Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Tuesday, January 22, 1963 @ 1207
ALBATROSS ( 1925-1970 Lightship 102 feet long of Commissioners of Irish Lights, Dublin) Own Page

Tug FLYING FOAM tows Irish Lights Lghtship ALBATROSS from Ardrossan to Dun Laoghaire

Sailing forDun Laoghaire (Ireland)Port of RegistryDublin
Sailed from berthArdrossan Dockyard

Tug FLYING FOAM tows Irish Lights Lightship ALBATROSS from Ardrossan Dockyard to Dun Laoghaire

ALBATROSS had arrived at the Dockyard for normal maintainance on 24th October 1962, and left the Dockyard 3 months later on 22nd January 1963 for Dun Laoghaire, again being towed by FLYING FOAM

An interesting account of ALBATROSS's later life is on http://www.leithshipyards.com/ships-built-in-leith/1918-to-1939/64-albatross-yard-no-30-lightship-irish-lights-built-.html