Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Wednesday, April 24, 1963 @ 1230
KELSO PATON ( 1956 - 1973 Deep-sea trawler GW2 of Ardrossan Trawling Company, Aberdeen) Own Page

Deep sea trawler KELSO PATON arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with her catch of 860 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea (Deep sea fishing grounds)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage86
Master of vessel on arrivalP WanlessGross Tonnage274
Draught aft on arrival12' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 860 boxes

Sailing

Wednesday, April 24, 1963 @ 1355
IERNE (1955- Lighthouse Tender of Commissioners of Irish Lights, Dublin) Own Page

Commissioners of Irish Lights Tender IERNE leaves Ardrossan Dockyard for Dun Laoghaire (Ireland)

Sailing forDun Laoghaire (Eire / Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthOld Dock, Ardrossan Dockyard (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) on arrival
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught aft on sailing14' 02"
Ships agentArdrossan Dockyard Company, Ardrossan

News Event

Wednesday, April 24, 1963 @ 1530
LADY ISLE (1956-1974 Steam then oil engined puffer lighter 66 feet long of Irvine Shipping & Trading Co., Irvine)) Own Page

Puffer LADY ISLE arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load drums of bitumen for Lamlash (Arran)

Arrived fromGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryTroon (Scotland)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage96
Master of vessel on arrivalMcCorquodale
Draught aft on arrival6' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Sailing

Wednesday, April 24, 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 (Wales) with 417 tons of explosives

Sailing forMilford Haven (Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthGarnock Wharf, River Garnock, Irvine Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)
Outward cargo417 tons of explosives
Master of vessel on sailingFerguson
Ships agentI.C.I.Nobel Division, Ardeer Factory, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sailing

Wednesday, April 24, 1963 @ 1905
GOODWILL (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 60m long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page

GOODWILL leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Containers for Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage288
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentAnglo Continental Containers, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage928

Sailing

Wednesday, April 24, 1963 @ 2035
FRIENDSHIP (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 61.07m long of Mountwood Shipping Co Ltd., Liverpool) Own Page

FRIENDSHIP leaves Ardrossan Harbour on her Trailer service to Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage275
Outward cargoTrailersGross Tonnage499
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan

Arrival

Thursday, April 25, 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

Sailing

Thursday, April 25, 1963 @ 1100
LADY ISLE (1956-1974 Steam then oil engined puffer lighter 66 feet long of Irvine Shipping & Trading Co., Irvine)) Own Page

Puffer LADY ISLE leaves Ardrossan Harbour with drums of bitumen for Lamlash (Arran)

Arrived fromGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryTroon (Scotland)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage96
Sailing forLamlash (Isle of Arran, Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalMcCorquodale
Draught aft on arrival6' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoDrums of Bitumen
Draught aft on sailing8' 00"
Master of vessel on sailingMcCorquodale
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Arrival

Thursday, April 25, 1963 @ 1305
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour and waits to sail tanker NORTH EARL

Arrived fromGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth11 Eglinton Basin Bunkering Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage248
Master of vessel on arrivalMcIntyre
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

Sailing

Thursday, April 25, 1963 @ 1355
NORTH EARL (1962-1977 Oil tanker 556 feet long of Palmyra Cia. Naviera, Piraeus : scrapped 1977) Own Page

Tanker NORTH EARL leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Birkenhead (England)

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

Thursday, April 25, 1963 @ 1355
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER assists to sail tanker NORTH EARL from Ardrossan Harbour then returns to the harbour

Ship's location12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterMcIntyreGross Tonnage248

Ship Event

Thursday, April 25, 1963 @ 1355
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 stern to sail tanker NORTH EARL from Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's location12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

News Event

Thursday, April 25, 1963 @ 1415
MAUREEN CROAN (Deep-sea fishing trawler of Joe Croan Ltd.) Own Page

Deep Sea Trawler MAUREEN CROAN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with 635 boxes of fish

Arrived fromSea (Deep sea fishing grounds)Port of RegistryAberdeen
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage75
Master of vessel on arrivalJ MilliganGross Tonnage220
Draught aft on arrival12' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 635 boxes

News Event

Thursday, April 25, 1963 @ 1900
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
Master of vessel on sailingVan EsDeadweght Tonnage780
Ships agentAnglo Continental Containers, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Friday, April 26, 1963 @ 0050
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER assists at stern to berth Swedish tanker JAGA at Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's location12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterMcIntyreGross Tonnage248