Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Tuesday, February 26, 1963 @ 1300
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

Fishing boat SILVER CREST arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from 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)
Sailing forSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Sailing

Tuesday, February 26, 1963 @ 1410
SAINT BEDAN (1937-1964 General cargo coaster 157 feet long owned by J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's coaster SAINT BEDAN leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage240
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage452
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage550
Master of vessel on arrivalD McKinnon
Draught aft on arrival12' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) and oil bunkers
Draught aft on sailing9' 06"
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

News Event

Tuesday, February 26, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
WANGANELLA (1932-1970 Passenger / cargo ship 474 feet overall of McIlwraith, McEacharn Limited) Own Page

WANGANELLA leaves Sydney on a cruise to Bay of Islands, Auckland, Hobart and Melbourne

Ships agentF H Stephens Pty Ltd., Liner House, 13-15 Bridge Street, Sydney (Australia)Gross Tonnage9,576

Sailing

Tuesday, February 26, 1963 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
LADY ROSLIN (1958-1982 Explosives carrier 174 feet long of I.C.I. Nobel Division, Irvine) Own Page

LADY ROSLIN leaves Irvine with 44 tons of explosives for Dublin

Sailing forDublin (Eire / Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthGarnock Wharf, River Garnock, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage304
Outward cargo44 tons of explosivesReg Tonnage275
Ships agentI.C.I.Nobel Division, Ardeer Factory, Stevenston, Ayrshire, ScotlandGross Tonnage698
Deadweght Tonnage552

Sailing

Tuesday, February 26, 1963 @ 1810
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 Harbour on her Container service to 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
Cargo carried on arrivalContainers
Outward cargoContainers
Master of vessel on sailingG Pepping

Sailing

Tuesday, February 26, 1963 @ 1830
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
MAYTHORN (1963-1981 General cargo coaster 58 metres long of S W Coe, Liverpool)) Own Page

MAYTHORN leaves Irvine Harbour with 59 tons of pipes for Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)

Sailing forKirkwall (Orkney Islands, Scotland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Sailed from berthTown Quay, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Gross Tonnage771
Outward cargo59 tons of pipes
Master of vessel on sailingLavery

News Event

Tuesday, February 26, 1963 @ 1900
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate
BENARTY (1963-1981 General cargo liner 509 feet long 17.5 knots of William Thomson's Ben Line, Leith) Own Page

Ben Line's BENARTY sails from Grangemouth for Far Eastern Ports

Ships agentThe General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., 91 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2803Port of RegistryLeith
Net Tonnage6,152
Gross Tonnage10,294
Deadweght Tonnage12,619

Sailing

Tuesday, February 26, 1963 @ 2050
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 leaves Ardrossan Harbour on her Trailer service to 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
Master of vessel on sailingV Sheppard
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan

News Event

Tuesday, February 26, 1963 @ 2359
JOHN V ( in 1963 General cargo coaster) Own Page

Netherlands coaster JOHN V arrives in Ardrossan Harbour to load Coal for East Yelland, Denmark

Arrived fromEast Yelland (Denmark)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Net Tonnage261
Sailing forEast Yelland (Denmark)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Master of vessel on arrivalK Drent
Draught aft on arrival8' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoCoal
Draught aft on sailing10' 00"
Master of vessel on sailingK Drent
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

News Event

Wednesday, February 27, 1963 @ 0130
VIOD (1957-1963 General cargo coaster 50.5m overall of N.V. Wijnne & Barends' Cargadoors, Delfzijl / Klaas Groen, Groningen) Own Page

Wijnne & Barend's VIOD arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load coal for East Yelland, Denmark

Arrived fromBideford (south-west Devon, England)Port of RegistryGroningen (Netherlands)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Net Tonnage223
Sailing forEast Yelland (Denmark)Gross Tonnage398
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Deadweght Tonnage635
Master of vessel on arrivalP Schwerz
Draught aft on arrival7' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoCoal
Master of vessel on sailingP Schwerz
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Arrival

Wednesday, February 27, 1963 @ 0330
LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : Sank 1980 in Greek waters) Own Page

Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSROCK arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Tidal Basin, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage234
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage471
Sailed from berthEglinton Tidal Basin, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalP Graham
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, February 27, 1963 @ 0430
FRIENDSHIP (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 61.07m long of Mountwood Shipping Co Ltd., Liverpool) Own Page

FRIENDSHIP 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.)Net Tonnage275
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage499
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalB Thomas
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Outward cargoTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, February 27, 1963 @ 0550
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour on her Container service from Larne

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage315
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage499
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage780
Master of vessel on arrivalG Schouten
Cargo carried on arrivalContainers
Outward cargoContainers

Sailing

Wednesday, February 27, 1963 @ 0615
SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) Own Page

Fishing boat SILVER CREST leaves Ardrossan Harbour for 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)
Sailing forSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Arrival

Wednesday, February 27, 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 from Dublin (Ireland)

Arrived fromDublin (Eire / Ireland)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