Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Ship Event

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 0640
Own Page

The tug "Seaway" was assisting the tanker "Mosborg" from the tanker berth to the roads.

Sailing

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 0640
Own Page

"Forager" was assisting the tanker "Mosborg" from Ardrossan Harbour.

Sailing

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 0640
MOSBORG (1954-1962 Oil products tanker 556 feet long of A/S Mosvold Shipping Co., Farsund / (manager) Martin Mosvold, Farsund. 1971 sank near Azores) Own Page

Norwegian tanker MOSBORG leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Persian Gulf

Arrived fromCabimas (Venezuela) via Stanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal)Port of RegistryFarsund (Norway)
Arrived in berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.) .. tugs SEAWAY and WARRIORNet Tonnage7,451
Sailing forPersian GulfReg Tonnage12,940
Sailed from berth12 Ocean Tanker Berth, Ardrossan Harbour (Scotland, U.K.) .. tugs SEAWAY and FORAGERDeadweght Tonnage18,560
Master of vessel on arrivalO Hessen
Draught aft on arrival21' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalCrude Oil and Fuel Oil
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught aft on sailing20' 06"
Master of vessel on sailingO Hessen
Ships agentT L Duff & Company, 13 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan Tel 29 and 40

Ship Event

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 0640
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 in sailing Norwegian tanker MOSBORG from Ardrossan Harbour

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

Arrival

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 0735
Norefoss Own Page

Norwegian tanker "Norefoss" arrives with a cargo of fuel oil

Ship's locationClydePort of RegistryOslo, Norway
Vessel MasterA PleymNet Tonnage5780
CargoFuel oil
Draught21' 11"
Berth12 Tanker berth
AgentR L Alpine

Assisted into the berth by the tugs "Seaway" and "Forager"

Norefoss

Ship Event

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 0735
Own Page

"Seaway" was assisting the Norwegian tanker "Norefoss" into berth.

Arrival

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 0735
Own Page

Tug "Forager" was assisting the tanker "Norefoss" into berth,

Sailing

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 0800
FORAGER (1947 - 1962 IMO 180395 Harbour and coastal tug 107 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Glasgow : 1984 scrapped Naples, Italy)) Own Page

Tug FORAGER leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Greenock after sailing the Norwegian tanker MOSBORG

Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage244
Master of vessel on sailingA McInnes

News Event

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 0900
U. S. S. Northampton Own Page

USS Cruiser "Northampton" visits Greenock

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated 19th February 1960.
The flagship of the NATO Atlantic Striking Fleet, the heavy cruiser USS Northampton will visit the Clyde from February 22 to 24, when she will be berthed at Princes Pier, Greenock.

For details and images of this ship, use this link
Cruiser Photo Index CA-125 / CLC-1 / CC-1 USS NORTHAMPTON

USS Northampton

Sailing

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 1130
HANS (1955-1962 General cargo coaster 41.71m overall of N.V. Scheepvaartbedrijf 'Gruno', Groningen) Own Page

HANS leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Scotts Shipyard at Bowling (River Clyde)

Sailing forBowling (River Clyde)Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage180
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)Gross Tonnage325
Draught aft on sailing7' 00"Deadweght Tonnage400
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66

News Event

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 1700
ALHAMA (1953-1962 General cargo ship 335 feet long of John Bruce Company / Mossgiel Shipping, Glasgow : 1974 scrapped) Own Page

ALHAMA closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Marseilles, Genoa, Leghorn, Naples and Sicily

Sailing forMarseilles (France), Genoa, Leghorn, Naples and Sicily (all Italy)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage1,170
Ships agentJohn Scott & Co. (Shipping) Ltd., 45 Renfield Street, Glasgow C. 2.Gross Tonnage2,346
Deadweght Tonnage3,500

Ship Event

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 1700
LANCASTRIAN (1956-1962 and 1964-1966 and 1966-1969 General cargo liner of Ellerman Papayanni Line, Liverpool) Own Page

LANCASTRIAN closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Mediterranean ports

Sailing forTangier, Gibraltar, Algiers, Tripoli (Libya), Piraeus, Volo, Thessaloniki, Istanbul and IzmirPort of RegistryLiverpool
Sailed from berthGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Gross Tonnage3,799
Ships agentJohn Scott & Co. (Shipping) Ltd., 45 Renfield Street, Glasgow C. 2.Deadweght Tonnage5,300

Sailing

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 1740
LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

LAIRDSBURN leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Greenock

Sailing forGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage228
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)Gross Tonnage513
Draught aft on sailing10' 00"Deadweght Tonnage720
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Monday, February 22, 1960 @ 2145
LURCHER (1959-1961 General cargo 3-island type coaster 203 feet long of Link Line / Coast Lines, Liverpool : 1961 sank, refloated and resold, 1964 scrapped)) Own Page

LURCHER leaves Ardrossan Harbour with general cargo for Belfast

Sailing forBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Sailed from berth"Belfast Berth" 8 Eglinton Tidal Basin, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Net Tonnage455
Outward cargoGeneral cargo Gross Tonnage859
Draught aft on sailing13' 06"
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines, The Harbour, Ardrossan

Sailing

Tuesday, February 23, 1960 @ 0715
EMMY S (1957-1975 General cargo coaster 53.25m long of Carebeka, Groningen / Swiers & Moolbroek, Groningen) Own Page

Carebeka coaster EMMY S leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Teignmouth (England)

Vessel MasterJ MosterdykPort of RegistryGroningen (Netherlands)
Sailing forTeignmouth (England)Net Tonnage303
Sailed from berthEglinton Dock, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage499
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)Deadweght Tonnage690
Draught aft on sailing8' 06"
Ships agentR L Alpine & Co. Ltd., Winton Buildings, Ardrossan Telephone Ardrossan 65 / 66