Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


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News Event

Friday, December 11, 1964 @ 0710
WANGEROOG (pronounced Van - ger - oo - gi (as in "give") ( 1963 - 1972 coastal oil / products tanker 70m long of Carl W Hansen Tankschiffahrt, Hamburg) Own Page

WANGEROOG arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of Bitumen from Stanlow

Vessel MasterHans RickerPort of RegistryHamburg, Germany
Arrived fromStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)Reg Tonnage526
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Deadweght Tonnage1875
Sailing forStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Draught aft on arrival15' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalBitumen
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentT L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

Sailing

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 0630
SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page

SPANIEL leaves Ardrossan Harbour on her Trailer service to Larne

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalV Sheppard
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers
Outward cargoTrailers
Ships agentNorthern Ireland Trailers, Dock Road, Ardrossan

Sailing

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 0655
CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) Own Page

CLIPPER leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Containers for 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
Deadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 0655
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

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage315
Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage499
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage780
Master of vessel on arrivalG Schouten
Cargo carried on arrivalContainers
Outward cargoContainers
Ships agentAtlantic Steam Navigation, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 0920
EDISON (1956-1973 General cargo coaster 185 feet 56.74 metres long of E. Wagenborg's Scheepvaart, Delfzijl) Own Page

Wagonborg coaster EDISON leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Steel for Cadiz (Spain)

Sailing forCadiz (Spain)Port of RegistryDelfzyl (pronounced Delf-zell) Netherlands
Sailed from berth2 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage324
Master of vessel on sailingJ TuikGross Tonnage498
Deadweght Tonnage788

Sailing

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 0935
ADMIRAL NELSON (1949-1969 General cargo coaster of G. de Ruiter's Kustvaart- en Rederijbedrijf (K. de Ruiter), Scheveningen / Gerrit de Ruiter, Scheveningen Own Page

Coaster ADMIRAL NELSON leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Asphalt Blocks for Arklow (Ireland)

Sailing forArklow (Ireland)Port of RegistryScheveningen (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage178
Outward cargoAsphalt BlocksGross Tonnage365
Master of vessel on sailingA Van Der ZwanDeadweght Tonnage425
Ships agentJ S Braid, Glasgow

Sailing

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 0945
WANGEROOG (pronounced Van - ger - oo - gi (as in "give") ( 1963 - 1972 coastal oil / products tanker 70m long of Carl W Hansen Tankschiffahrt, Hamburg) Own Page

WANGEROOG leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Stanlow (on the Manchester Ship Canal)

Vessel MasterHans RickerPort of RegistryHamburg, Germany
Arrived fromStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)Reg Tonnage526
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Deadweght Tonnage1875
Sailing forStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal, England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Draught aft on arrival15' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalBitumen
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentT L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

Arrival

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 1040
LAIRDSCREST (1936-1968 coastal general cargo ship with Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 scrapped) Own Page

LAIRDSCREST arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load general cargo for Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Gross Tonnage789
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Palmer
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Master of vessel on sailingJ Woods
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Arrival

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 1040
LAIRDSCREST (1936-1968 coastal general cargo ship with Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 scrapped) Own Page

LAIRDSCREST arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load general cargo for Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Gross Tonnage789
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Palmer
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoGeneral cargo
Master of vessel on sailingJ Woods
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 1050
SAINT RULE (1941- 1973 General cargo coaster 172 feet long of J & A Gardner Ltd., Glasgow : 1981 Wrecked at Cyprus) Own Page

Gardner's coaster SAINT RULE leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Port Ellen (Isle of Islay,)

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage285
Sailing forPort Ellen (Isle of Islay ..pronounced "eye - la" Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage524
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage650
Master of vessel on arrivalE Mackinnon
Draught aft on arrival13' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalScrap metal
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Master of vessel on sailingE Mackinnon
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Arrival

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 1130
LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : Sank 1980 in Greek waters) Own Page

LAIRDSROCK arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load a cargo of steel for Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage234
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage471
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Wood
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoSteel
Draught aft on sailing13' 00"
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 1200
LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

LAIRDSBURN leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of steel for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth2 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage228
Outward cargoSteelGross Tonnage513
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, ArdrossanDeadweght Tonnage720

Sailing

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 1550
THEODORA (1958-1972 Coastal oil tanker 57.64m long of N.V. Teerbedrijf Uithoorn (TEBU), Uithoorn) Own Page

Coastal tanker THEODORA leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of bitumen for Belfast

Vessel MasterG PatjePort of RegistryUithoorn (Netherlands)
Arrived fromDouglas (Isle of Man)Net Tonnage230
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Gross Tonnage499
Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage740
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)
Draught aft on arrival8' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoBitumen
Draught aft on sailing12' 06"
Ships agentT L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

News Event

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 1900
KAFFIR (1944 - 1974 General cargo Clyde puffer lighter of J & J Hay, Glasgow : 1974 wrecked at Ayr) Own Page

Puffer KAFFIR arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load a cargo of bagged malt for Islay

Arrived fromIslay (pronounced "eye - la" Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage96
Sailing forIsle of Islay (Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalD Black
Draught aft on arrival7' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoBagged Malt (for a Distillery in Islay)
Draught aft on sailing9' 00"
Master of vessel on sailingD Black
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

News Event

Saturday, December 12, 1964 @ 2300
GLEN SHIEL (1959-1973 General cargo motor coaster 109 feet long of Hay Hamilton Ltd, / Glenlight Shipping, Glasgow : Sank 1973) Own Page

Coaster GLEN SHIEL arrives at Ardrossan Harbour to load a cargo of bagged malt for Islay

Arrived fromIslay (pronounced "eye - la" Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage89
Sailing forIsle of Islay (Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage195
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage265
Master of vessel on arrivalJ West
Draught aft on arrival8' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoBagged Malt (for a Distillery in Islay)
Draught aft on sailing10' 00"
Master of vessel on sailingJ West
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66