Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Saturday, April 6, 1963 @ 1100 		LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

Burns & Laird's LAIRDSBURN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Belfast
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Net Tonnage228
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage513
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage720
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Wood
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Master of vessel on sailingJ Wood
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Saturday, April 6, 1963 @ 1200 		IBERIA (1954-1973 Passenger liner of P & O, London : Scrapped in 1973) Own Page

IBERIA leaves the Passenger Terminal, Sydney Cove, Sydney for London
Ships agentP & O - Orient Lines, Passenger Booking Office, 2 Spring Street, Sydney Telephone 2-0532Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage29,614

Sailing

Saturday, April 6, 1963 @ 1445 		GRANTON OSPREY ( 1960 - 1970 Deep-sea fishing trawler GN19 of William Carnie / Carnie & Croan, Granton) Own Page

Deep Sea Trawler GRANTON OSPREY leaves Ardrossan Harbour for deep sea fishing grounds
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

Sailing

Saturday, April 6, 1963 @ 1545 		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
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 HarbourDeadweght Tonnage780
Master of vessel on arrivalG Schouten
Cargo carried on arrivalContainers
Outward cargoContainers

Sailing

Saturday, April 6, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		IBERIA (1954-1973 Passenger liner of P & O, London : Scrapped in 1973) Own Page

P & O's IBERIA leaves Sydney (Australia) for Europe
Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage29,614

Arrival

Saturday, April 6, 1963 @ 1800 		WILLIAM J EVERARD (1963-1982 General cargo coaster 244 feet long of F.T. Everard Line, London) Own Page

WILLIAM J EVERARD arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, from London
Arrived fromLondonPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head North)Gross Tonnage1,589
Draught forward on arrival16' 9"Deadweght Tonnage2,450
Draught aft on arrival16' 10"
Cargo carried on arrival2373 tons of clinker
Commenced discharge of inward cargo8th April at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo9th April at 1630
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing6' 3"
Draught aft on sailing13' 3"

   WILLIAM J EVERARD, a brand-new 265 feet long dry cargo coaster arrived at berth 5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, from London at 1800 on 6th April 1963.   She was carrying 2373 tons of clinker and her draught forward was 16’ 9” and aft 16’ 10.”

   Two hours after arrival, at 2025, she shifted from berth 5 to berth 2 Rothesay Dock.

   Stevedores J. F. Wilson commenced discharging the clinker at 0800 on 8th April, and unloading was completed at 1630 on 9th April.   Her draught was then 6’ 3” forward and 13’ 3” aft.

   An hour after finishing discharge, at 1750 on 9th April, WILLIAM J EVERARD cast off her mooring ropes and left Rothesay Dock for Swansea.  

News Event

Saturday, April 6, 1963 @ 1800 		WILLIAM J EVERARD (1963-1982 General cargo coaster 244 feet long of F.T. Everard Line, London) Own Page

WILLIAM J EVERARD arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, from London
Arrived fromLondonPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head North)Gross Tonnage1,589
Draught forward on arrival16' 9"Deadweght Tonnage2,450
Draught aft on arrival16' 10"
Cargo carried on arrival2373 tons of clinker
Commenced discharge of inward cargo8th April at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo9th April at 1630
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing6' 3"
Draught aft on sailing13' 3"

   WILLIAM J EVERARD, a brand-new 265 feet long dry cargo coaster arrived at berth 5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, from London at 1800 on 6th April 1963.   She was carrying 2373 tons of clinker and her draught forward was 16’ 9” and aft 16’ 10.”

   Two hours after arrival, at 2025, she shifted from berth 5 to berth 2 Rothesay Dock.

   Stevedores J. F. Wilson commenced discharging the clinker at 0800 on 8th April, and unloading was completed at 1630 on 9th April.   Her draught was then 6’ 3” forward and 13’ 3” aft.

   An hour after finishing discharge, at 1750 on 9th April, WILLIAM J EVERARD cast off her mooring ropes and left Rothesay Dock for Swansea.  

