Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Thursday, March 28, 1963 @ 0550 		HUGHINA (Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

Fishing boat HUGHINA leaves Ardrossan Harbour for fishing grounds in the Firth of Clyde
Sailing forSea : Fishing grounds in the Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Master of vessel on sailingD Coull
Ships agentIvan Boardley, Ayr

Arrival

Thursday, March 28, 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
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Arrival

Thursday, March 28, 1963 @ 1130 		THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour and waits to sail tanker POLYCREST
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Master of vessel on arrivalThomas SlaterGross Tonnage208

Ship Event

Thursday, March 28, 1963 @ 1215 		SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Tug SEAWAY tows Einar Rasmussen's tanker POLYCREST from berth in Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

POLYCREST was towed astern from the ocean tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour to the roadstead, being towed at the stern by the Ardrossan tug SEAWAY and towed at the bow by the Steel & Bennie tug THUNDERER.

Ship Event

Thursday, March 28, 1963 @ 1215 		THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER tows Einar Rasmussen's tanker POLYCREST from berth in Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Master of vessel on arrivalThomas SlaterGross Tonnage208

POLYCREST was towed astern from the ocean tanker berth at 

Ardrossan Harbour to the roadstead, being towed at the stern

 by the Ardrossan tug SEAWAY and towed at the bow by the

Steel & Bennie tug THUNDERER.

Sailing

Thursday, March 28, 1963 @ 1215 		POLYCREST (1958-1970 Oil tanker of Einar Rasmussen, Kristiansand, Norway) Own Page

Einar Rasmussen's tanker POLYCREST leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Falmouth
Sailing forFalmouth (England)Port of RegistryKristiansand (Norway)
Sailed from berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour ( Scotland, U.K.) .. tugs SEAWAY and THUNDERERNet Tonnage7,363
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)Gross Tonnage12,754
Draught aft on sailing19' 00"Deadweght Tonnage19,912
Ships agentT L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

POLYCREST was towed astern from the ocean tanker berth at 

Ardrossan Harbour to the roadstead, being towed at the stern

 by the Ardrossan tug SEAWAY and towed at the bow by the

Steel & Bennie tug THUNDERER.

Sailing

Thursday, March 28, 1963 @ 1220 		THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Greenock after sailing tanker POLYCREST
Ship's locationRoadstead off Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage208
Master of vessel on arrivalThomas Slater

Sailing

Thursday, March 28, 1963 @ 1635 		LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

LAIRDSBURN leaves Ardrossan Harbour with general cargo for Belfast
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthEglinton Tidal Basin, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage228
Outward cargoGeneral cargo Gross Tonnage513
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage720

Sailing

Thursday, March 28, 1963 @ 1810 		CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER leaves Ardrossan Harbour on her Container service to Larne
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage315
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Thursday, March 28, 1963 @ 2105 		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
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Outward cargoTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, March 29, 1963 @ 0440 		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
Master of vessel on arrivalB ThomasGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan

Arrival

Friday, March 29, 1963 @ 0540 		GOODWILL (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 60m long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page

GOODWILL arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with Containers from Larne
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage288
Master of vessel on arrivalM TigchelaarGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage928
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, The Harbour, Ardrossan

News Event

Friday, March 29, 1963 @ 0605 		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 Limestone from Llanddulas
Arrived fromLLanddulas (Conwy County Borough, Wales, 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 arrivalLimestone
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

News Event

Friday, March 29, 1963 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CLAN MACIVER ( 1958 - 1979 General cargo liner 503 feet long of Clan Line, London) Own Page

CLAN MACIVER is the first ship to anchor in the new Pondicherry Port (Pondy) in India
Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage7,105
Deadweght Tonnage9,937

  An official reception was given to Clan Line’s CLAN MACIVER

when she arrived and anchored at the new Pondicherry Port

(known locally as Pondy), India, being the first vessel to arrive

at the new port.

   350 tons of cotton clothing and cotton waste were loaded

for the U.K.

Sailing

Friday, March 29, 1963 @ 1145 		STRATHALLAN ( 1960 - 1972 Deep-sea fishing trawler A767 of Ailsa Craig Fishing, Aberdeen) Own Page

Deep Sea Trawler STRATHALLAN leaves Ardrossan Harbour for deep sea fishing grounds
Sailing forDeep sea fishing groundsPort of RegistryGranton
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage57
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)