SILVER CREST leaves Ardrossan for inshore fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde off Isle of Arran

Inshore fishing boat MIMORA arrives light-ship in Ardrossan Harbour

Clyde puffer lighter INCA arrives at Victoria Harbour, Greenock for coal bunkers

Frigate HMS Pheasant arrives at Troon for demolition after eventful passage

From "The Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald" dated 18th January 1963.

The frigate "Pheasant" arrived safely in tow at Troon Shipbuilding yard on Tuesday forenoon after a rather adventurous passage from Plymouth.
On Thursday of last week near the Isles of Scilly, during a gale, she broke away from the tug "Warden" and her 15-man crew were taken off by helicopter.
Last Saturday they were re-embarked - by the same method - and the journey to Troon was continued without further mishap.

Tug "Warden" tows HMS "Pheasant" to Troon for demolition

From "The Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald" dated 18th January 1963.

The frigate "Pheasant" arrived safely in tow at Troon Shipbuilding yard on Tuesday forenoon after a rather adventurous passage from Plymouth.
On Thursday of last week near the Isles of Scilly, during a gale, she broke away from the tug "Warden" and her 15-man crew were taken off by helicopter.
Last Saturday they were re-embarked - by the same method - and the journey to Troon was continued without further mishap.

Dutch coaster FIAT arrives in Ardrossan from Manchester with a general cargo

Eventually FIAT was sold and later owned in Suva, Fiji. In 1976 she ran aground on Myrmidon Reef near Townsville, Queensland, Australia and was a total loss

GLAS ISLAND arrives at Irvine from Carbost, Skye, to load pipes for Stornoway

Tug CAMPAIGNER arrives at Ardrossan and waits to assist in sailing the Shell Tanker KOSSMATELLA

CLIPPER shifts from Eglinton Dock to Ardrossan Dockyard

Tugs SEAWAY and CAMPAIGNER assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

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

Tugs SEAWAY and CAMPAIGNER assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA from the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

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

Tug CAMPAIGNER assists in sailing the Shell Tanker KOSSMATELLA from Ardrossan Harbour

Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY at the stern, and tug CAMPAIGNER at the bow move the Shell Tanker KOSSMATELLA stern-first from the tanker berth through the 300 feet wide harbour entrance and out to the roadstead. When the Harbour Pilot released CAMPAIGNER her Master R Cronk turned the tug and left Ardrossan to return to Greenock

Harbour tug SEAWAY assists Naval craft SWBC 2 at Ardrossan Dockyard

The Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY was in attendance to assist SWBC 2 through the 57 feet wide dock gate to the Old Basin of Ardrossan Dockyard

SWBC 2 arrives at Ardrossan Dockyard from Greenock

The Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY was in attendance to assist SWBC 2 through the 57 feet wide dock gate to the Old Basin of Ardrossan Dockyard

Dutch coaster FIAT departs Ardrossan for Seville (Spain) with a cargo of tractors

The tractors in her cargo were most likely built in the factory of Massey-Ferguson in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire - not very far from Ardrossan Harbour.

Eventually FIAT was sold and later owned in Suva, Fiji. In 1976 she ran aground on Myrmidon Reef near Townsville, Queensland, Australia and was a total loss