Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 0735
CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page
Sailing forSea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde)Port of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

News Event

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
HNLMS HOLLAND (1954-1978 Holland-class Destroyer 113.1 m (371 ft 1 in) Pennant D808 of Royal Netherlands Navy) Own Page

Royal Netherlands Navy Destroyer HOLLAND arrives at Princes Pier, Greenock for water

Ship's locationGreenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryRoyal Netherlands Navy

News Event

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
SPINEL (1937 - 1940 then 1946 - 1970 a 185 feet long general cargo coaster owned by William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow ) Own Page

Gem Line coaster SPINEL calls at East India Harbour, Greenock to land an injured seaman

Arrived in berthEast India Harbour, GreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Reg Tonnage333
Gross Tonnage650
Deadweght Tonnage830

Arrival

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1030
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
HENNIE (1962-1964 General cargo coaster 50.78 metres long of Wagenborg's Scheepvaart / Marten and Klaas de Jong, Harlingen, Own Page

HENNIE arrives at Irvine from Rotterdam with a cargo of 250 tons of fertilizer

Arrived fromRotterdam (Netherlands)Port of RegistryHarlingen (Netherlands)
Arrived in berthTown Wharf, Irvine Harbour, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Reg Tonnage244
Master of vessel on arrivalC Van Jepfen ? Gross Tonnage455
Cargo carried on arrival250 tons of fertilizerDeadweght Tonnage630
Ships agentJ K Campbell, Harbour Street, Irvine

Arrival

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1030
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
CASCADE (1956-1966 General cargo coaster 40.98 metres long of NV Scheepvaartbedrijf 'Gruno', Amsterdam) Own Page

CASCADE arrives at Irvine from Poole with a cargo of 320 tons of clay

Arrived fromPoole (England)Port of RegistryDelfzijl (Netherlands)
Arrived in berthTown Wharf, Irvine Harbour, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Reg Tonnage167
Master of vessel on arrivalSneyders ?Gross Tonnage341
Cargo carried on arrival320 tons of clayDeadweght Tonnage408
Ships agentJ K Campbell, Harbour Street, Irvine

Ship Event

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1100
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
LIGHTER NO. 143 Own Page

Donaldson Line's COLINA damages “LIGHTER NO. 143” and shed at Gibraltar 23/24 Jan 1963

Sailing

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1110
RAUNALA (1946- Ore / oil carrier 489 feet long of Trafik A/B Grangesberg-Oxelosund / Erland Waldenstrom, Stockholm) Own Page

Grangesberg-Oxelosund's ore carrier RAUNALA leaves General Terninus Quay, Glasgow for Narvik

Arrived fromNarvik (Norway)Port of RegistryStockholm (Sweden)
Arrived in berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (with her head east) ..Pilot Perry and 2 Clyde Shipping tugsNet Tonnage3,597
Sailing forNarvik (Norway)Gross Tonnage8,769
Sailed from berthGeneral Terminus Quay, Glasgow (with her head east) ..Pilot Russel : canted in Prince's DockDeadweght Tonnage12,100
Draught forward on arrival27' 05"
Draught aft on arrival27' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore 11,289 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0600 on 22nd January
Stevedore discharging inward cargoColvilles Ltd.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1755 on 22nd January
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing18' 10"
Draught aft on sailing19' 11"
Vessel bunkered22nd January bunkered 130 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE
Vessel on groundAt first low water 0405 on 22nd January, draught forward 24' 09" and aft 24' 09"
Ships agentBISCO (British Iron & Steel Corporation)

Arrival

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1430
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 ( a village in Conwy County Borough, Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage279
Master of vessel on arrivalD McKinnonGross Tonnage547
Draught aft on arrival14' 3"
Cargo carried on arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1445
ISLE OF LEWIS (1961-1971 General cargo coaster 144 feet 43.9m long of Roderick Cunningham ( Scalpay ) Co Ltd / Robert Cameron & Co., Stornoway : 1971 scrapped at Faslane)) Own Page

Coaster ISLE OF LEWIS departs Ardrossan light-ship for North Wales

Sailing forLLanddulas (North Wales)Port of RegistryStornoway (Isle of Lewis, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage168
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage365
Draught aft on sailing8 feet
Master of vessel on sailingJ Cunningham
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Ship Movement

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1640
ABILITY (1943 - 1975 General cargo coaster 211 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1982 scrapped in Greece) Own Page

Everard's coaster ABILITY shifts from berth 2 to berth 5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank

Arrived fromDrogheda (Ireland)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing forDrogheda (Ireland)
Sailed from berth7 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival13' 00"
Draught aft on arrival14' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1,020 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 23rd January
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1605 on 23rd January
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 24 January : stopped loading 1200 on 24 January : started loading 0800 on 25 January
Outward cargoSlag 1,033 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed loading outward cargo1140 on 25th January
Draught forward on sailing12' 02"
Draught aft on sailing14' 02"
Vessel bunkered22.20 tons fuel oil from Mobil road tanker

Arrival

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1745
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page
Arrived fromSeaPort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

Arrival

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1745
STAR OF FAITH ( in 1962 LH77 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page
Arrived fromSeaPort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

Ship Movement

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1745
ABILITY (1943 - 1975 General cargo coaster 211 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1982 scrapped in Greece) Own Page

Everard's coaster ABILITY shifts from berth 5 to berth 7 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank

Arrived fromDrogheda (Ireland)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing forDrogheda (Ireland)
Sailed from berth7 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival13' 00"
Draught aft on arrival14' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1,020 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 23rd January
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1605 on 23rd January
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 24 January : stopped loading 1200 on 24 January : started loading 0800 on 25 January
Outward cargoSlag 1,033 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed loading outward cargo1140 on 25th January
Draught forward on sailing12' 02"
Draught aft on sailing14' 02"
Vessel bunkered22.20 tons fuel oil from Mobil road tanker

Sailing

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1810
GOODWILL (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 60m long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page

GOODWILL leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular container service

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage288
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage928

Sailing

Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 1848
ANGLIAN (1947 - 1963 general cargo ship 308 feet long of Ellerman Lines / Ellerman & Papayanni Lines, Liverpool) Own Page

Ellerman Papayanni's ANGLIAN leaves Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow for Latakia (Syria) via Liverpool

Arrived fromLatakia (Syria) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth61 / 63 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage867.1
Sailing forLatakia (Syria) via LiverpoolGross Tonnage2,219
Sailed from berth61 / 63 Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow (with her head east)Deadweght Tonnage2,870
Draught forward on arrival10' 06"
Draught aft on arrival16' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 587 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 21st January
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1500 on 23rd January
Commened loading outward cargo0900 on 23rd January
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1815 on 23rd January
Draught forward on sailing8' 02"
Draught aft on sailing13' 00"
Ships agentCity Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971