Arrival
Saturday, August 27, 1960 @ 0600
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GLAS ISLAND (1955-1968 dry cargo coaster owned by Cunninghams of Scalpay) |
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| Arrived from | Stornoway (Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland) | Port of Registry | Stornoway (Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | 5 Kingston Dock, Glasgpw | Reg Tonnage | 103 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Fish meal | Gross Tonnage | 211 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 254 |
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Ship Movement
Saturday, August 27, 1960 @ 1230
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IRISH ELM (1953-1963 General cargo ship of Irish Shipping Ltd., Dublin : Scrapped 1972 ) |
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IRISH ELM shifts from berth 4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow to berth 3 |
| Arrived from | Baltimore (U.S.A.) via Dublin | Port of Registry | Dublin (Ireland) |
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| Arrived in berth | 4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head East) | Gross Tonnage | 5,828 |
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| Sailing for | Philadelphia (U.S.A.) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head East) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 24' 00" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 26' 06" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | 7,300 tons of Grain | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 1650 on 25th August | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Clyde Navigation Trust | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1540 on 30th August | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board) | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 10' 08 | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 15' 10" | | |
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| Ships agent | J S Braid | | |
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The Dock Log Book shows that IRISH ELM carried away (= broke) six wire back springs on 25th and 26th August.
At 1230 on 27th August IRISH ELM shifted along the dock wall from berth 4 to berth 3.
Oiler CLANITY arrived alongside at 1230 on 29th August and bunkered her with 280 tons of fuel oil, finishing bunkering at 1420. CLANITY then left IRISH ELM for Prince’s Dock, Glasgow.
IRISH ELM left Glasgow at 1800 on 30th August for Philadelphia.
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Sailing
Saturday, August 27, 1960 @ 1600
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GLAS ISLAND (1955-1968 dry cargo coaster owned by Cunninghams of Scalpay) |
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| Sailing for | Whitehaven (England) | Port of Registry | Stornoway (Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | 5 Kingston Dock, Glasgow | Reg Tonnage | 103 |
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| Cargo | Light | Gross Tonnage | 211 |
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| Draught forward | 5' 6" | Deadweght Tonnage | 254 |
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| Draught aft | 6' 10" | | |
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News Event
Saturday, August 27, 1960 @ 1800
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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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Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSROCK leaves Greenock with 250 tons of sugar for Londonderry |
| Vessel Master | John M Sinclair | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| | Net Tonnage | 234 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 471 |
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Ship Event
Saturday, August 27, 1960 @ 2000
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1960 Summer Passenger Sailings to Belfast |
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From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" newspaper dated 12th February 1960.
The Ardrossan to Belfast summer sailings by the "Irish Coast" start on June 25 and end on August 27.
The Ardrossan to Arran sailings start on May 28 and end on September 30, and the Ardrossan to Isle of Man sailings start on June 5 and end on September 9 |
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Coast Lines : Representative vessels of their fleets ; Courtesy of Colin Campbell |
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Ship Event
Saturday, August 27, 1960 @ 2100
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IRISH COAST ( 1952-1968 Passenger and cargo vessel 340 feet long of Coast Lines, Liverpool) |
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IRISH COAST ends her 1960 summer season Ardrossan - Belfast passenger sailings |
| | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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Arrival
Sunday, August 28, 1960 @ 0625
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FRUIN ( 1958-1963 General cargo coaster of William Sloan Company, Glasgow) |
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| Arrived from | Bristol | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | 19 Windmillcroft Quay, Glasgow | Gross Tonnage | 906 |
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| Cargo | General | | |
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| Draught | For'd 9 feet Aft 12' 6" | | |
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Arrival
Sunday, August 28, 1960 @ 0815
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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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Burns & Laird's coaster LAIRDSROCK arrives at Londonderry with 250 tons of sugar from Greenock |
| Vessel Master | John M Sinclair | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| | Net Tonnage | 234 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 471 |
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Sailing
Sunday, August 28, 1960 @ 1620
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PELEUS ( 1949 - 1972 General cargo / passenger liner 516 feet long of Ocean Steamship Company / Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung (Taiwan) |
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Blue Funnel's PELEUS undocks at Elderslie Dry-Dock, Glasgow |
| Sailed from berth | Elderslie Number 2 Dry-Dock, Elderslie, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| | Net Tonnage | 5,852 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 10,093 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 11,215 |
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Ship Movement
Sunday, August 28, 1960 @ 1635
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VASARA (1954- Ore carrier 595 feet long of Trafik A/B Grangesberg-Oxelosund / Erland Waldenstrom, Stockholm) |
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Ore carrier VASARA shifts Eastwards (towards the City bridges) along General Terminus Quay, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow, shifted 450 feet Eastwards | Port of Registry | Stockholm (Sweden) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 9,149 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 16,170 |
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Arrival
Sunday, August 28, 1960 @ 1955
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LOCHDUNVEGAN (1950-1973 General cargo coaster 190 feet long of David MacBrayne, Glasgow) |
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MacBrayne's cargo ship LOCHDUNVEGAN arrives in Glasgow from the West Highlands of Scotland |
| Arrived from | West Highlands | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | 7 Kingston Dock, Glasgow | Net Tonnage | 222 |
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| Cargo | General | | |
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| Draught | For'd 6 feet Aft 11 6" | | |
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Ship Event
Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 0000
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SEALIGHT (1930-1963 Steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 86 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall Ltd : 1964 scrapped at Troon)) |
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Ross & Marshall's Clyde Puffer SEALIGHT at Greenock Dock for Survey |
| Ship's location | Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. | Port of Registry | Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 154 |
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Ship Event
Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 0000
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POLARLIGHT (1948-1974 Clyde steam puffer lighter 66 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall ) |
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Clyde Puffer POLARLIGHT laid up at Greenock |
| Ship's location | Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. | Port of Registry | Greenock (Scotland, UK) |
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| | Reg Tonnage | 40 |
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Arrival
Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 0530
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EDENMORE (1958- Ore carrier 505 feet long of Furness Withy & Co Ltd, London) |
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EDENMORE arrives at Glasgow from Canada with a cargo of iron ore |
| Arrived from | Wabana (Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Arrived in berth | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow (west side of quay) | Net Tonnage | 4,610 |
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| Cargo | Iron Ore | Gross Tonnage | 10,792 |
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| Draught | Forward 29 06" Aft 29' 09" | Deadweght Tonnage | 15,625 |
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News Event
Monday, August 29, 1960 @ 0800
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LIMELIGHT (1948-1963 steam general cargo puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall, Greenock : scrapped at Dalmuir 1966) |
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Clyde Puffer LIMELIGHT loaded Bricks at Irvine then left for Lochaline (Scottish Highlands) |
| Ship's location | Irvine, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K. | Port of Registry | Greenock (UK) |
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| Sailing for | Lochaline (Scottish Highlands) | Gross Tonnage | 96 |
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| Outward cargo | Bricks | Deadweght Tonnage | 140 |
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| Vessel bunkered | 29th August loaded coal bunkers at Irvine | | |
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