Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Monday, December 28, 1964 @ 1930
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 servive to Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage315
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Deadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Tuesday, December 29, 1964 @ 0650
DIEVERTJE (1957-1961 and then 1964-1971 General cargo coaster 59.39m long of Carebeka N.V., Groningen, Netherlands / Hendrik Damhof, Delfzijl) Own Page

Carebeka's DIEVERTJE leaves Ardrossan Harbour with a general cargo for Liverpool

Sailing forLiverpool (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryDelfzijl (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage225
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66Gross Tonnage498
Deadweght Tonnage889

Arrival

Tuesday, December 29, 1964 @ 0745
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page

Tug BRIGADIER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour and waits to assist sailing Shell Tanker KOROVINA

Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel MasterH CookeGross Tonnage223

Sailing

Tuesday, December 29, 1964 @ 0810
MOONLIGHT (1952- 1966 steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 88 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Glasgow : 1970 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Clyde puffer MOONLIGHT leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Bagged Malt for Isle of Jura via Greenock

Sailing forCraighouse (Isle of Jura, Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.) via GreenockPort of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage164
Outward cargoBagged Malt (probably for Isle of Jura Distillery)Deadweght Tonnage188
Draught aft on sailing10' 00"
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Tuesday, December 29, 1964 @ 1210
SPARTAN (1946-1961 steam Clyde "puffer" / Re-engined 1961-1980 as motor coaster of J & J Hay Ltd / Glenlight Shipping Company : 1980- Static exhibit at Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine) Own Page

Clyde puffer SPARTAN leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Bagged Malt for Isle of Islay via Troon

Sailing forIslay (pronounced "eye - la" Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.) via TroonPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Outward cargoBagged Malt (probably for a Distillery in Islay)
Draught aft on sailing9' 00"
Master of vessel on sailingD Craig
Ships agentR L Alpine, Ardrossan

Sailing

Tuesday, December 29, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
AMERICAN FORWARDER (1946-1970 General cargo ship 460 feet long of United States Lines, New York : Scrapped 1972) Own Page

AMERICAN FORWARDER left Baltimore 29 December for Liverpool

Port of RegistryNew York, USA
Gross Tonnage8,228

Sailing

Tuesday, December 29, 1964 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
IONIC (1959-1978 General cargo ship 514 feet overall of Shaw Savill, London) Own Page

IONIC left Genoa 29 December for London

Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage11,219

Sailing

Tuesday, December 29, 1964 @ 1845
LOCH ETIVE (1962-1968 General cargo 3-island type coaster long of John Rainey Shipping, Larne / Shamrock Shipping, Larne) Own Page

LOCH ETIVE leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Containers for Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondonderry (Northern Ireland)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage490
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage982
Master of vessel on sailingA HughesDeadweght Tonnage1220

Arrival

Tuesday, December 29, 1964 @ 1905
SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page

Link Line's SPANIEL arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with Trailers from Larne

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Master of vessel on arrivalJ Fullerton
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers

Sailing

Tuesday, December 29, 1964 @ 1935
KOROVINA (1954-1975 Crude and white oil products tanker of Shell Tankers Rotterdam / La Corona / C.S.M. / N.I.T. : 1975 scrapped Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Shell Tanker KOROVINA leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Faslane (Gare Loch, Firth of Clyde)

Sailing forFaslane (Gare Loch, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of Registrys'Gravenhage (The Hague, Netherlands)
Sailed from berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour assisted by tugs SEAWAY and BRIGADIERDeadweght Tonnage19,108
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught aft on sailing21' 06"
Master of vessel on sailingVan der Hosse
Ships agentT L Duff & Company Limited, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Ship Event

Tuesday, December 29, 1964 @ 1935
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 stern to sail Shell Tanker KOROVINA from Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryArdrossan
Gross Tonnage260

Ship Event

Tuesday, December 29, 1964 @ 1936
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page

Tug BRIGADIER assists at bow in sailing Shell Tanker KOROVINA from Ardrossan Harbour

Ship's locationArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Gross Tonnage223

Sailing

Tuesday, December 29, 1964 @ 1945
BRIGADIER (1961-1976 coastal and harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie) Own Page

Tug BRIGADIER leaves Shell Tanker KOROVINA at Ardrossan Roadstead and returns to Greenock

Vessel MasterH CookePort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage223
Sailed from berthRoadstead off Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)

Sailing

Tuesday, December 29, 1964 @ 2245
SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) Own Page

Link Line's SPANIEL leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Trailers for Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Outward cargoTrailers
Master of vessel on sailingJ Fullerton

Arrival

Wednesday, December 30, 1964 @ 0445
POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

POINTER arrives at Ardrossan Harbour on her Trailer service from Larne

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage608
Master of vessel on arrivalP LynchGross Tonnage1,208
Cargo carried on arrivalTrailers