Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Tuesday, January 8, 1963 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		HALCYON (1951-1966 Diesel / sailing General cargo puffer lighter 84 feet long of William McMillan, Campbeltown / Irvine Shipping & Trading Company, Irvine : 1966 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

HALCYON leaves Irvine Harbour for Carrickfergus (Northern Ireland) with a cargo of explosives
Sailing forCarrickfergus (In County Antrim, Northern Ireland and located on the north shore of Belfast Lough)Port of RegistryHull (England) then from 1959 Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Sailed from berthGarnock Wharf, Irvine Harbour, (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)Net Tonnage57
Outward cargo42 tons of explosivesGross Tonnage101
Ships agentI.C.I. Nobel Division, Ardeer Factory, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland