Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, November 29, 1962 @ 1645 		LADY McGOWAN (1952-1977 Explosives carrier 182 feet long of I.C.I. Nobel Explosives, Glasgow) Own Page

LADY McGOWAN calls at Ardrossan to bunker with fuel oil
Arrived fromCarrickfergus (In County Antrim, Northern Ireland and located on the north shore of Belfast Lough)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Ferguson
Draught aft on arrival10 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Carrickfergus (from Irish: Carraig Fhearghais, meaning "rock of Fergus"), known locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and is located on the north shore of Belfast Lough, 11 miles (18 km) from Belfast.

Sailing

Thursday, November 29, 1962 @ 1650 		DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page
Sailing forBelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage253
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage511
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

Sailing

Thursday, November 29, 1962 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		ARGENTINA STAR (1947-1972 Refrigerated cargo/passenger liner of Blue Star Line, London) Own Page

ARGENTINA STAR left Vigo (in the province of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain) for London (England, UK)
Sailing forLondon (England, UK)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthVigo (in the province of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain)Net Tonnage6,299
Gross Tonnage10,716

Sailing

Thursday, November 29, 1962 @ 2105 		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

Sailing

Thursday, November 29, 1962 @ 2110 		CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage315
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentGeneral Freight, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Ship Event

Friday, November 30, 1962 @ 0000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		LINGUIST (1947-1966 General cargo ship 464 feet overall of Charente Steamship Co. / T & J Harrison Line, Liverpool) Own Page

LINGUIST at Kingston (Jamaica) from Liverpool (England, UK)
Ship's locationKingston (Jamaica)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Arrived fromLiverpool (England, UK)Net Tonnage3,993
Gross Tonnage6,736
Deadweght Tonnage9,160

Ship Event

Friday, November 30, 1962 @ 0000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		CITY OF PRETORIA (1947-1967 General cargo liner of Ellerman & Bucknall Line, London) Own Page

CITY OF PRETORIA at Beira (Mozambique) from Middlesborough (England, UK)
Ship's locationBeira (Mozambique)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived fromMiddlesborough (England, UK)Gross Tonnage8,450

Ship Event

Friday, November 30, 1962 @ 0000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENVORLICH (1946-1971 General cargo ship of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENVORLICH at Bangkok (Thailand) for Rejang (Sarawak, Malaysia)
Ship's locationBangkok (Thailand)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland)
Sailing forRejang (Sarawak, Malaysia)Gross Tonnage9,767

Ship Event

Friday, November 30, 1962 @ 0000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENDORAN (1956-1977 Conventional general cargo liner 508 feet long 17 knots of William Thomson's Ben Line of Leith : 1977 scrapped in Taiwan) Own Page

BENDORAN at Bangkok (Thailand) for Hong Kong
Ship's locationBangkok (Thailand)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forHong KongGross Tonnage10,355
Deadweght Tonnage12,100

Arrival

Friday, November 30, 1962 @ 0120 		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 HarbourNet Tonnage152
Master of vessel on arrivalD McKayGross Tonnage249
Draught aft on arrival10 feetDeadweght Tonnage310
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

News Event

Friday, November 30, 1962 @ 0207 		FILEFJELL (1961-1967 Motor ore carrier 605 feet overall of A/S Falkefjell & A/S Dovrefjell / Olsen & Ugelstad, Oslo : 1986 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

FILEFJELL arrives at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow with Iron Ore from San Nicolas (Peru)
Arrived fromSan Nicolas (Peru)Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Arrived in berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (with her head east) ..Pilot MacCallum and 3 tugsNet Tonnage8,656
Sailing forMonrovia (Liberia, West Africa)Gross Tonnage17,622
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (with her head east) ..Pilot B Taylor and 4 tugsDeadweght Tonnage26,610
Draught forward on arrival31' 01"
Draught aft on arrival31' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore 24,000 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0600 on 30th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoColvilles Ltd.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1130 on 2nd December
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) and oil bunkers
Draught forward on sailing13' 01"
Draught aft on sailing21' 02"
Vessel bunkeredSee note below
Ships agentBISCO (British Iron & Steel Corporation)

30th November FILEFJELL bunkered 320 tons of fuel

oil and on 1st December bunkered 110 tons of fuel

oil, both times from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE.


On sailing from General Terminus Quay the 605 feet

long  FILEFJELL (Pilot B. Taylor) was towed astern by

4 tugs, passing Queen’s and Prince’s Docks, Yorkhill,

Meadowside and Merklands Quays to King George V

Dock where her stern was put into the dock and she

was canted to port and then proceeded ahead going

downriver to Greenock and the Firth of Clyde and

then on passage to Monrovia, in Liberia, West Africa.

Arrival

Friday, November 30, 1962 @ 0230 		SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Spence
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Friday, November 30, 1962 @ 0700 		MARIGOLD (inshore fishing boat) Own Page
Sailing forSea
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight

Sailing

Friday, November 30, 1962 @ 0700 		SPES BONA (inshore fishing trawler) Own Page
Sailing forSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryBallantrae (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight

Sailing

Friday, November 30, 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