Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 0150
KOSSMATELLA (1962-1972 Oil tanker of 556 feet long of "H-class" Shell Tankers Netherlands) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and WRESTLER assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Arrived fromStanlow via BelfastPort of RegistryHague (Netherlands)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)Gross Tonnage19,349
Master of vessel on arrivalH J Koncken
Draught aft on arrival24 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalPetrol and gas oil
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

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

The tanker would pump her cargo through the land pipes to the nearby Shell Refinery at North Crescent, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 0205
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER finishes docking the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA and returns to Greenock

Sailing forGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Gross Tonnage248
Master of vessel on sailingE Docherty

Tug WRESTLER had finished assisting in docking the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA and now leaves Ardrossan to return to Greenock

Arrival

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 0445
POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

POINTER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular trailer service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage608
Master of vessel on arrivalP LynchGross Tonnage1,208
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 1635
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 leaves Ardrossan for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage228
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage513
Draught aft on sailing12 feetDeadweght Tonnage720

Arrival

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 1645
STAR OF FAITH ( in 1962 LH77 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

STAR OF FAITH arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 15 boxes of fish

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 arrival15 boxes of fish

Arrival

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 1700
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST arrives in Ardrossan with her catch of 10 boxes of fish

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 arrival10 boxes of fish

Sailing

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
STRATHMORE (1935-1963 Passenger Liner of P & O, London) Own Page

P & O's STRATHMORE leaves Sydney (Australia) for Europe

Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage23,580

Sailing

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 1700
SOUTHERN CROSS (1955-1973 Passenger liner of Shaw Savill & Albion Line, London) Own Page

Shaw Savill Line's SOUTHERN CROSS leaves 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

Arrival

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 1800
GOODWILL (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 60m long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page

GOODWILL arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage288
Master of vessel on arrivalM TighelaarGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage928
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
MARTIN S (1952-1965 General cargo coaster length 64.7 metres of A. E. Sorensen) Own Page

MARTIN S leaves Irvine Harbour for Partington, England

Sailing forPartington (England - on South side of Manchester Ship Canal - near Trafford,Manchester)Port of RegistrySvendborg (Denmark)
Sailed from berthTown Wharf, Irvine Harbour, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Reg Tonnage211
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage499
Master of vessel on sailingOlsenDeadweght Tonnage895
Ships agentR L Alpine, Harbour Street, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 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 sailingLaanDeadweght Tonnage780
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, January 14, 1963 @ 2035
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 trailer service

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage608
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage1,208
Master of vessel on sailingP Lynch
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Tuesday, January 15, 1963 @ 0250
SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page

SPANIEL arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular trailer service

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

Tuesday, January 15, 1963 @ 0605
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 HarbourNet Tonnage315
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Tuesday, January 15, 1963 @ 0630
STAR OF FAITH ( in 1962 LH77 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

STAR OF FAITH leaves Ardrossan for inshore fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde off Isle of Arran

Sailing forSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board