Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Thursday, April 4, 1963 @ 1800
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 leaves Irvine light ship for Belfast
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthTown Quay, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Reg Tonnage195
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage391
Master of vessel on sailingBlack

Sailing

Thursday, April 4, 1963 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		SAXON (1925-1965 General cargo lighter - "Clyde Puffer" - of Walter Kerr, Millport, Isle of Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde, Scotland) Own Page

Walter Kerr's Puffer SAXON leaves Irvine with a cargo for Millport (Firth of Clyde)
Sailing forMillport (Isle of Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (UK)
Sailed from berthTown Quay, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Outward cargo92 tons of sand and gravel
Master of vessel on sailingKerr
Ships agentJ K Campbell, Harbour Street, Irvine Harbour, Irvine, Scotland

Ship Event

Thursday, April 4, 1963 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		QUEEN ELIZABETH (1940-1946 Troopship then 1946-1968 passenger liner of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

QUEEN ELIZABETH left Southampton (England) for New York (USA)
Sailing forNew York (USA)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailed from berthSouthampton (England, UK)Gross Tonnage83,673

News Event

Thursday, April 4, 1963 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		BENCLEUCH (1949-1972 General cargo liner of William Thomson Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

BENCLEUCH left Kobe (Japan) for Kaohsiung (= pronounced Coo - shung, Taiwan)
Sailing forKaohsiung (= pronounced Coo - shung, Taiwan)Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthKobe (Japan)

Sailing

Thursday, April 4, 1963 @ 2120 		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 arrivalFullerton
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Outward cargoTrailers
Master of vessel on sailingFullerton
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan

News Event

Friday, April 5, 1963 @ 0800 		Own Page

English Electric Company announce order for 11 Diesel-Electric main-line locomotives for East Africa

Ship Event

Friday, April 5, 1963 @ 1000 		CLANITY ((1956 -1969 Coastal and Harbour oiler 171 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Oiler CLANITY bunkers CHARLTON MIRA with fuel oil in James Watt Dock, Greenock
Ship's locationJames Watt Dock, Greenock (alongside CHARLTON MIRA)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oilNet Tonnage224
Ships agentT L Duff & Company Limited, 24 George Square, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2827 Gross Tonnage495

News Event

Friday, April 5, 1963 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		CHARLTON MIRA (1958-1969 Bulk carrier 495 feet long of Charlton Steam Shipping Company, London / Chandris (England) Ltd. : Scrapped in 1987) Own Page

CHARLTON MIRA at James Watt Dock, Greenock bunkers fuel oil from oiler CLANITY
Ship's locationJames Watt Dock, GreenockPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Ships agentT L Duff & Company Limited, 24 George Square, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2827 Net Tonnage5.791
Gross Tonnage9,881
Deadweght Tonnage14,700

News Event

Friday, April 5, 1963 @ 1000 		BRITISH MARINER (1963- 1975 Oil Tanker 815 feet overall of B.P. Tanker Company, London : 1975 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

New B.P. oil tanker BRITISH MARINER at Clydebank has remote control of propelling machinery
Ship's locationJohn Brown's Shipyard, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLondon (U.K.)
Net Tonnage26,222
Gross Tonnage43,378
Deadweght Tonnage74,635

News Event

Friday, April 5, 1963 @ 1200 		ARCADIA (1954-1979 Passenger liner / Cruise ship of P & O Lines, London) Own Page

ARCADIA leaves No. 13 wharf, Pyrmont, Sydney for Far East, Canada and U.S.A. to London
Ships agentP & O - Orient Lines, Passenger Booking Office, 2 Spring Street, Sydney Telephone 2-0532Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

News Event

Friday, April 5, 1963 @ 1200 		BRITISH MARINER (1963- 1975 Oil Tanker 815 feet overall of B.P. Tanker Company, London : 1975 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

New tanker BRITISH MARINER at Clydebank (Scotland) has remote control of propelling machinery
Ship's locationFitting-out Basin of John Brown's Shipyard, Clydebank (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryLondon (U.K.)
Net Tonnage26,222
Gross Tonnage43,378
Deadweght Tonnage74,635

Image contributed by Sammy McCall

Sailing

Friday, April 5, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		ARCADIA (1954-1979 Passenger liner / Cruise ship of P & O Lines, London) Own Page

P & O's ARCADIA leaves Sydney (Australia) for Far East, North America, Far East and UK via Suez
Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Ships agentP & O - Orient Lines, Passenger Booking Office, 2 Spring Street, Sydney Telephone 2-0532

Sailing

Friday, April 5, 1963 @ 1800
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 for Milford Haven with 170 tons of Explosives
Sailing forMilford Haven (Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthGarnock Wharf, River Garnock, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Outward cargo170 tons of Explosives
Ships agentI.C.I.Nobel Division, Ardeer Factory, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Arrival

Saturday, April 6, 1963 @ 0812 		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

News Event

Saturday, April 6, 1963 @ 0915 		PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

Tar carrier PALM arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load Tar for Belfast
Arrived fromDublin (Eire / Ireland)Port of RegistryNewry
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage122
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage343
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalMcAllister
Draught aft on arrival10' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoTar
Draught aft on sailing13' 00"
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66