Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 0230
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 Harbour on her Trailer service from Larne

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalV Sheppard
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Outward cargoTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan

Arrival

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 0430
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 arrives at Ardrossan Harbour on her Container service from Larne

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage300
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage519
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage800
Master of vessel on arrivalG Pepping
Cargo carried on arrivalContainers
Outward cargoContainers

Sailing

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 0630
STAR OF FAITH ( in 1962 LH77 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

STAR OF FAITH leaves Ardrossan Harbour for the fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde

Arrived fromSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 10 boxes
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Sailing

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 0630
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST leaves Ardrossan Harbour for the fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde

Arrived fromSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 11 boxes
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Sailing

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 0630
CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

CHRISTINA 11 leaves Ardrossan Harbour for the fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde

Arrived fromSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 12 boxes
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Arrival

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
LADY ANSTRUTHER (1948- General cargo coaster and explosives carrier of I.C.I. Nobel Explosives Company) Own Page

LADY ANSTRUTHER arrives at Irvine Harbour light from Zeebrugge (Belgium)

Arrived fromZeebrugge (Belgium)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthTown Quay, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Reg Tonnage317
Master of vessel on arrivalMcKay
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentI.C.I.Nobel Division, Ardeer Factory, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Arrival

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 0830
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
SAINT ANGUS (1936 -1965 General cargo coaster 151 feet long of J & A Gardner Company, Glasgow) Own Page

SAINT ANGUS arrives at Irvine Harbour in ballast from Carrickfergus (Northern Ireland)

Arrived fromCarrickfergus (Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthTown Quay, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Reg Tonnage195
Master of vessel on arrivalBlackGross Tonnage391
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentI.C.I.Nobel Division, Ardeer Factory, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sailing

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 1100
LAIRDSBANK (1936-1963 Twin-screw General cargo coaster 229 feet long of Burns & Laird Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSBANK leaves Ardrossan Dockyard for Heysham (England)

Sailing forHeysham (Lancashire,England)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthArdrossan DockyardReg Tonnage316
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage789
Master of vessel on sailingJ Sinclair
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

LAIRDSBANK for many years sailed on the service carrying livestock from Londonderry to Heysham

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

Sailing

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 1535
HALCIENCE ( 1948-1968 A three-island general cargo coaster 220 feet long of London and Rochester Shipping Company) Own Page

London & Rochester coaster HALCIENCE leaves Ardrossan Harbour with coal for Portishead

Arrived fromPortishead (near Bristol, England)Port of RegistryRochester (England)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage994
Sailing forPortishead (near Bristol, England)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalR Chipchase
Draught aft on arrival11' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoCoal
Draught aft on sailing13' 08"

Sailing

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
ORCADES (1948-1962 Passenger liner of Orient Line, then 1962-1973 of P & O Line, London) Own Page

P & O's ORCADES leaves Sydney (Australia) on 7 days cruise to New Zealand ports

Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon
Ships agentP & O - Orient Lines, Passenger Booking Office, 2 Spring Street, Sydney Telephone 2-0532

News Event

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 1700
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
ORCADES (1948-1962 Passenger liner of Orient Line, then 1962-1973 of P & O Line, London) Own Page

P & O - Orient liner ORCADES leaves Sydney (Australia) on cruise to Wellington and Picton

Sailing forLeaves Sydney (Australia) on 7-day cruise to Wellington and Picton (New Zealand)Port of RegistryLondon
Outward cargoPassengers

Arrival

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 1740
CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

CHRISTINA 11 arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with her catch of 8 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 8 boxes
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Arrival

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 1740
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

SILVER CREST arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with her catch of 14 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 14 boxes
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Arrival

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 1740
STAR OF FAITH ( in 1962 LH77 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

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

Arrived fromSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 15 boxes
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Sailing

Tuesday, February 19, 1963 @ 1830
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
LADY McGOWAN (1952-1977 Explosives carrier 182 feet long of I.C.I. Nobel Explosives, Glasgow) Own Page

LADY McGOWAN leaves Irvine Harbour with 132 tons of explosives for London

Sailing forLondon (UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthGarnock Wharf, River Garnock, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Outward cargo132 tons of explosives
Ships agentI.C.I.Nobel Division, Ardeer Factory, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland