Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 @ 1645
PERTH (1948-1963 General cargo ship 237 feet long of Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co. Ltd., Dundee) Own Page

PERTH leaves 9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with 1,274 tons of Pig Iron for Rotterdam

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryDundee (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth3 / 4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage769
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)Gross Tonnage1,321
Sailed from berth9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, GlasgowDeadweght Tonnage1,430
Draught forward on arrival6' 10"
Draught aft on arrival12' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 19th March
Outward cargoPig Iron 1,274 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoHoneyman & Company, 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow C.2. Telephone CENtral 6922
Completed loading outward cargo1200 on 20th March
Draught forward on sailing13' 09"
Draught aft on sailing16' 00"

News Event

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 @ 1750
HMS BRINKLEY (1954-1966 Ley class inshore minehunter Pennant M2005 length 100 feet overall of Royal Navy, London) Own Page

Coastal minehunter H.M.S. BRINKLEY arrives in Ardrossan Harbour from sea

Arrived fromSeaPort of RegistryAdmiralty, London (U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Cobbold / M Dickens
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Arrival

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 @ 1800
GLEANER (Inshore fishing boat) Own Page

GLEANER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with her catch of 8 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of ClydePort of RegistryTarbert
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 8 boxes

Arrival

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 @ 1800
CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

CHRISTINA 11 arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with her catch of 10 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.)
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 10 boxes

Sailing

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 @ 1810
GOODWILL (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 60m long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page

GOODWILL leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Containers for Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage288
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage928

Arrival

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 @ 2005
STORMLIGHT (1957-1973 General cargo steam / then diesel coaster 88 feet long of Light Shipping Company Ltd. / Ross & Marshall Ltd, Greenock : 15 December 1973 wrecked at Craighouse, Jura)) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's coaster STORMLIGHT arrives in Ardrossan to load Malt and empty barrels for Islay

Arrived fromIsle of Islay (Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGreenock (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage71
Sailing forPort Ellen (Isle of Islay, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage166
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage183
Master of vessel on arrivalW Sutherland
Draught aft on arrival9' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoBagged Malt and empty barrels (for a Distillery in Islay)
Draught aft on sailing10' 06"
Master of vessel on sailingW Sutherland
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Arrival

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 @ 2010
AMIABLE (Inshore fishing boat) Own Page

AMIABLE arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from sea

Arrived fromSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of ClydePort of RegistryRothesay (Isle of Bute, Scotland)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalH Murray
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Sailing

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 @ 2115
FRIENDSHIP (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 61.07m long of Mountwood Shipping Co Ltd., Liverpool) Own Page

FRIENDSHIP leaves Ardrossan Harbour on her Trailer service to Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage275
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 @ 2225
CAMPAIGNER ( 1957 - 1970 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie Ltd., Glasgow) Own Page

Tug CAMPAIGNER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour and waits to berth Shell tanker HINEA

Arrived fromTroon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage248
Master of vessel on arrivalG Cronk
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

News Event

Wednesday, March 20, 1963 @ 2305
MOONLIGHT (1952- 1966 steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 88 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Glasgow : 1970 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer / Lighter MOONLIGHT arrives in Ardrossan Harbour from Glasgow

Arrived fromGlasgowPort of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage164
Sailing forPort Ellen (Isle of Islay ..pronounced "eye - la" Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage188
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalLogan
Draught aft on arrival7' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoBagged Malt and empty casks ((both for a Distillery in Islay)
Master of vessel on sailingLogan
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Arrival

Thursday, March 21, 1963 @ 0250
PRASE ( 1938 - ? General cargo coaster of Wm Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Gem Line coaster PRASE arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of scrap metal from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage374
Master of vessel on arrivalT Balmer
Draught aft on arrival11' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Radio Message

Thursday, March 21, 1963 @ 0330
Hinea Own Page
Port of RegistryLondon
Net Tonnage6945

MV. Hinea called Ardrossan at 0330 and 0400, both calls replied to but not received by vessel.

Radio Message

Thursday, March 21, 1963 @ 0410
Hinea Own Page
Port of RegistryLondon
Net Tonnage6945

Hinea again called at 0410 and reported receiving a very weak signal from Ardrossan, gave ETA in roads as 0430.
Draft 20 feet and did not require pilot for anchoring.
Docking instructions passed to Hinea.
(Ardrossan VHF tested with Queens Dock and found to be OK).

Arrival

Thursday, March 21, 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
Master of vessel on arrivalG SchoutenGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage780
Ships agentAnglo Continental Containers, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Thursday, March 21, 1963 @ 0610
SHELL DRILLER (1952-1966 Coastal oil products tanker 201 feet overall of Shell Mex & B.P. Ltd., London) Own Page

Coastal tanker SHELL DRILLER leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Stanlow

Sailing forStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage415
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)Gross Tonnage969
Draught aft on sailing11' 06"Deadweght Tonnage1043
Master of vessel on sailingA P Stewart
Ships agentT L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40