Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Friday, December 14, 1962 @ 0900
PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

Coastal tar carrier PALM leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of tar for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNewry
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage122
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage343
Draught aft on sailing14 feet
Master of vessel on sailingJ McAllister
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, December 14, 1962 @ 2040
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

Friday, December 14, 1962 @ 2345
TREMORVAH (1954-1968 Tramp general cargo ship 456 feet overall of Hain Steamship Company / Hain Nourse Line)) Own Page

Hain's TREMORVAH leaves Springfield Quay, Glasgow for Karachi via Birkenhead

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

Sailing

Saturday, December 15, 1962 @ 0035
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 agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800

Arrival

Saturday, December 15, 1962 @ 0115
LADY ANSTRUTHER (1948- General cargo coaster and explosives carrier of I.C.I. Nobel Explosives Company) Own Page

ICI's LADY ANSTRUTHER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load oil bunkers

Arrived fromMilford (Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage317
Master of vessel on arrivalD McKay
Draught aft on arrival9 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Saturday, December 15, 1962 @ 0550
SANTONA (1959-1967 General cargo ship 297 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's SANTONA arrives in Antwerp (Belgium) from Glasgow

Arrived fromGlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthAntwerp (Belgium)
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain A J Dougall

Arrival

Saturday, December 15, 1962 @ 0605
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage315
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Arrival

Saturday, December 15, 1962 @ 0725
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 8 "Burns Berth" Eglinton Tidal Dock near to Burns & Laird office and store)Net Tonnage253
Master of vessel on arrivalD McDonaldGross Tonnage511
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

Arrival

Saturday, December 15, 1962 @ 1010
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 fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port 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

Sailing

Saturday, December 15, 1962 @ 1045
LADY ANSTRUTHER (1948- General cargo coaster and explosives carrier of I.C.I. Nobel Explosives Company) Own Page

ICI's LADY ANSTRUTHER completes bunkering with fuel oil and departs Ardrossan Harbour for Irvine

Sailing forIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland (4 nautical miles South of Ardrossan)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage317
Outward cargoLight - oil bunkers
Draught aft on sailing9' 6"
Master of vessel on sailingD McKay
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Saturday, December 15, 1962 @ 1200
VASILIY KACHALOV (1957- General cargo ship 395 feet long of U.S.S.R) Own Page

Russian ship VASILIY KACHALOV leaves Clydebank for Bremen (Germany)

Arrived fromVentspils (on the Baltic Sea coast of Latvia)Port of RegistryRussia
Arrived in berth16 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head East)Gross Tonnage3,106
Sailing forBremen (Germany)Deadweght Tonnage5,660
Sailed from berth16 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head East)
Draught forward on arrival22' 3"
Draught aft on arrival22' 3"
Cargo carried on arrival4,591 tons of steel coils
Commenced discharge of inward cargo12 December at 1330
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo15 December at 0945
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing10 feet
Draught aft on sailing15' 9"

   Firstly  : Does anyone have an image or any details of VASILIY KACHALOV which we can use on this site ?

   The Russian general cargo ship VASILIY KACHALOV arrived at berth 16 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow at 1235 on 12th December 1962.   She had come from Ventspils on the Baltic Sea coast of Latvia and was carrying an inward cargo of 4,591 tons of steel coils, and was sitting evenly with a forward and aft draught of 22’ 3.”

   Stevedores J. F. Wilson commenced discharging at 1330 on 12th December, and finished unloading at 0945 on 15th December.

      VASILIY KACHALOV left Rothesay Dock for Bremen (Germany) at 1200 on 15th December, light-ship (no cargo on board) and draught 10 feet forward and 15’ 9” aft.


Sailing

Saturday, December 15, 1962 @ 1738
SANTONA (1959-1967 General cargo ship 297 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's SANTONA leaves Antwerp (Belgium) for La Spezia (Italy)

Sailing forLa Spezia (Italy)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthAntwerp (Belgium)
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain A J Dougall

Sailing

Sunday, December 16, 1962 @ 1120
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

Sunday, December 16, 1962 @ 2035
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

Arrival

Monday, December 17, 1962 @ 0025
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 Net Tonnage300
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800