List Arrivals, Sailings and Events
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SailingThursday, March 31, 1960 @ 1655 |
LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : Sank 1980 in Greek waters) |
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LAIRDSROCK leaves Belfast for Ardrossan |
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31 March 1960 Telegraph, Steering gear and whistle tested, clocks synchronised. Weather light S E’ly breeze, fine and clear, good visibility 1655 Sailed from Belfast 1821 Passed Black Head Light, ½ mile off 1911 Passed Maidens Light, 7 miles off 2032 Passed Corsewall Light, 8 ½ miles off 2200 Passed Ailsa Craig 3 miles off 2300 Passed Pladda Light 1 ¾ miles off 2335 Passed Holy Isle Light 2 miles off 1 April 1960 0050 Arrived at Ardrossan 0055 Berthed in Eglinton Basin, Ardrossan Time on voyage Belfast to Ardrossan 7 hours 55 minutes
John M Sinclair, Master
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ArrivalFriday, April 1, 1960 @ 0055 |
LAIRDSROCK (1947-1966 General cargo 2-hatch coaster 166 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : Sank 1980 in Greek waters) |
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LAIRDSROCK arrives in Ardrossan from Belfast |
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31 March 1960 Telegraph, Steering gear and whistle tested, clocks synchronised. Weather light S E’ly breeze, fine and clear, good visibility 1655 Sailed from Belfast 1821 Passed Black Head Light, ½ mile off 1911 Passed Maidens Light, 7 miles off 2032 Passed Corsewall Light, 8 ½ miles off 2200 Passed Ailsa Craig 3 miles off 2300 Passed Pladda Light 1 ¾ miles off 2335 Passed Holy Isle Light 2 miles off 1 April 1960 0050 Arrived at Ardrossan 0055 Berthed in Eglinton Basin, Ardrossan Time on voyage Belfast to Ardrossan 7 hours 55 minutes
John M Sinclair, Master
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News EventFriday, April 1, 1960 @ 1000 |
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Burns & Laird Line advertisment for Liverpool and Glasgow to Belfast summer sailings |
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News EventFriday, April 1, 1960 @ 1000ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate |
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1960 map of Queen's Dock, Stobcross, Yorkhill, Plantation, Prince's Dock, Graving Docks, Glasgow |
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News EventFriday, April 1, 1960 @ 1000ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate |
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1960s poster for Lac D'Annecy (Lake Annecy) in Haute-Savoie in France. |
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News EventFriday, April 1, 1960 @ 1000ACTUAL DATE and TIME are unknown and those shown are our best estimate |
BENLOYAL (1959-1978 General cargo liner 550 feet long of William Thomson's Ben Line, Edinburgh : scrapped 1978) |
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Ben Line Company postcard of BENLOYAL in service 1959-1969 |
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News EventFriday, April 1, 1960 @ 1000The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate |
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1960 summer schedule for Anchor Line freight sailings from Glasgow to U.S. ports |
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Ship EventFriday, April 1, 1960 @ 1700 |
KING GEORGE (1957-1959 General cargo ship :1959-1970 Clan Line : 1970-1972 Houston Line : 1982 Scrapped) |
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KING GEORGE closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira |
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KING GEORGE was on charter to Hall Line, Liverpool
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News EventFriday, April 1, 1960 @ 1900DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
SOMALI (1948-1969 General cargo ship 524 feet long of Peninsular. & Oriental Steam Nav Co,, London: sold 1969) |
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P & O cargo ship SOMALI sails from Grangemouth for Far Eastern Ports |
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SailingFriday, April 1, 1960 @ 2000The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
SOMALI (1948-1969 General cargo ship 524 feet long of Peninsular. & Oriental Steam Nav Co,, London: sold 1969) |
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SOMALI leaves Grangemouth for Port Swettenham, Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and North China |
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ArrivalSaturday, April 2, 1960 @ 1425 |
Irish Hawthorn (1958-1965) (Irish Shipping Company) |
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"Irish Hawthorn" arrives from Dingle with a cargo of Fuel oil |
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Assisted into her berth by the tugs "Forager" and "Campaigner" |
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Ship EventSaturday, April 2, 1960 @ 1425 |
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"Forager" assisted in docking the tanker "Irish Hawthorn" at Ardrossan |
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The tug "Forager" was assisting the Irish tanker "Irish Hawthorn" into berth at Ardrossan. |
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Ship EventSaturday, April 2, 1960 @ 1425 |
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Tug "Campaigner" assists in berthing the tanker "Irish Hawthorn" at Ardrossan |
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"Campaigner" was assisting in berthing the Irish tanker "Irish Hawthorn" at Ardrossan. |
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News EventSaturday, April 2, 1960 @ 1900DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
WOODARRA (1957-1968 Cargo liner of British India Steam Navigation, London) |
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British India Line's WOODARRA leaves Grangemouth for Melbourne, Geelong, Sydney and Brisbane |
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SailingSunday, April 3, 1960 @ 1440 |
Irish Hawthorn (1958-1965) (Irish Shipping Company) |
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"Irish Hawthorn" sails for Curacoa. |
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Assisted from the berth by the tugs "Forager" and "Campaigner" |
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