Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1345
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 AALSUM

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 arrivalH McInnes
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

News Event

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1550
AALSUM (1965-1966 Oil tanker 524 feet overall 68 feet broad of Firma Vinke & Zonen, Amsterdam / Vanguard Tankers Ltd., Monrovia :1970 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan Own Page

Netherlands Tanker AALSUM arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with fuel oil from Tranmere

Arrived fromTranmere, River MerseyPort of RegistryAmsterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.).. tugs SEAWAY and WRESTLERNet Tonnage6,628
Master of vessel on arrivalP SimmonGross Tonnage11,600
Draught aft on arrival23' 04"Deadweght Tonnage16,240
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel Oil
Ships agentT L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

Ship Event

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1550
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER assists at stern to berth Netherlands tanker AALSUM at Ardrossan Harbour

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

Ship Event

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1550
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 Netherlands tanker AALSUM at Ardrossan Harbour

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

Sailing

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1605
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER leaves Ardrossan Harbour after assisting to berth Netherlands tanker AALSUM

Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage248
Master of vessel on sailingH McInnes

Sailing

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
ORIANA (1961-1986 Passenger liner 804 feet long of P & O-Orient Lines / P & O Steam Navigation Company, London)) Own Page

P & O's ORIANA leaves Sydney (Australia) for Europe via Panama

Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)

Sailing

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
ORIANA (1961-1986 Passenger liner 804 feet long of P & O-Orient Lines / P & O Steam Navigation Company, London)) Own Page

P & O's ORIANA leaves Sydney for North America then via Panama to Caribbean Ports and Europe

Sailed from berthSydney (Australia)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Ships agentP & O - Orient Lines, Passenger Booking Office, 2 Spring Street, Sydney Telephone 2-0532

Arrival

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1730
GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) Own Page

GLEN SANNOX arrives at Ardrossan Harbour with passengers and general cargo from Brodick

Arrived fromBrodick (Isle of Arran, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth14 Winton Pier, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage388
Master of vessel on arrivalA PurvisGross Tonnage1,107
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and general cargoDeadweght Tonnage301
Ships agentBritish Railways, The Harbour, Ardrossan

News Event

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
THESEUS ( 1955 - 1971 Cargo liner 490 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel THESEUS left Newcastle (New South Wales, Australia) for Glasgow

Port of RegistryLiverpool

News Event

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
QUEEN MARY (1936-1940 Passenger liner 1,019.4 ft (310.7 m) of Cunard Line: 1940-1946 Troopship: 1946-1967 returned to service with Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard Liner QUEEN MARY left New York for Southampton

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)

News Event

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
NARDANA (1956-1963 and 1968 - 1973 General cargo liner of British India Steam Navigation, London) Own Page

British India's general cargo liner NARDANA left Suez for Brisbane (Australia)

Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage8,512

News Event

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
MARTAND (1939-1964 General cargo ship of Thos & Jno Brocklebank Ltd., Liverpool :1964 wrecked in River Hooghly, near Calcutta.1964) Own Page

Brocklebank Line's general cargo liner MARTAND left Port Said (Egypt) for London

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage7,967

News Event

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
FLAMENCO (1950-1966 Cargo Liner of Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Liverpool) Own Page

Pacific Steam's cargo liner FLAMENCO left Nassau (Bahamas) for Matarani (Peru)

Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)

News Event

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
CUMBERLAND (1948-1973 Refrigerated general cargo liner 561 feet long of Federal Steam Navigation, London : 1976 scrapped in Taiwan) Own Page

Federal Steam's CUMBERLAND left Wellington (New Zealand) for Timaru (South Island, New Zealand)

Port of RegistryLondon
Net Tonnage5,658
Gross Tonnage11,281
Deadweght Tonnage14,800

News Event

Wednesday, June 26, 1963 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
CLAN MACLAY ( 1949 - 1976 general cargo liner 466 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) Own Page

Clan Line's CLAN MACLAY left Port Said (Egypt) for Manchester

Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage6,075