Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Arrival

Wednesday, August 24, 1960 @ 1457
IRISH COAST ( 1952-1968 Passenger and cargo vessel 340 feet long of Coast Lines, Liverpool) Own Page

IRISH COAST arrives at Belfast on her summer daylight passenger service from Ardrossan

Arrived fromNorth Montgomerie Pier, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berthBelfast (Northern Ireland)
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain Douglas McCormick
Draught forward on arrival14' 4
Draught aft on arrival14' 10"
Cargo carried on arrival96 Passengers
Ships agentBurns & Laird Lines Ltd., 9 Donegall Place, Belfast Tel. Belfast 23636

BURNS  &  LAIRD  LINES  LTD.

 

ARDROSSAN / AYR  AND  BELFAST  (Mail  Service)

 

m.v.  IRISH COAST

 

Sailed Outwards on Wednesday the 24th day of August 1960

Sailed Inwards on Wednesday the 24th day of August 1960

 

OUTWARDS

0931  Sailed from North Montgomerie Pier, Ardrossan

0934  Passed Breakwater

1013  Passed Holy Isle Light, distance 2 ¾ miles

1033  Passed Pladda Light, distance 1 ½ miles

1105  Passed Ailsa Craig, distance 3 miles

1237  Passed Maidens Light, distance 6 ¾ miles

1304  Passed Black Head Light, distance 1 mile

1328  Passed Belfast Lightvessel

1455  Arrived at Belfast

1457  Berthed at Belfast

 

Time on Voyage from Ardrossan to Belfast 5 hours 26 minutes

 

Draught of water leaving Ardrossan For’d 14’ 04” and Aft 14’ 10”

 

PASSENGERS Saloon 25, Third 71, Total 96

TONS OF CARGO Received at Ardrossan, NIL

LIVE STOCK, NIL

MAILS OUTWARD, Received at Ardrossan, NIL

 

REMARKS / WEATHER, ETC.

1400 – 1440 Vessel delayed in Belfast Channel by the launching of the “EDWARD STEVINSON.”

Moderate Southerly winds, slight sea, cloudy and clear, good visibility.

 

Douglas McCormick, Master

 

INWARDS

1526  Sailed from Belfast

1604  Passed Belfast Lightvessel

1626  Passed Black Head Light ¾ mile off

1652  Passed Maidens Light 6 ½ miles off

1824  Passed Ailsa Craig 3 miles off

1854  Passed Pladda Light 2 miles off

1915  Passed Holy Isle light 3 miles off

1958  Arrived at Ardrossan Breakwater

2005  Berthed at North Montgomerie Pier, Ardrossan

 

Time on Voyage from Belfast to Ardrossan 4 hours 37 minutes

 

Draught of Water leaving Belfast For’d 14’ 05” and Aft 14’ 11”

 

PASSENGERS : Saloon 52, Third Class 165, Total 217

TONS OF CARGO Received at Belfast, NIL

LIVE STOCK, NIL

MAILS INWARD, Received at Belfast, NIL

 

REMARKS / WEATHER, ETC.

Moderate Southerly winds, moderate sea, cloudy occasional ( .. could not read this word ..), visibility good to moderate.

 

Douglas McCormick, Master