Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Saturday, January 12, 1963 @ 0320 		LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSBURN arrives at Ardrossan from Belfast
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Net Tonnage228
Master of vessel on arrivalA PalmerGross Tonnage513
Draught aft on arrival10 feetDeadweght Tonnage720
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

Arrival

Saturday, January 12, 1963 @ 0515 		CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Net Tonnage315
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

News Event

Saturday, January 12, 1963 @ 0800 		SOUTHERN CROSS (1955-1973 Passenger liner of Shaw Savill & Albion Line, London) Own Page

Shaw Savill Line's SOUTHERN CROSS arrives at Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia
Ship's locationNo, 1 Darling Harbour (Millers Point) Sydney, AustraliaPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Ships agentShaw Savill & Albion Co. Ltd., 8a Castlerengh Street, Sydney Telephone 28-1828

News Event

Saturday, January 12, 1963 @ 1300
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Thomas Slater, Master of the Steel & Bennie tug THUNDERER
Ship's locationVictoria Harbour, Greenock (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage208

News Event

Saturday, January 12, 1963 @ 1400 		THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Thomas Slater, Master of Steel & Bennie's tug THUNDERER
Ship's locationVictoria Harbour, GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterThomas SlaterGross Tonnage208

Sailing

Saturday, January 12, 1963 @ 1435 		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 sailingG SchoutenDeadweght Tonnage780
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan

News Event

Saturday, January 12, 1963 @ 1500
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Thomas Slater, Master of Steel & Bennie's tug THUNDERER berthed at Victoria Harbour, Greenock
Ship's locationVictoria Harbour, Greenock (Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterThomas SlaterGross Tonnage208

Arrival

Sunday, January 13, 1963 @ 0340 		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 Workington (England)
Arrived fromScarinish, Tiree (Isle of Tiree, Inner Hebrides, Western Isles, Scotland)Port of RegistryFleetwood England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour Net Tonnage144
Master of vessel on arrivalB BeaversGross Tonnage345
Draught aft on arrival10 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Sunday, January 13, 1963 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		KAFFIR (1944 - 1974 General cargo Clyde puffer lighter of J & J Hay, Glasgow : 1974 wrecked at Ayr) Own Page

Clyde puffer lighter KAFFIR leaves Victoria Harbour, Greenock
Ship's locationVictoria Harbour, Greenock (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage96

Arrival

Sunday, January 13, 1963 @ 1610 		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 Harbour Net Tonnage300
Master of vessel on arrivalLaanGross Tonnage519
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage800
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan

News Event

Sunday, January 13, 1963 @ 1610 		JONGKIND (1963- 1971 General cargo coaster 66m 217 feet long of J. Vermaas' Scheepvaart Bedrijf, / C.V. Havreboot, Rotterdam, Netherlands Own Page

Vermaas coaster JONGKIND arrives at Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow with cargo from Antwerp
Arrived fromAntwerp (Belgium) via BelfastPort of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth57 / 59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage250
Sailing forAntwerp (Belgium)Gross Tonnage499
Sailed from berth57 / 59 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage935
Draught forward on arrival9' 06"
Draught aft on arrival10' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo inwards 392 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 14th January
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo2000 on 14th January
Commened loading outward cargo2000 on 14th January
Outward cargoGeneral cargo outwards 219 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1500 on 15th January
Draught forward on sailing9' 02"
Draught aft on sailing10' 06"
Ships agentClyde Shipping Company Ltd., 78 Carlton Place, Glasgow, C.5. Telephone SOUth 2181

 

Two Stevedore Gangs were booked to work on 13th January but were not used due to the late arrival of the ship due to fog.


 

Radio Message

Sunday, January 13, 1963 @ 1710 		Kossmatella Own Page

Pilot Caldwell making test call from Kossmatella in roads reports reception on Kossmatella very weak.

Sailing

Sunday, January 13, 1963 @ 2315 		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 Workington (England)
Sailing forWorkington (England)Port of RegistryFleetwood England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour Net Tonnage144
Outward cargoGas oilGross Tonnage345
Draught aft on sailing10' 6"
Master of vessel on sailingB Beavers
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 0150 		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 WRESTLER assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY at the bow and Steel & Bennie tug WRESTLER at the stern assist the Shell Tanker KOSSMATELLA bow-first from the roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Arrival

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 0150 		WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and WRESTLER assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour
Arrived fromGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)Gross Tonnage248
Master of vessel on arrivalE Docherty

Tug WRESTLER arrives off Ardrossan and connects to the stern of the waiting Shell Tanker KOSSMATELLA, and with the Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY at the bow the two tugs assist the tanker bow-first from the roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour