Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Friday, December 21, 1962 @ 2340
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 22, 1962 @ 0135
JACINTH (1939-1970 General cargo coaster 178 feet long of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Robertson's Gem Line coaster JACINTH brings a cargo of limestone from LLanddulas to Ardrossan

Arrived fromLLanddulas (North Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Net Tonnage332
Master of vessel on arrivalMcKinnonGross Tonnage650
Draught aft on arrival14' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Saturday, December 22, 1962 @ 0235
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

DEVERON arrives at Ardrossan from Belfast

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 22, 1962 @ 0625
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 Harbour Net Tonnage315
Master of vessel on arrivalG SchoutenGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage780
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan

Sailing

Saturday, December 22, 1962 @ 1330
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

Sailing

Saturday, December 22, 1962 @ 1520
JACINTH (1939-1970 General cargo coaster 178 feet long of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Robertson's Gem Line coaster JACINTH departs Ardrossan for Partington on the Manchester Ship Canal

Sailing forPartington (England - on South side of Manchester Ship Canal - near Trafford,Manchester)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage332
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage650
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Saturday, December 22, 1962 @ 2120
LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

LAIRDSBURN arrives at Ardrossan with a cargo of scrap metal from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage228
Master of vessel on arrivalN McIntyreGross Tonnage513
Draught aft on arrival11 feetDeadweght Tonnage720
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

Arrival

Sunday, December 23, 1962 @ 0010
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

ELISA will lay-over at Ardrossan for Christmas

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

ELISA will now lay-over in Ardrossan for Christmas and will resume her service to Larne on 26th December

Arrival

Sunday, December 23, 1962 @ 1510
TURQUOISE (1955-1966 General cargo coaster 171 feet long speed 10 knots of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Robertson's Gem Line coaster TURQUOISE brings a cargo of limestone from LLanddulas to Ardrossan

Arrived fromLLanddulas (North Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Net Tonnage279
Master of vessel on arrivalD BlackGross Tonnage547
Draught aft on arrival13' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Sunday, December 23, 1962 @ 1850
EMS ORE (1959-1976 Ore carrier 546 feet long of Transatlantic Bulk Carriers Inc., Monrovia)) Own Page

EMS ORE leaves General Terminus Quay, Glasgow for Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela

Arrived fromPuerto Ordaz (Venezuela)Port of RegistryMonrovia (Liberia)
Arrived in berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow ..Pilot Hogan ? and 3 Steel & Bennie tugsGross Tonnage18,531
Sailing forPuerto Ordaz (Venezuela)Deadweght Tonnage28,591
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow ..... Pilot Smith and canted in Princes Dock
Draught forward on arrival30' 10"
Draught aft on arrival30' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore 10,000 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0850 on 21st December
Stevedore discharging inward cargoColvilles Ltd.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1400 on 23rd December
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing11' 10"
Draught aft on sailing16' 01"
Vessel bunkeredFrom 1120 to 1400 on 21 December bunkered 158 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE
Vessel on groundAt 1420 on 21st December, draught forward 26' 10" and aft 24' 01" and vessel alongside
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467

Sailing

Sunday, December 23, 1962 @ 1900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
SOUDAN (1948-1970 Refrigerated and General cargo ship 502 feet long of P & O Line, London) Own Page

P & O cargo ship SOUDAN sails from Grangemouth for Far Eastern Ports

Ships agentThe General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2803Port of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage9,080
Deadweght Tonnage11,100

Arrival

Monday, December 24, 1962 @ 0410
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 arrivalFullarton
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Monday, December 24, 1962 @ 1355
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

Monday, December 24, 1962 @ 1455
LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

LAIRDSBURN leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Greenock

Sailing forGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage228
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage513
Draught aft on sailing9 feetDeadweght Tonnage720
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, December 24, 1962 @ 1635
DEVERON (1959-1963 General cargo coaster 201 feet long of William Sloan Company, Glasgow : 1979 sank off Cyprus) Own Page

DEVERON leaves Ardrossan with a general cargo for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 8 "Burns Berth" Eglinton Tidal Dock near to Burns & Laird office and store)Net Tonnage253
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage511
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan