Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, December 18, 1962 @ 0710
ONWARD PROGRESS (1959 - 1974 Products tanker 144 feet long of Fleetwood Tankers Ltd / B.A. Parkes, Fleetwood) Own Page

ONWARD PROGRESS leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of Gas Oil for Stornoway (Outer Hebrides, Scotland)

Sailing forStornoway (Isle of Lewis, Scotland)Port of RegistryFleetwood England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage144
Outward cargoGas oilGross Tonnage345
Draught aft on sailing10' 6"
Master of vessel on sailingB Beavers
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Tuesday, December 18, 1962 @ 0900
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
Master of vessel on arrivalLaanGross Tonnage519
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage800
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan

Arrival

Tuesday, December 18, 1962 @ 1405
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 arrival2 boxes of fish

Arrival

Tuesday, December 18, 1962 @ 1505
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 arrival4 boxes of fish

News Event

Tuesday, December 18, 1962 @ 1600
TJILUWAH (1951- Passenger / cargo ship of Royal Interocean Lines : 1980 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

TJILUWAH leaves Wooloomooloo, Sydney (Australia) for Japan and Hong Kong

Ship's locationNo. 9 Wooloomooloo, Sydney (Australia)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailing forJapan and Hong KongGross Tonnage8,679
Ships agentRoyal Interocean Lines, 261 George Street, Sydney (Australia) Tel. 2-0573

Sailing

Tuesday, December 18, 1962 @ 1820
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

News Event

Tuesday, December 18, 1962 @ 1900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
BENRINNES (1959-1973 General cargo ship 492 feet long of Ben Line Steamers Ltd., Edinburgh : 1973 scrapped) Own Page

Ben Line's BENRINNES sails from Grangemouth for Port Said and Far Eastern Ports

Ships agentThe General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2803Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Net Tonnage4,752
Gross Tonnage8,008
Deadweght Tonnage12,546

Sailing

Tuesday, December 18, 1962 @ 2125
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

Arrival

Wednesday, December 19, 1962 @ 0325
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

Wednesday, December 19, 1962 @ 0355
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

William Sloan's coaster DEVERON brings a general cargo from Belfast to Ardrossan

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

Ship Event

Wednesday, December 19, 1962 @ 0700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
U.S.S. MILLS (1943-1974 Edsall-class Destroyer Escort DER383 306 feet (93.27 m) of U.S. Navy : 1975 Scrapped) Own Page

U.S.S. MILLS, DER383, at Custom House Quay, Greenock for Shore Leave, Fresh Water, etc.

Ship's locationCustom House Quay, Greenock (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryU.S. Navy

News Event

Wednesday, December 19, 1962 @ 0700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
U.S.S. MILLS (1943-1974 Edsall-class Destroyer Escort DER383 306 feet (93.27 m) of U.S. Navy : 1975 Scrapped) Own Page

U.S.S. MILLS, DER383, at Custom House Quay, Greenock for Shore Leave, Fresh Water, etc.

Ship's locationCustom House Quay, Greenock (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryU.S. Navy

Sailing

Wednesday, December 19, 1962 @ 0705
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
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Wednesday, December 19, 1962 @ 0730
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
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Wednesday, December 19, 1962 @ 1420
STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) Own Page

Tug STRONGBOW arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to assist in sailing the Shell Tanker HALIA

Arrived fromGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth to tow HALIA)Net Tonnage41
Master of vessel on arrivalA McInnesGross Tonnage225