Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Saturday, December 8, 1962 @ 1205 		FRAGUM (1952-1964 Coastal oil tanker 332 feet long of Shell Tankers, London :1976 scrapped at Hong Kong) Own Page

Shell coastal tanker FRAGUM leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Stanlow
Sailing forStanlowPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage1,280
Outward cargoLight
Draught aft on sailing16 feet
Master of vessel on sailingJ Diston
Ships agentT L Duff, Ardrossan

FRAGUM was assisted from the berth to Ardrossan roadstead by the Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY

Sailing

Saturday, December 8, 1962 @ 1210 		MEUSE (1953 - 1970 general cargo coaster 160 feet overall 1953-1962 Wm. H. Muller & Co, Rotterdam then 1962-1970 Wm H Muller & Co., London) Own Page

Wm H Muller's coaster MEUSE leaves Springfield Quay, Glasgow for Paris (France) via Liverpool
Arrived fromParis (France)Port of Registry1953-1962 Rotterdam and then 1962-1970 London
Arrived in berth33 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)
Sailing forParis (France) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth33 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival5' 00"
Draught aft on arrival7' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 30 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1330 on 6th December
Stevedore discharging inward cargoA Main & Son
Completed discharge of inward cargo1630 on 6th December
Commened loading outward cargo1400 on 6th December
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoA Main & Son
Completed loading outward cargo1000 on 8th December
Draught forward on sailing7' 00"
Draught aft on sailing9' 02"
Ships agentJ Scott

Sailing

Saturday, December 8, 1962 @ 1720 		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 agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Arrival

Saturday, December 8, 1962 @ 2030 		LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSROCK arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of scrap metal from Belfast
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage234
Master of vessel on arrivalP GrahanGross Tonnage471
Draught aft on arrival10 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Sunday, December 9, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		PAJALA (1951-1967 Ore / oil carrier 533 feet overall of Trafik AB Grangesberg -Oxelosund Stockholm : Sweden : 1979 as REGAL scrapped at Dalmuir, Glasgow) Own Page

PAJALA at Terminus Quay, Glasgow bunkers 22 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE
Ship's locationWest Terminus Quay, Glasgow (head east) Port of RegistryStockholm (Sweden)
Vessel bunkeredSee "Remarks" belowNet Tonnage6,970
Gross Tonnage12,526
Deadweght Tonnage15,600

 

Bunkered

8th December bunkered 1,500 gallons of Lubricating Oil

 from road transport.

8th December bunkered 200 tons of fuel oil from

 oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE

9th December bunkered 22 tons of fuel oil from

 oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE

 

On Ground

At low water at 0340 on 8th December when the

 gauge at Govan, Glasgow was 6’ 07” the vessel

 was afloat with draught forward 24’ 03” and aft 24’ 09”

Ship Event

Sunday, December 9, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CLYDE ENTERPRISE (Harbour oiler) Own Page

CLYDE ENTERPRISE bunkers PAJALA at Terminus Quay, Glasgow with 22 tons of fuel oil
Ship's locationWest Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside ore carrier PAJALA)

Sailing

Sunday, December 9, 1962 @ 2010 		PAJALA (1951-1967 Ore / oil carrier 533 feet overall of Trafik AB Grangesberg -Oxelosund Stockholm : Sweden : 1979 as REGAL scrapped at Dalmuir, Glasgow) Own Page

Grangesberg-Oxelosund ore carrier PAJALA leaves Terminus Quay, Glasgow for Narvik (Norway)
Arrived fromLulea (Sweden)Port of RegistryStockholm (Sweden)
Arrived in berthWest Terminus Quay, Glasgow (head east) Net Tonnage6,970
Sailing forNarvik (Norway)Gross Tonnage12,526
Sailed from berthWest Terminus Quay, Glasgow ..Pilot Main ?? , 3 Clyde Shipping tugs, canted in Prince's Dock Deadweght Tonnage15,600
Draught forward on arrival26' 07"
Draught aft on arrival26' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore 13,760 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo2000 on 7th December
Stevedore discharging inward cargoColvilles Ltd.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1245 on 9th December
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) ... with oil bunkers
Draught forward on sailing19' 08"
Draught aft on sailing20' 01"
Vessel bunkeredSee "Remarks" below
Vessel on groundSee "Remarks" below
Ships agentBISCO (British Iron & Steel Corporation)

 

Bunkered

8th December bunkered 1,500 gallons of Lubricating Oil

 from road transport.

8th December bunkered 200 tons of fuel oil from

 oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE

9th December bunkered 22 tons of fuel oil from

 oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE

 

On Ground

At low water at 0340 on 8th December when the

 gauge at Govan, Glasgow was 6’ 07” the vessel

 was afloat with draught forward 24’ 03” and aft 24’ 09”

 

News Event

Sunday, December 9, 1962 @ 2015 		TREMORVAH (1954-1968 Tramp general cargo ship 456 feet overall of Hain Steamship Company / Hain Nourse Line)) Own Page

Hain's TREMORVAH arrives at Springfield Quay, Glasgow to load cargo and 6 heavy lifts for Karachi
Arrived fromBarry (Wales)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Gross Tonnage5,605
Sailing forKarachi (Pakistan) via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival11' 07"
Draught aft on arrival14' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo1000 on 11th December
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 649 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co. Ltd., Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Heavy lifts loaded12 December 2 X lifts @ 21 tons each and 4 X lifts @ 14.5 tons each, total 100 tons
Completed loading outward cargo1615 on 14th December
Draught forward on sailing14' 03"
Draught aft on sailing16' 07"
Ships agentFrank C Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CITy 6131

Arrival

Monday, December 10, 1962 @ 0320 		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 arrivalV. Sheppard
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Monday, December 10, 1962 @ 0400 		APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

APEXITY leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of Gas Oil for Ardrishaig
Sailing forArdrishaig (on Lower Loch Fyne, Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage49
Outward cargoGas oilGross Tonnage136
Deadweght Tonnage180

Sailing

Monday, December 10, 1962 @ 0725 		B P DISTRIBUTOR (Coastal oil/product tanker) Own Page

B P DISTRIBUTOR departs Ardrossan with a cargo of Gas Oil for Portree (Isle of Skye)
Sailing forPortree, Isle of Skye, ScotlandPort of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage392
Outward cargoGas oilGross Tonnage797
Master of vessel on sailingJ Stewart
Ships agentT L Duff, Ardrossan

Arrival

Monday, December 10, 1962 @ 1405 		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
Master of vessel on arrivalLaanGross Tonnage519
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage800
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan

Arrival

Monday, December 10, 1962 @ 1505 		GLEN SHIEL (1959-1973 General cargo motor coaster 109 feet long of Hay Hamilton Ltd, / Glenlight Shipping, Glasgow : Sank 1973) Own Page

Coaster GLEN SHIEL arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of scrap metal from Belfast
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage89
Master of vessel on arrivalG HamiltonGross Tonnage195
Draught aft on arrival10 feetDeadweght Tonnage265
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, December 10, 1962 @ 1645 		LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSROCK leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Greenock
Sailing forGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage234
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage471
Draught aft on sailing9 feet
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

Arrival

Monday, December 10, 1962 @ 1645 		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 arrival5 boxes of fish