Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Saturday, May 25, 1963 @ 0950 		EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) Own Page

Coastal tanker EILEEN M leaves Ardrossan Harbour with petrol and diesel oil for Stornoway
Arrived from)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailing forStornoway (Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Western Isles of Scotland)Reg Tonnage133
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage323
Outward cargoPetrol and diesel oil
Draught aft on sailing11' 06"
Master of vessel on sailingD B Owens
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

News Event

Monday, May 27, 1963 @ 1700 		PORT SYDNEY (1955-1972 Refrigerated cargo liner of Port Line, London) Own Page

Sailing Notice for PORT SYDNEY from Grangemouth on 27 May 1963 to Australian ports
Ship's locationGrangemouth (Firth of Forth, Scotland)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage11,683
Deadweght Tonnage14,164

 

PORT  LINE  LIMITED 

GRANGEMOUTH  to  AUSTRALIA

 

m.v.  “PORT SYDNEY”  …….  27TH May 1963

For  ADELAIDE,  MELBOURNE,  SYDNEY

and  BRISBANE

 

Further  details  from

The  General  Steam  Navigation  Company  Ltd.,

91  BOTHWELL  STREET,  GLASGOW,  C 2

Ship Event

Monday, May 27, 1963 @ 1700 		CLAN FARQUHARSON (1962-1968 General cargo ship 496 feet overall of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, London) Own Page

CLAN FARQUHARSON closes at Birkenhead for Port Said, Red Sea, Aden, India and East Pakistan
Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage9,292

Ship Event

Tuesday, May 28, 1963 @ 1700 		SICILIAN (1948-1964 cargo liner 362 feet long in service with Ellerrman Papayanni Line : scrapped Shanghai 1971) Own Page

Ellerman & Papayanni Line's SICILIAN closes at Glasgow for Mediterranean Ports
Ships agentJohn Bruce & Co. (Shipping) Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CITy 3581Port of RegistryLiverpool

Ship Event

Tuesday, May 28, 1963 @ 1700 		KING CHARLES (General cargo ship 466 feet long of King Line / Clan Line / Houston Line, London : 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

King Line's KING CHARLES closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for Red Sea and East Africa
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)

News Event

Wednesday, May 29, 1963 @ 0415 		ZEPHYR (1957-1969 General cargo coaster 51.50m overall of N.V. Wijnne & Barends' Cargadoors- en Agentuurkantoren, Delfzijl / Lieuwe Jan Kas & A. van Hassel, Delfzijl) Own Page

Wijnne & Barends ZEPHYR arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load steel plates for Seville (Spain)
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryDelfzijl (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth2a Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage288
Master of vessel on arrivalG KramerGross Tonnage499
Draught aft on arrival8' 10"Deadweght Tonnage688
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

News Event

Wednesday, May 29, 1963 @ 0530 		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 arrivalM TigchelaarGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage928

News Event

Wednesday, May 29, 1963 @ 0530 		EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) Own Page

EILEEN M arrives in Ardrossan Harbour to load petrol and gas oil for Portree (Isle of Skye)
Arrived fromStornoway (Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage133
Master of vessel on arrivalW OwensGross Tonnage323
Draught aft on arrival9' 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

News Event

Wednesday, May 29, 1963 @ 0620 		MONICA (1932-1965 Coastal oil tanker 144 feet (44.10 metres) long of NV United Tank Coastal Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

MONICA arrives in Ardrossan Harbour to load Tar for Belfast
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam, Holland
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage126
Master of vessel on arrivalC ZekkenheimerGross Tonnage325
Draught aft on arrival8' 06"Deadweght Tonnage419
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, May 29, 1963 @ 1225 		MONICA (1932-1965 Coastal oil tanker 144 feet (44.10 metres) long of NV United Tank Coastal Rotterdam, Netherlands) Own Page

MONICA leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of Tar for Belfast
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam, Holland
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage126
Outward cargoTarGross Tonnage325
Draught aft on sailing10' 00"Deadweght Tonnage419
Master of vessel on sailingC Zekkenheimer
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

News Event

Wednesday, May 29, 1963 @ 1415 		GRANTON MERLIN (Deep-sea fishing trawler) Own Page

Deep-sea trawler GRANTON MERLIN arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with 720 boxes of fish
Arrived fromDeep sea fishing groundsPort of RegistryGranton
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage77
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Cornelius
Draught aft on arrival12' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalFish 720 boxes
Ships agentCarnie & Croan, Granton

Sailing

Wednesday, May 29, 1963 @ 1630 		EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) Own Page

EILEEN M leaves Ardrossan Harbour with petrol and gas oil for Portree (Isle of Skye)
Sailing forPortree (Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage133
Outward cargoPetrol and gas oilGross Tonnage323
Draught aft on sailing10' 00"
Master of vessel on sailingW Owens
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Sailing

Wednesday, May 29, 1963 @ 1815 		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
Deadweght Tonnage928

Ship Event

Friday, May 31, 1963 @ 0900 		Meteor Own Page

Cruise ship "Meteor" to call at Ardrossan
Port of RegistryBergen, Norway

From "The Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald" dated 1st February 1963

The National Trust for Scotland's cruise ship M.V. "Meteor" will visit Ardrossan on 23rd and 31st May and on 7th and 12th June.

Sailing

Friday, May 31, 1963 @ 1700
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		POLYNESIE (1955-1976 Passenger / General cargo ship of Messageries Maritimes, France) Own Page

Messageries Maritimes POLYNESIE leaves Sydney on a 17-day trip to New Caledonia and New Hebrides
Ship's locationSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryFrance
Sailing for17-day trip to Noumea (New Caledonia) and Port Villa (Espiritu Santos) New Hebrides
Outward cargoPassengers and general cargo
Ships agentCie des Messageries Maritimes, 38 Grosvenor Street, Sydney