Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Monday, January 28, 1963 @ 1400
APEXITY ( 1945 - 1964 Harbour and coastal oil tanker 136 feet long of F T Everard Company, London) Own Page

APEXITY departs Ardrossan with a cargo of Gas Oil for Brodick (Isle of Arran)

Sailing forBrodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, ScotlandPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage49
Outward cargoGas oilGross Tonnage136
Master of vessel on sailingM McNeilDeadweght Tonnage180

Sailing

Monday, January 28, 1963 @ 1625
LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

LAIRDSBURN departs Ardrossan with a general cargo for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet Tonnage228
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage513
Ships agentBurns & Laird, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage720

Arrival

Monday, January 28, 1963 @ 1700
STAR OF FAITH ( in 1962 LH77 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page
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 arrival10 boxes of fish

Arrival

Monday, January 28, 1963 @ 1700
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page
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 28, 1963 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
LADY ISLE (1941-1956 Steam Clyde puffer lighter of Irvine Shipping & Trading Company / McCorquodale / Ross & Marshall : 1956 sank at Tiree) Own Page

LADY ISLE leaves Irvine with a varied cargo for Craighouse (Isle of Jura)

Sailing forCraighouse (Isle of Jura, Scotland)Port of RegistryTroon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthTown Wharf, Irvine Harbour, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Reg Tonnage40
Outward cargoTotal 250 tons, comprising 159 tons cement, 10 tons general cargo and 81 tons of sand
Master of vessel on sailingMcFadyean
Ships agentJ K Campbell, Harbour Street, Irvine

Sailing

Monday, January 28, 1963 @ 1820
PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

Coastal tar carrier PALM leaves Ardrossan with a cargo of tar for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryNewry
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Reg Tonnage122
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage343
Draught aft on sailing14 feet
Master of vessel on sailingP McAllister
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, January 28, 1963 @ 2030
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
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Sailing

Monday, January 28, 1963 @ 2210
SANTONA (1959-1967 General cargo ship 297 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's SANTONA leaves Haifa (Israel) for Famagusta (Cyprus)

Sailing forFamagusta (Cyprus) Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthHaifa (Israel)
Master of vessel on sailingCaptain A J Dougall

Sailing

Monday, January 28, 1963 @ 2245
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 leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular container service

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Net Tonnage300
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage519
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage800

Arrival

Tuesday, January 29, 1963 @ 0100
KOH.I.NOOR (1954-1963 General cargo coaster 53.2 metres long of Carebeka/ Harm Salomons/ Rederij Koh I Noor, Netherlands) Own Page

KOH I NOOR arrives in Ardrossan to load steel sections for Dunkirk (France)

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGroningen, Holland
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock)Gross Tonnage499
Master of vessel on arrivalS Salomons
Draught aft on arrival7' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Arrival

Tuesday, January 29, 1963 @ 0200
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 in Ardrossan on her regular trailer service from Larne

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 29, 1963 @ 0535
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

Sailing

Tuesday, January 29, 1963 @ 0700
STAR OF FAITH ( in 1962 LH77 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)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Sailing

Tuesday, January 29, 1963 @ 0700
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) 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

Arrival

Tuesday, January 29, 1963 @ 1415
HMS MOORSMAN (Admiralty-type Mooring Vessel) Own Page

HMS MOORSMAN arrives in Ardrossan Dockyard

Arrived fromGreenockPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London (England, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour - Ardrossan Dockyard on arrivalReg Tonnage310
Master of vessel on arrivalW Nelson
Draught aft on arrival15 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board