Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Friday, December 28, 1962 @ 1115 		SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and STRONGBOW assist the Norwegian tanker MONSOON to leave Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug STRONGBOW at the bow assist the Norwegian tanker MONSOON stern-first from the tanker berth to the Ardrossan Harbour roadstead

Sailing

Friday, December 28, 1962 @ 1115 		MONSOON (1959-1970 Oil tanker 15 knots of Tonsberg Rederi, Tonsberg, Norway) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and STRONGBOW assist the Norwegian tanker MONSOON from Ardrossan Harbour
Sailing forTrinidad Port of RegistryTonsberg (Norway)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Net Tonnage6,428
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage11,139
Draught aft on sailing19 feetDeadweght Tonnage17,963
Master of vessel on sailingJohansen
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug STRONGBOW at the bow assist the Norwegian tanker MONSOON stern-first from the berth to the Ardrossan Harbour roadstead
MONSOON would have discharged her cargo of crude oil to the nearby Shell Refinery at North Crescent Road, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Friday, December 28, 1962 @ 1115 		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

Tugs SEAWAY and STRONGBOW assist the Norwegian tanker MONSOON to leave Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage41
Gross Tonnage225

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug STRONGBOW at the bow assist the Norwegian tanker MONSOON stern-first from the tanker berth to the Ardrossan Harbour roadstead

Sailing

Friday, December 28, 1962 @ 1145 		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 leaves Ardrossan after assisting the tanker MONSOON from the berth
Ship's locationArdrossan roadsteadPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forGreenockNet Tonnage41
Gross Tonnage225

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug STRONGBOW at the bow had assisted the Norwegian tanker MONSOON stern-first from the tanker berth to the Ardrossan Harbour roadstead and STRONGBOW, being released by the Harbour Pilot, left Ardrossan to return to Greenock

Arrival

Friday, December 28, 1962 @ 1255 		APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

APEXITY arrives at Ardrossan to load Gas Oil for Ardrishaig (Loch Fyne pronounced "fine")
Arrived fromArdrishaig (Lower Loch Fyne "pronounced Fine", West Scotland)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage49
Master of vessel on arrivalM McNeilGross Tonnage136
Draught aft on arrival6' 6"Deadweght Tonnage180
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board

Arrival

Friday, December 28, 1962 @ 1500
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		LADY ANSTRUTHER (1948- General cargo coaster and explosives carrier of I.C.I. Nobel Explosives Company) Own Page

LADY ANSTRUTHER arrives at Irvine Harbour from Dublin
Arrived fromDublin (Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthIrvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Reg Tonnage317
Master of vessel on arrivalMcKay
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentI.C.I. Nobel Division, Ardeer Factory, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sailing

Friday, December 28, 1962 @ 1510 		GOODWILL (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 60m long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage288
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Master of vessel on sailingG SchoutenDeadweght Tonnage928
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, December 28, 1962 @ 1635 		HANS (General cargo coaster, 2 holds, one mast of Dutch owners) Own Page

Coaster HANS departs Ardrossan with a cargo of steel pipes and fittings for Douglas (Isle of Man)
Sailing forDouglas, Isle of ManPort of RegistryGroningen
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage179
Outward cargoSteel pipes and fittings
Master of vessel on sailingSalomons
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, December 28, 1962 @ 1830 		CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER leaves Ardrossan on her regular container service to Larne
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage315
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Master of vessel on sailingBoegenbergDeadweght Tonnage780
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan

Sailing

Friday, December 28, 1962 @ 2040 		POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

POINTER leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular service
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

Saturday, December 29, 1962 @ 0125 		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
Draught aft on sailing9 feetDeadweght Tonnage180
Master of vessel on sailingM McNeil

Arrival

Saturday, December 29, 1962 @ 0540 		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 arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage300
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800

Arrival

Saturday, December 29, 1962 @ 1000 		ALFONSO CUARTO (1960- General cargo coaster 204 feet long of Compañia Maritima Golfo de Vizcaya S.A., , Bilbao) Own Page

ALFONSO CUARTO arrives at Ardrossan with a cargo from La Pallice (France)
Arrived fromLa Pallice ( the commercial deep-water port of La Rochelle, France) via SwanseaPort of RegistryBilbao (Spain)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage387
Master of vessel on arrivalJ BajeGross Tonnage692
Draught aft on arrival11 feetDeadweght Tonnage932
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral
Ships agentRennie & Watson, Glasgow

Arrival

Saturday, December 29, 1962 @ 1130 		ONWARD PROGRESS (1959 - 1974 Products tanker 144 feet long of Fleetwood Tankers Ltd / B.A. Parkes, Fleetwood) Own Page

ONWARD PROGRESS arrives in Ardrossan to load Gas Oil for Stornoway (Outer Hebrides, Scotland)
Arrived fromWorkington (Cumberland / Cumbria, on the North-west coast of England)Port of RegistryFleetwood England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage144
Master of vessel on arrivalJ NelsonGross Tonnage345
Draught aft on arrival8' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

News Event

Saturday, December 29, 1962 @ 1332 		CARMENCITA (1959-1975 Ore carrier 517 feet long 66 feet beam of J M Ugland Shipping, Grimstad) Own Page

Ugland Ore Carrier CARMENCITA arrives at General Terminus, Glasgow from Wabana (Canada)
Arrived fromWabana (Bell Island, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada)Port of RegistryGrimstad (Norway)
Arrived in berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (with her head west and stern on 7th pawl)Net Tonnage4,231
Sailing forKirkenes (a town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, in Norway) Gross Tonnage10,858
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (with her head west and stern on 7th pawl)Deadweght Tonnage16,300
Draught forward on arrival27' 00"
Draught aft on arrival28' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore 14,150 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 30th December
Stevedore discharging inward cargoColvilles Ltd.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1415 on 31st December
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing12' 09"
Draught aft on sailing19' 09"
Vessel bunkered29th December bunkered 150 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE
Vessel on ground29th December at 2030 : and at 0845 on 30th December was lying 5 feet off quay

 

29th December     Arrival at Glasgow.

 At 1254 CARMENCITA was passing Govan Wharf inbound

for General Terminus Quay with Pilot Perry in charge and

tug FLYING DIPPER towing at the bow and tug FLYING WITCH

attached to the stern and escorted by tugs BRIGADIER and STRONGBOW.

 

2nd January    Leaving Glasgow.

 Pilot Conway and 3 Clyde Shipping Company tugs (tug

FLYING DOLPHIN at bow) and canted inside Prince’s Dock

and at 1502, passed Govan Wharf outbound.


Image contributed by J.O. (Stavanger, Norge)