Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Tuesday, February 27, 1962 @ 1550
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 Shell Tanker HOROMYA to berth

Sailing forGreenock (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Net Tonnage41
Master of vessel on sailingA McInnesGross Tonnage225

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and tug STRONGBOW at the stern had assisted the Shell tanker HOROMYA bow-first from the Roadstead into the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour.

Now that HOROMYA was berthed, tug STRONGBOW was released and left Ardrossan to return to Greenock