Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Sunday, April 21, 1963 @ 1000 		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 assists B.P. Tanker BRITISH RESOURCE to leave Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Ship Event

Sunday, April 21, 1963 @ 1000 		THUNDERER (1958-1973 Tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock) Own Page

Tug THUNDERER assists B.P. Tanker BRITISH RESOURCE to leave Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage208
Master of vessel on sailingThomas Slater

 

Tug THUNDERER (Tugmaster Thomas Slater) assisted

the B.P. Tanker BRITISH RESOURCE astern from the

ocean tanker berth 12 at Ardrossan Harbour, and through

the harbour entrance to the roadstead, and, on being

released by the Pilot, the tug left Ardrossan and made

her way to Greenock.

 

Arrival

Monday, April 22, 1963 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		HALCYON (1951-1966 Diesel / sailing General cargo puffer lighter 84 feet long of William McMillan, Campbeltown / Irvine Shipping & Trading Company, Irvine : 1966 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Puffer HALCYON arrived at Irvine from Brodick to load for Port Ellen (Isle of Islay)
Arrived fromBrodick (Isle of Arran, Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryHull (England) then from 1959 Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Arrived in berthTown Quay, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage57
Master of vessel on arrivalMcMillanGross Tonnage101
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentJ K Campbell, Harbour Street, Irvine Harbour, Irvine, Scotland

Sailing

Monday, April 22, 1963 @ 1640 		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

Ship Event

Monday, April 22, 1963 @ 1700 		BASSANO (1946-1967 General cargo ship of Ellerman's Wilson Line, Hull : 1969 scrapped at Shanghai) Own Page

BASSANO on Hall Line charter closes at Glasgow for cargo for Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira
Ships agentCity Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971Port of RegistryHull (England)
Gross Tonnage4,984 tons

Arrival

Tuesday, April 23, 1963 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		EMPRESS OF ENGLAND (1957-1970 Passenger Liner 640 feet long of Canadian Pacific Steamships, Liverpool : 1975 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

EMPRESS OF ENGLAND calls at Tail-of-the Bank, Greenock to embark passengers and mail for Canada
Ship's locationTail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived fromLiverpool (England, U.K.)Gross Tonnage25,585
Sailing forQuebec and Montreal, CanadaDeadweght Tonnage8,910

News Event

Tuesday, April 23, 1963 @ 0900
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

Clyde puffer LADY ISLE loads Mail at Princes Pier, Greenock for EMPRESS OF ENGLAND at anchorage
Ship's locationPrinces Pier, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryTroon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forCanadian Pacific Liner EMPRESS OF ENGLAND at Tail-of-the-Bank anchorageReg Tonnage40

  


Model of Clyde puffer LADY ISLE

Arrival

Tuesday, April 23, 1963 @ 1600
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		EMPRESS OF ENGLAND (1957-1970 Passenger Liner 640 feet long of Canadian Pacific Steamships, Liverpool : 1975 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

EMPRESS OF ENGLAND leaves Tail-of-the Bank, Greenock for Quebec and Montreal, Canada
Ship's locationTail-of-the-Bank anchorage off Greenock, Scotland, U.K.Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived fromLiverpool (England, U.K.)Gross Tonnage25,585
Sailing forQuebec and Montreal, CanadaDeadweght Tonnage8,910

Sailing

Tuesday, April 23, 1963 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		HALCYON (1951-1966 Diesel / sailing General cargo puffer lighter 84 feet long of William McMillan, Campbeltown / Irvine Shipping & Trading Company, Irvine : 1966 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Puffer HALCYON leaves Irvine for Port Ellen (Isle of Islay)
Sailing forPort Ellen (Isle of Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryHull (England) then from 1959 Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Sailed from berthTown Quay, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage57
Outward cargo76 tons of bricks, 30 tons of kerbs, 20 tons of cement, 2 tons of general cargoGross Tonnage101
Master of vessel on sailingMcMillan
Ships agentJ K Campbell, Harbour Street, Irvine Harbour, Irvine, Scotland

Arrival

Wednesday, April 24, 1963 @ 0455 		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 arrivalR McKnightGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan

Arrival

Wednesday, April 24, 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 arrivalG SchoutenGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage928
Ships agentAnglo Continental Containers, The Harbour, Ardrossan

News Event

Wednesday, April 24, 1963 @ 1150 		NORTH EARL (1962-1977 Oil tanker 556 feet long of Palmyra Cia. Naviera, Piraeus : scrapped 1977) Own Page

Tanker NORTH EARL arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with fuel oil from Heysham (England) via Belfast
Arrived fromHeysham (England) via BelfastPort of RegistryPiraeus (Greece)
Arrived in berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.) .. tugs SEAWAY and STRONGBOWNet Tonnage7,411
Sailing forBirkenhead (England, U.K.)Gross Tonnage12,402
Sailed from berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.) .. tugs SEAWAY and WRESTLERDeadweght Tonnage18,640
Master of vessel on arrivalS Vlassopoulos
Draught aft on arrival20' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught aft on sailing18' 00"
Master of vessel on sailingS Vlassopoulos
Ships agentT L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

Ship Event

Wednesday, April 24, 1963 @ 1150 		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 assists at bow to berth tanker NORTH EARL at Ardrossan Harbour
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Ship Event

Wednesday, April 24, 1963 @ 1150 		STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) Own Page

Tug STRONGBOW arrives at Ardrossan from Greenock and assists at stern to berth tanker NORTH EARL
Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Vessel MasterA McInnesNet Tonnage41
Arrived fromGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage225

Sailing

Wednesday, April 24, 1963 @ 1205 		STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) Own Page

Tug STRONGBOW leaves Ardrossan for Greenock after assisting to berth tanker NORTH EARL
Ship's location12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Vessel MasterA McInnesNet Tonnage41
Sailed from berthGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage225