Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1525
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page

Steel & Bennie's tug BRIGADIER departs Ardrossan and returns to Greenock

Arrived fromGreenockPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourGross Tonnage223
Sailing forGreenock
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Master of vessel on arrivalH Cooke
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Outward cargoLight

Tug BRIGADIER had assisted in docking the Shell tanker HALIA at Ardrossan Harbour, and, now the duty was completed, she was leaving Ardrossan and returning to her base in Greenock

Sailing

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1535
SUMMERVALE (1960-1972 Deep-sea fishing trawler pennant LH 373 Length 106 feet of William Liston Ltd, Newhaven Edinburgh) Own Page

Deep-sea fishing trawler SUMMERVALE leaves Ardrossan Harbour for fishing-grounds

Sailing forDeep-sea fishing groundsPort of RegistryLeith
Outward cargoLightReg Tonnage70
Gross Tonnage217

Sailing

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1630
CLAN MACLENNAN (1947-1971 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Clan Line, Glasgow : 1971 scrapped at Shanghai, China)) Own Page

CLAN MACLENNAN leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Colombo via Birkenhead

Arrived fromManchester (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head south)Gross Tonnage6,366
Sailing forColombo via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head south)
Draught forward on arrival10' 03"
Draught aft on arrival18' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 2nd March
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 500 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Completed loading outward cargo1400 on 5th March
Draught forward on sailing12' 00"
Draught aft on sailing18' 06"
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow

Sailing

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1715
HOLMFIELD (1957 - 1967 coaster of Zillah Shipping, Liverpool)) Own Page
Sailing forBelfastPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage250
Outward cargoGeneralGross Tonnage488
Draught aft on sailing10 feet

Arrival

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1725
SPEEDWELL (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page
Arrived fromFishing grounds in Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival16 boxes of fish

Arrival

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1725
ST NINIAN (inshore fishing boat) Own Page
Arrived fromFishing grounds in Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourNet TonnageInshore fishing boat
Cargo carried on arrival14 boxes of fish

Arrival

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1725
CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) Own Page
Arrived fromFishing grounds in Firth of ClydePort of RegistryPort Seton (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour
Cargo carried on arrival5 boxes of fish

Arrival

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1725
LASCAR (1939-1972 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay, Glasgow : 1972 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Puffer LASCAR arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Rothesay

Arrived fromRothesay, Isle of Bute, ScotlandPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage50
Master of vessel on arrivalCollass ? (Difficult to read)Gross Tonnage96
Draught aft on arrival7' 62Deadweght Tonnage140
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan.

Ship Event

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
KOMATA (in 1964 General cargo ship of Union Steam Ship Co. of New Zealand Ltd.) Own Page

Union Line's KOMATA scheduled to leave Melbourne (Australia) for Auckland and Tauranga (New Zealand)

Ship's location8 Victoria Dock, Melbourne (Australia)
Sailing forAuckland and Tauranga (New Zealand)
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Ships agentUnion Steam Ship Co. of New Zealand Ltd., 59 William Street, Melbourne (Australia) Tel. 62 2331

Sailing

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 1810
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage315
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Deadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Thursday, March 5, 1964 @ 2030
SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour
Outward cargoTrailers

Sailing

Friday, March 6, 1964 @ 0350
THEODORA (coastal oil/products tanker) Own Page

Tanker THEODORA leaves Ardrossan for Belfast with a cargo of bitumen

Sailing forBelfastPort of RegistryUithoorn (Uithoorn is in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan HarbourReg Tonnage229
Outward cargoBitumen

Arrival

Friday, March 6, 1964 @ 0430
FERNFIELD (1958 - 1971 General dry-cargo coaster of Zillah Shipping Company, Liverpool) Own Page
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourReg Tonnage266
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Burgess
Draught aft on arrival10' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers

Arrival

Friday, March 6, 1964 @ 0505
GOODWILL (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 60m long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page
Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan HarbourNet Tonnage288
Master of vessel on arrivalM TigchelaarGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage928

News Event

Friday, March 6, 1964 @ 0520
KING MALCOLM (1952-1972 General cargo ship 466 feet overall of King Line / Clan Line / Hector Whaling :1981 Scrapped) Own Page

King Line's KING MALCOLM arrives at 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Dar-es-Salaam

Arrived fromHamburg (Germany)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Arrived in berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)Gross Tonnage5,883
Sailing forDar-es-Salaam via Swansea
Sailed from berth7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Draught forward on arrival9' 11"
Draught aft on arrival12' 02"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 6th March
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 550 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Heavy lifts loaded6th March loaded 4 lifts total 59 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1100 on 8th March
Draught forward on sailing11' 00"
Draught aft on sailing17' 07"
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050