 

Sailing

Saturday, April 6, 1963 @ 2010 		PALM (1927-1963 Coastal tar carrier of Fishers of Newry) Own Page

Tar carrier PALM leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of 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

Ship Movement

Saturday, April 6, 1963 @ 2025 		WILLIAM J EVERARD (1963-1982 General cargo coaster 244 feet long of F.T. Everard Line, London) Own Page

WILLIAM J EVERARD shifts from berth 5 to berth 2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank
Arrived fromLondonPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head North)Gross Tonnage1,589
Draught forward on arrival16' 9"Deadweght Tonnage2,450
Draught aft on arrival16' 10"
Cargo carried on arrival2373 tons of clinker
Commenced discharge of inward cargo8th April at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo9th April at 1630
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing6' 3"
Draught aft on sailing13' 3"

   WILLIAM J EVERARD, a brand-new 265 feet long dry cargo coaster arrived at berth 5 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, from London at 1800 on 6th April 1963.   She was carrying 2373 tons of clinker and her draught forward was 16’ 9” and aft 16’ 10.”

   Two hours after arrival, at 2025, she shifted from berth 5 to berth 2 Rothesay Dock.

   Stevedores J. F. Wilson commenced discharging the clinker at 0800 on 8th April, and unloading was completed at 1630 on 9th April.   Her draught was then 6’ 3” forward and 13’ 3” aft.

   An hour after finishing discharge, at 1750 on 9th April, WILLIAM J EVERARD cast off her mooring ropes and left Rothesay Dock for Swansea.  

 

News Event

Sunday, April 7, 1963 @ 0600
ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate 		CHESHIRE (1959-1968 General cargo ship of Bibby Line, Liverpool) Own Page

CHESHIRE due about 7 April at Pondicherry (Pondy) India to discharge 120 tons of general cargo
Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage7,201

 

 

News Event

Sunday, April 7, 1963 @ 1320 		HMS CLYDE (1960-1971 "Ton" class inshore minesweeper - formerly HMS AMERTON - pennant number M1105 of Royal Navy, London : 1971 scrapped) Own Page

Royal Navy Minesweeper H.M.S. CLYDE arrives at Ardrossan Dockyard
Arrived fromGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryAdmiralty (Royal Navy, London)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) ... Ardrossan Dockyard on arrivalNet Tonnage225
Sailing forSea : Firth of Clyde for trials
Sailed from berthArdrossan Dockyard, Ardrossan (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Master of vessel on arrivalLt. R Tapley
Draught aft on arrival9' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentArdrossan Dockyard Company, Ardrossan

Arrival

Monday, April 8, 1963 @ 0510 		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
Master of vessel on sailingB Thomas

Arrival

Monday, April 8, 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 arrived at Irvine light ship from Milford Haven (Wales)
Arrived fromMilford Haven (Wales)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
Ships agentI.C.I.Nobel Division, Ardeer Factory, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Arrival

Monday, April 8, 1963 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		UNITAS (1950-1969 General cargo coaster 45 metres long of Lukas van Bruggen, Groningen / NV Scheepvaartbedrijf "Gruno", Amsterdam Own Page

Dutch coaster UNITAS arrived at Irvine from Poole (England) with a cargo of clay
Arrived fromPoole (England)Port of RegistryGroningen, Holland
Arrived in berthTown Quay, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Reg Tonnage167
Master of vessel on arrivalIjdoGross Tonnage346
Cargo carried on arrival320 tons of clayDeadweght Tonnage425
Ships agentJ K Campbell, Harbour Street, Irvine Harbour, Irvine, Scotland

News Event

Monday, April 8, 1963 @ 0800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		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

STORMLIGHT discharging her cargo at Port Ellen (Isle of Islay, Scotland)
Ship's locationPort Ellen (Isle of Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGreenock (Scotland, UK)
Net Tonnage71
Gross Tonnage166
Deadweght Tonnage183