Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

News Event

Monday, December 7, 1964 @ 1110
EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) Own Page

Metcalf's coastal tanker EILEEN M arrives at Ardrossan from Isle of Man to load Petrol and Gas Oil

Arrived fromRamsey (Isle of Man)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage133
Master of vessel on arrivalJ ScanlanGross Tonnage323
Draught aft on arrival10' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Sailing

Monday, December 7, 1964 @ 1400
KAFFIR (1944 - 1974 General cargo Clyde puffer lighter of J & J Hay, Glasgow : 1974 wrecked at Ayr) Own Page

Clyde puffer KAFFIR leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Bagged Malt for a Distillery on Isle of Islay

Sailing forIslay (pronounced "eye - la" Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage96
Outward cargoMalt (in bags)
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Sailing

Monday, December 7, 1964 @ 1440
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 light-ship for Ayr

Sailing forAyr (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage285
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)Gross Tonnage524
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66Deadweght Tonnage650

Sailing

Monday, December 7, 1964 @ 1855
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
Master of vessel on sailingG SchoutenDeadweght Tonnage780

Sailing

Monday, December 7, 1964 @ 2055
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

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berth2 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Outward cargoTrailers

Sailing

Wednesday, December 9, 1964 @ 0815
ANZAC (1939-1976 Steam general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 66 feet long of J & J Hay Ltd, Glasgow : scrapped 1976)) Own Page

Clyde puffer ANZAC leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Bagged Malt for a Distillery on the Isle of Islay

Sailing forIsle of Islay (Western Isles of Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage52
Outward cargoMalt (in bags)Deadweght Tonnage140
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

Sailing

Wednesday, December 9, 1964 @ 0915
EILEEN M ( 1938- 1966 coastal oil products tanker of Metcalf Motor Coasters, Liverpool) Own Page

Metcalf's coastal tanker EILEEN M leaves Ardrossan with Petrol and Gas Oil for Stornoway

Sailing forStornoway (Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Western Isles of Scotland)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Reg Tonnage133
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66Gross Tonnage323

News Event

Thursday, December 10, 1964 @ 0045
EDISON (1956-1973 General cargo coaster 185 feet 56.74 metres long of E. Wagenborg's Scheepvaart, Delfzijl) Own Page

Wagonborg coaster EDISON arrives in Ardrossan Harbour to load Steel for Cadiz (Spain)

Arrived fromPort Talbot (Wales, U.K.) Port of RegistryDelfzyl (pronounced Delf-zell) Netherlands
Arrived in berth2 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage324
Master of vessel on arrivalJ TuikGross Tonnage498
Draught aft on arrival9' 00"Deadweght Tonnage788
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)

News Event

Thursday, December 10, 1964 @ 0500
PEARL (1953 - 1972 General cargo coaster 212 feet long of Gem Line / William Robertson, Glasgow : 1983 scrapped in Pakistan) Own Page

Gem Line coaster PEARL arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with a cargo of Woodpulp from Norway

Arrived fromHalden (Norway)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage528
Master of vessel on arrivalC N CarruthGross Tonnage1,093
Draught aft on arrival15' 06"Deadweght Tonnage1,350
Cargo carried on arrivalWood Pulp

Arrival

Thursday, December 10, 1964 @ 0555
GOODWILL (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 60m long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page

GOODWILL arrives in Ardrossan Harbour with Containers from Larne

Arrived fromLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage288
Master of vessel on arrivalM TigchelaarGross Tonnage499
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage928

Ship Event

Thursday, December 10, 1964 @ 1200
WOLFGANG VOGELSANG (1961- 1964 general cargo coaster 236 feet long of Vogelsang & Schonfeld, Hamburg) Own Page

WOLFGANG VOGELSANG, a German visitor to Glasgow, wrecked near Trondheim, Norway

Port of RegistryHamburg, Germany
Gross Tonnage1,185

Built 1953 as HARALD BECKER by Ottenser Eisenwerke, Hamburg for Köhlbrandreederei, Hamburg,
In 1961 she was sold to Vogelsang & Schönfeld, Hamburg and renamed WOLFGANG VOGELSANG
1964 saw her sold to Norwegian owners and renamed VARAFJELL,
On 10.December 1964 she was wrecked relatively near Trondheim (Norway) in position 64.24 N, 10.27 E.

Sailing

Thursday, December 10, 1964 @ 1855
GOODWILL (1958-1968 General cargo coaster 60m long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) Own Page

GOODWILL leaves Ardrossan Harbour with Containers for Larne

Sailing forLarne (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage288
Outward cargoContainersGross Tonnage499
Master of vessel on sailingM TigchelaarDeadweght Tonnage928

Sailing

Thursday, December 10, 1964 @ 2030
PEARL (1953 - 1972 General cargo coaster 212 feet long of Gem Line / William Robertson, Glasgow : 1983 scrapped in Pakistan) Own Page

Gem Line coaster PEARL leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Mostyn (Wales) with a cargo of Woodpulp

Sailing forMostyn (Flintshire, Wales)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage528
Outward cargoWoodpulp remaining on boardGross Tonnage1,093
Draught aft on sailing13' 06"Deadweght Tonnage1,350
Master of vessel on sailingM McKinnon

News Event

Thursday, December 10, 1964 @ 2145
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 arrives in Ardrossan Harbour to load Asphalt Blocks for Arklow (Ireland)

Arrived fromGlasgowPort of RegistryScheveningen (Netherlands)
Arrived in berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage178
Master of vessel on arrivalA Van Der ZwanGross Tonnage365
Draught aft on arrival6' 06"Deadweght Tonnage425
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentJ S Braid, Glasgow

Arrival

Thursday, December 10, 1964 @ 2355
LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

LAIRDSBURN arrives in Ardrossan Harbour to load steel for Belfast

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth2 Eglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage228
Master of vessel on arrivalJohn SinclairGross Tonnage513
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)Deadweght Tonnage720
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan