Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Arrival

Monday, September 10, 1962 @ 2100 		JAVA (1960-1964 Oil products tanker of A/S Det Ostasiattiske Kompagni, Kobenhavn) Own Page

Tugs SEAWAY and BRIGADIER assist the tanker JAVA into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour
Arrived fromHeysham (Lancashire, England) via Old Kilpatrick (River Clyde)Port of RegistryKobenhaven (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)Reg Tonnage7,257
Master of vessel on arrivalG A JacobsenGross Tonnage12,499
Draught aft on arrival19' 10"Deadweght Tonnage18,340
Cargo carried on arrivalFuel oil
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

BRIGADIER had arrived to assist the tanker QUILOA from Ardrossan Harbour to the Roadstead, and then assist in bringing the tanker JAVA from the Roadstead into Ardrossan Harbour.

SEAWAY was at the bow of JAVA and BRIGADIER at the stern as they towed JAVA bow-first from the Roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

JAVA was built in 1960 for the A/S Det Ostasiattiske Kompagni who sold her in 1964. After a few more sales and renamings she was demolished in Taiwan in 1976