Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Saturday, April 20, 1963 @ 0325
SAINT ANGUS (1936 -1965 General cargo coaster 151 feet long of J & A Gardner Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's coaster SAINT ANGUS arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with scrap metal from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage195
Master of vessel on arrivalR BlackGross Tonnage391
Draught aft on arrival12' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Arrival

Saturday, April 20, 1963 @ 0345
LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

LAIRDSBURN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with general cargo from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Tidal Basin, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage228
Master of vessel on arrivalL StewartGross Tonnage513
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargoDeadweght Tonnage720
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Saturday, April 20, 1963 @ 0530
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 arrivalVan EsGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage780
Ships agentAnglo Continental Containers, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Saturday, April 20, 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 Milford Haven (Wales)

Arrived fromMilford Haven (Wales)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

Sailing

Saturday, April 20, 1963 @ 1230
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 agentAnglo Continental Containers, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Saturday, April 20, 1963 @ 1425
GRANTON FALCON (Deep sea fishing trawler) Own Page

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

Arrived fromSea (Deep sea fishing grounds)Port of RegistryGranton (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forSea (Deep sea fishing grounds)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalW Patterson
Draught aft on arrival14' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 800 boxes
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught aft on sailing14' 06"
Ships agentCarnie & Croan, Granton

Sailing

Saturday, April 20, 1963 @ 1615
SAINT ANGUS (1936 -1965 General cargo coaster 151 feet long of J & A Gardner Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's coaster SAINT ANGUS leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Garston

Sailing forGarston (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage195
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)Gross Tonnage391
Draught aft on sailing11' 00"
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Ship Event

Saturday, April 20, 1963 @ 1700
TERNEFJELL (1955- 1968 Refrigerated / General cargo ship 297 feet long of A/S Falkefjell / Olsen & Ugelstad, Olsen & Uglested's Fjell Line, Norway : 1971 wrecked at Oran) Own Page

TERNEFJELL closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Montreal and the Great Lakes

Ship's locationGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Sailing forMontreal, Toronto, Hamilton, Toledo, Detroit and ChicagoNet Tonnage1,115
Ships agentJ C Peacock & Co. Ltd., 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.1. Phone DOUglas 7101Gross Tonnage2,102
Deadweght Tonnage2,845

Sailing

Saturday, April 20, 1963 @ 1800
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 leaves Irvine for Zeebrugge (Belgium) with 143 tons of explosives

Sailing forZeebrugge (Belgium)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthGarnock Wharf, River Garnock, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Reg Tonnage317
Outward cargo143 tons of explosives
Ships agentI.C.I.Nobel Division, Ardeer Factory, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sailing

Saturday, April 20, 1963 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only
LADY ROSLIN (1958-1982 Explosives carrier 174 feet long of I.C.I. Nobel Division, Irvine) Own Page

LADY ROSLIN leaves Irvine with 335 tons of explosives for London

Sailing forLondon (UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthGarnock Wharf, River Garnock, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage304
Outward cargo335 tons of explosivesReg Tonnage275
Ships agentI.C.I.Nobel Division, Ardeer Factory, Stevenston, Ayrshire, ScotlandGross Tonnage698
Deadweght Tonnage552

News Event

Saturday, April 20, 1963 @ 2050
BRITISH RESOURCE (1949-1972 Ocean oil tanker 166.73m overall of BP Tanker Company, London : 1972 scrapped at Castellon, Spain) Own Page

B.P. Tanker BRITISH RESOURCE arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with fuel oil from Milford Haven

Arrived fromMilford HavenPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde) .. tugs SEAWAY and THUNDERERNet Tonnage6,490
Master of vessel on arrivalA DaviesGross Tonnage11,200
Draught aft on arrival23' 06"Deadweght Tonnage16,200
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Ship Event

Saturday, April 20, 1963 @ 2050
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 bow assists B.P. Tanker BRITISH RESOURCE to berth at Ardrossan Harbour

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

Ship Event

Saturday, April 20, 1963 @ 2050
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER at stern assists B.P. Tanker BRITISH RESOURCE to berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterThomas SlaterGross Tonnage208
Arrived fromGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)

Sailing

Saturday, April 20, 1963 @ 2120
THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER leaves Ardrossan Harbour after assisting B.P. Tanker BRITISH RESOURCE to berth

Vessel MasterThomas SlaterPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage208
Sailed from berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)

Sailing

Sunday, April 21, 1963 @ 1000
BRITISH RESOURCE (1949-1972 Ocean oil tanker 166.73m overall of BP Tanker Company, London : 1972 scrapped at Castellon, Spain) Own Page

B.P. Tanker BRITISH RESOURCE leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Distillate for Old Kilpatrick

Sailing forOld Kilpatrick (River Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde) .. tugs SEAWAY and THUNDERERNet Tonnage6,490
Outward cargoDistillate ROB (= Remaining on board)Gross Tonnage11,200
Draught aft on sailing20' 00"Deadweght Tonnage16,200
Master of vessel on sailingA Davies
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66