Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 0635
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to sail tanker CLYMENE

Vessel MasterE DochertyPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived fromGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage248
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Sailing

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 0730
CLYMENE (1961-1976 Oil products tanker Shell "A"-class 560 feet long of Hadley Shipping Company, London) Own Page

Tanker CLYMENE leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Curacao in the Caribbean Sea

Sailing forCuracao (a Lesser Antilles island in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region) Port of RegistryLondon
Sailed from berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.) .. tugs SEAWAY and WRESTLERGross Tonnage12,251
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught aft on sailing20' 00"
Master of vessel on sailingP Saunders
Ships agentT L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

Ship Event

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 0730
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 at stern assists tanker CLYMENE to leave Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Ship Event

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 0730
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER at bow assists tanker CLYMENE to leave Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage248

Sailing

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 0730
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Greenock after sailing tanker CLYMENE

Vessel MasterE DochertyPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived fromGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage248
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Arrival

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 0800
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 arrived at Irvine light ship from Dublin (Ireland)

Arrived fromDublin (Eire / Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthTown Quay, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Master of vessel on arrivalFerguson
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentI.C.I.Nobel Division, Ardeer Factory, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Arrival

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
LADY ISLE (1941-1956 Steam Clyde puffer lighter of Irvine Shipping & Trading Company / McCorquodale / Ross & Marshall : 1956 sank at Tiree) Own Page

Puffer LADY ISLE arrives in Irvine to load for Port Ellen (Isle of Islay)

Arrived fromCastlebay (Isle of Barra, Western Isles, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryTroon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthTown Quay, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Reg Tonnage40
Master of vessel on arrivalMcFadyen
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentJ K Campbell, Harbour Street, Irvine Harbour, Irvine, Scotland

Arrival

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 0800
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

Gardner's coaster SAINT ANGUS arrives in Irvine from Aberdeen

Arrived fromAberdeen (Scotland, U.K.)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

Ship Event

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
CLAN MACLAREN ( 1946 - 1976 General cargo liner 466 feet long of Houston Line/Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

CLAN MACLAREN from Glasgow at Lourenco Marques (Mozambique)

Ship's locationLourenco Marques (Mozambique)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived fromGlasgow (Scotland, UK)

Ship Event

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
CITY OF KARACHI ( 1951 - 1972 general cargo liner 489 feet long of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

CITY OF KARACHI at Alleppey (= Alappuzha , State of Kerala, India) for London (England, UK)

Ship's locationAlleppey (= Alappuzha , State of Kerala, India)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailing forLondon (England, UK)Gross Tonnage7,320
Deadweght Tonnage11,056

News Event

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
BENCRUACHAN (1946-1966 General cargo liner of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENCRUACHAN at Hamburg (Germany) for Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Ship's locationHamburg (Germany)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)

Ship Event

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 1000
Own Page

U.S. Government will boycott the shipping line of Manuel E. Kulukundis in bankruptcy proceedings

Sailing

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 1105
HMS CLYDE (1960-1971 "Ton" class inshore minesweeper - formerly HMS AMERTON - pennant number M1105 of Royal Navy, London : 1971 scrapped) Own Page

Minesweeper H.M.S. CLYDE leaves Ardrossan Dockyard Old Dock for Greenock

Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryAdmiralty (Royal Navy, London)
Sailed from berthOld Dock, Ardrossan (Ardrossan Dockyard)Net Tonnage225
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Master of vessel on sailingLt. R N Tapley

News Event

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 1240
GRANTON OSPREY ( 1960 - 1970 Deep-sea fishing trawler GN19 of William Carnie / Carnie & Croan, Granton) Own Page

Deep Sea Trawler GRANTON OSPREY arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with 985 boxes of fish

Arrived fromDeep sea fishing groundsPort of RegistryGranton, Edinburgh
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage79
Sailing forDeep sea fishing grounds
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalR Telford
Draught aft on arrival12' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 985 boxes
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) ... with oil bunkers
Draught aft on sailing13' 00"
Ships agentCarnie & Croan, Granton

Arrival

Wednesday, April 3, 1963 @ 1730
HUGHINA (Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page

HUGHINA arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with her catch of 5 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 5 boxes
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentIvan Boardley, Fish Merchant, Ayr