Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Friday, December 28, 1962 @ 1145
STRONGBOW (1961-1976 Coastal and Harbour tug 110 feet long of Steel & Bennie / R & J H Rea / Cory Ship Towage, Greenock : 2005 scrapped) Own Page

Tug STRONGBOW leaves Ardrossan after assisting the tanker MONSOON from the berth

Ship's locationArdrossan roadsteadPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailing forGreenockNet Tonnage41
Gross Tonnage225

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug STRONGBOW at the bow had assisted the Norwegian tanker MONSOON stern-first from the tanker berth to the Ardrossan Harbour roadstead and STRONGBOW, being released by the Harbour Pilot, left Ardrossan to return to Greenock