Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Arrival

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0350
SAINT BEDAN (1937-1964 General cargo coaster 157 feet long owned by J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's SAINT BEDAN arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Belfast with a cargo of scrap

Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage240
Master of vessel on arrivalW McCraeGross Tonnage452
Draught aft on arrival13 feetDeadweght Tonnage550
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan.

Arrival

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0445
ELISA (1957-1969 General cargo / container carrying coaster 61.77m 191 feet long of Hendrik Pepping / Dammers & van der Heide's Shipping & Trading Company, Rotterdam) Own Page
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage300
Master of vessel on arrivalPeppingGross Tonnage519
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage800

Sailing

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0610
SPEEDWELL (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page
Sailing forFishing grounds in Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight

Sailing

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0610
CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page
Sailing forFishing grounds in Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoLight

Sailing

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0610
ST NINIAN (inshore fishing boat) Own Page
Sailing forFishing grounds in Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourNet TonnageInshore fishing boat
Outward cargoLight

News Event

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0620
LYCAON ( 1954 - 1976 General cargo liner 487 feet of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Alfred Holt's LYCAON arrives at Glasgow with general cargo from Singapore and Penang via Liverpool

Arrived fromSingapore and Penang via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth1 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Sailing forBremerhaven (Germany) via Elderslie Drydock (Glasgow)
Sailed from berth1 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Draught forward on arrival14' 10"
Draught aft on arrival20' 02"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 734 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 5th March
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo1345 on 6th March
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing14' 01"
Draught aft on sailing18' 10"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 9891

News Event

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 0800
NORTHERN STAR (1961-1975 Passenger liner 650 feet long of Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, London) Own Page

Shaw Savill Line's NORTHERN STAR arrives at Darling Harbour, Sydney

Arrived in berthDarling Harbour, Sydney (Australia)Port of RegistrySouthampton (England, UK)
Reg Tonnage12,567
Gross Tonnage23,982

News Event

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1100
ORIANA (1961-1986 Passenger liner 804 feet long of P & O-Orient Lines / P & O Steam Navigation Company, London)) Own Page

ORIANA leaves Sydney for Southampton (England) via North America and the Far East

Sailing forSouthampton (England) via North America and the Far EastPort of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthPassenger Terminal, Sydney (Australia)
Ships agentP & O - Orient Lines, 55 Hunter Street, Sydney Telephone 2-0317

Ship Event

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1200
ORONSAY (1951-1975 Passenger liner 708 feet long of P & O-Orient Line, London) Own Page

ORONSAY leaves Sydney for London (England)

Sailing forLondon (England)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthNo. 20 Wharf, Pyrmont, Sydney (Australia)
Ships agentP & O - Orient Lines, 55 Hunter Street, Sydney Telephone 2-0317

Sailing

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1205
ELISA (1957-1969 General cargo / container carrying coaster 61.77m 191 feet long of Hendrik Pepping / Dammers & van der Heide's Shipping & Trading Company, Rotterdam) Own Page
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Holland)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage300
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage519
Deadweght Tonnage800

Arrival

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1225
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage315
Master of vessel on arrivalVan EsGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1250
SAINT BEDAN (1937-1964 General cargo coaster 157 feet long owned by J & A Gardner, Glasgow) Own Page

Gardner's SAINT BEDAN leaves Ardrossan Harbour light-ship for Lochaline, Scottish Highlands

Sailing forLochaline, Morvern area, Sound of Mull, Scottish HighlandsPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage240
Outward cargoLightGross Tonnage452
Draught aft on sailing9 feetDeadweght Tonnage550

SAINT BEDAN leaves Ardrossan for Lochaline. Lochaline is the main village in the Morvern area of Highland, Scotland. It is situated at the mouth of Loch Aline, on the northern shore.
Lochaline is connected with Fishnish on the Isle of Mull by ferry.

Arrival

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1315
THEODORA (coastal oil/products tanker) Own Page

Tanker THEODORA arrives light-ship at Ardrossan Harbour from Belfast

Arrived fromBelfastPort of RegistryUithoorn (Uithoorn is in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage229
Master of vessel on arrivalG Patje
Draught aft on arrival8' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight

Arrival

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1505
HALIA (1958-1985 Oil tanker 556 feet long 14.5 knots of Shell Petroleum Company, London) Own Page

Shell Tanker HALIA arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Stanlow via Belfast

Arrived fromStanlow via BelfastPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berthBerth 12 (Tanker Berth), Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage6,930
Master of vessel on arrivalR ThompsonGross Tonnage12,183
Draught aft on arrival20' 9"Deadweght Tonnage18,200
Cargo carried on arrivalPetrol and Avtur
Ships agentT L Duff, Ardrossan

Ardrossan Harbour Pilot Neil McDonald was in charge, and HALIA was assisted into the berth by the tugs SEAWAY at bow, and BRIGADIER at stern

Ship Event

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1505
SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Ardrossan tug SEAWAY assists Shell Tanker HALIA into berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

SEAWAY acted as bow tug, and BRIGADIER as stern tug, in bringing Shell's HALIA from roads into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour.