Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Arrival

Monday, February 4, 1963 @ 2355 		LAIRDSBANK (1936-1963 Twin-screw General cargo coaster 229 feet long of Burns & Laird Line, Glasgow) Own Page

LAIRDSBANK comes to Ardrossan Dockyard
Arrived fromLondonderry (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour - for Ardrossan Dockyard Reg Tonnage316
Master of vessel on arrivalI StewartGross Tonnage789
Draught aft on arrival12 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Ships agentBurns & Laird, Ardrossan

LAIRDSBANK was launched by Harland & Wolff at Belfast in 1936 and served for many years on the Burns & Laird service carrying livestock from Londonderry to Heysham.

In 1963 she was transferred to the British & Irish Steam Packet Company and renamed GLANMIRE and sailed on their Cork to Liverpool general cargo and livestock service. and she eventually arrived at Arnott Young Shipbreakers at Dalmuir on the River Clyde in 1969