA 0500 be passed to Clyde Pilots. Message relayed to Queens Dock radio.

Radio Message

Thursday, November 29, 1962 @ 0145
EMPRESS OF ENGLAND (1957-1970 Passenger Liner 640 feet long of Canadian Pacific Steamships, Liverpool : 1975 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

EMPRESS OF ENGLAND requests her 0500 ETA be passed to Clyde Pilots

Ship's locationFirth of Clyde near Ailsa CraigPort of RegistryLiverpool
Gross Tonnage25,585
Deadweght Tonnage8,910

EMPRESS OF ENGLAND calls Ardrossan Harbour Port Control by radio telephone requesting that the vessel's ETA 0500 (Estimated time of arrival) be passed to Clyde Pilots. Ardrossan relayed the message to Queen's Dock, Glasgow radio.

Arrival

Thursday, November 29, 1962 @ 0245
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

Thursday, November 29, 1962 @ 0700
OLIVE BRANCH (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 (Scotland)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight
Master of vessel on sailingDonaldson

Sailing

Thursday, November 29, 1962 @ 0700
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