Sailing
Monday, February 4, 1963 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only |
GLENCLOY (1930-1966 Clyde Puffer lighter 66 feet long of G & G Hamilton)) |
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Clyde puffer GLENCLOY leaves Irvine Harbour light for Troon |
| Sailing for | Troon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Town Quay, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Gross Tonnage | 120 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | William (Bill) Heath | | |
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Sailing
Monday, February 4, 1963 @ 1820
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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) |
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ELISA leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular container service |
| Sailing for | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Rotterdam (Holland) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 300 |
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| Outward cargo | Containers | Gross Tonnage | 519 |
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| Ships agent | Atlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan | Deadweght Tonnage | 800 |
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Ship Event
Monday, February 4, 1963 @ 1940
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SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) |
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Tugs SEAWAY and STRONGBOW assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour |
| Ship's location | Ardrossan Harbour | Port of Registry | Ardrossan |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 260 |
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Tug SEAWAY at the bow and the tug STRONGBOW at the stern assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA bow-first from the roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour. The tanker would pump her cargo of petrol and gas oil through the land pipelines to the nearby Shell Refinery at North Crescent Road, Ardrossan |
Arrival
Monday, February 4, 1963 @ 1940
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KOSSMATELLA (1962-1972 Oil tanker of 556 feet long of "H-class" Shell Tankers Netherlands) |
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Tugs SEAWAY and STRONGBOW assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour |
| Arrived from | Stanlow via Belfast | Port of Registry | Hague (Netherlands) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth) | Gross Tonnage | 19,349 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | H J Roncken | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 22' 6" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Petrol and gas oil | | |
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| Ships agent | T L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan | | |
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Tug SEAWAY at the bow and the tug STRONGBOW at the stern assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA bow-first from the roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour. The tanker would pump her cargo of petrol and gas oil through the land pipelines to the nearby Shell Refinery at North Crescent Road, Ardrossan
KOSSMATELLA departed from Ardrossan for Belfast on 8th February.
KOSSMATELLA was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson at Newcastle (England) in 1953 as HELIX for Shell Tankers U.K. as one of their large fleet of "H"-class oil tankers. She was 555'8" long x 69'5" breadth x 29'9ΒΌ" draft
In 1962 she was transferred to the Shell Dutch Fleet and renamed KOSSMATELLA and registered in s'Gravenhage (Hague, Netherlands) under the Dutch flag
Both as HELIX and KOSSMATELLA she made many calls at Ardrossan Harbour
She was sold for demolition in 1972 and was delivered to shipbreakers on 26th May 1972 at Hsin Kang (China) for scrap. |
Arrival
Monday, February 4, 1963 @ 1940
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STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) |
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Tugs SEAWAY and STRONGBOW assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour |
| Arrived from | Greenock | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth) | Net Tonnage | 41 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | A McInnes | Gross Tonnage | 225 |
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Tug SEAWAY at the bow and the tug STRONGBOW at the stern assist the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA bow-first from the roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour. The tanker would pump her cargo of petrol and gas oil through the land pipelines to the nearby Shell Refinery at North Crescent Road, Ardrossan |
Sailing
Monday, February 4, 1963 @ 1950
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STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) |
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Tug STRONGBOW leaves Ardrossan after assisting the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA into the berth |
| Sailing for | Greenock | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth) | Net Tonnage | 41 |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | A McInnes | Gross Tonnage | 225 |
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Tug SEAWAY at the bow and the tug STRONGBOW at the stern had assisted the Shell tanker KOSSMATELLA bow-first from the roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour.
Having berthed the tanker and being released by the Pilot STRONGBOW departed from Ardrossan to return to Greenock |
Sailing
Monday, February 4, 1963 @ 2045
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SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) |
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SPANIEL leaves Ardrossan on her regular trailer service to Larne |
| Sailing for | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | | |
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| Outward cargo | Trailers | | |
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| Ships agent | Northern Ireland Trailers | | |
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Arrival
Monday, February 4, 1963 @ 2355
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LAIRDSBANK (1936-1963 Twin-screw General cargo coaster 229 feet long of Burns & Laird Line, Glasgow) |
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LAIRDSBANK comes to Ardrossan Dockyard |
| Arrived from | Londonderry (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour - for Ardrossan Dockyard | Reg Tonnage | 316 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | I Stewart | Gross Tonnage | 789 |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 12 feet | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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| Ships agent | Burns & Laird, Ardrossan | | |
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LAIRDSBANK was launched by Harland & Wolff at Belfast in 1936 and served for many years on the Burns & Laird service carrying livestock from Londonderry to Heysham.
In 1963 she was transferred to the British & Irish Steam Packet Company and renamed GLANMIRE and sailed on their Cork to Liverpool general cargo and livestock service. and she eventually arrived at Arnott Young Shipbreakers at Dalmuir on the River Clyde in 1969 |
Arrival
Tuesday, February 5, 1963 @ 0325
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POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) |
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POINTER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular service |
| Arrived from | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 608 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | Thompson | Gross Tonnage | 1,208 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Trailers | | |
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| Ships agent | Northern Ireland Trailers | | |
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Arrival
Tuesday, February 5, 1963 @ 0540
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CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) |
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CLIPPER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service |
| Arrived from | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Rotterdam |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 315 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | G Schouten | Gross Tonnage | 499 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Containers | Deadweght Tonnage | 780 |
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| Ships agent | Atlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan | | |
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Sailing
Tuesday, February 5, 1963 @ 0640
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STAR OF FAITH ( in 1962 LH77 Inshore fishing trawler) |
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| Sailing for | Sea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde) | Port of Registry | Port Seton (Scotland) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Sailing
Tuesday, February 5, 1963 @ 0640
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CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) |
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| Sailing for | Sea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde) | Port of Registry | Port Seton (Scotland, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Sailing
Tuesday, February 5, 1963 @ 0640
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SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) |
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| Sailing for | Sea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde) | Port of Registry | Port Seton (Scotland, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Arrival
Tuesday, February 5, 1963 @ 0850
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ISOLDA ( 1953 - 1976 Lighthouse Tender of Commissioners of Irish Lights, Dublin) |
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ISOLDA arrives at Ardrossan Dockyard from Dublin |
| Arrived from | Dublin (Ireland) | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour - Ardrossan Dockyard on arrival | Reg Tonnage | 360 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | J McLoughlin | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 12' 8" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Sailing
Tuesday, February 5, 1963 @ 0915
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SHELL SUPPLIER ( 1952-1967 Coastal oil products tanker 194 feet long of Shell Mex & BP, London) |
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SHELL SUPPLIER departs Ardrossan light-ship for Stanlow |
| Sailing for | Stanlow (Ellesmere Port, North-West England) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 12' 6" | | |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | J Jack | | |
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| Ships agent | T L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan | | |
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