Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Event

Tuesday, February 12, 1963 @ 1050 		SEAWAY (1946 - 1969 Coastal and Harbour tug 114 feet long of Ardrossan Harbour Company, Ardrossan : 1969 Scrapped at Dalmuir, River Clyde) Own Page

Tug SEAWAY tows patrol boat H.M.S. ABERFORD from Roadstead to 10 Eglinton Basin, Ardrossan
Arrived in berth10 Eglinton Tidal Basin, Ardrossan Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryArdrossan
Cargo carried on arrivalTowing Royal Navy patrol boat H.M.S. ABERFORDGross Tonnage260

   Royal Fleet Auxiliary tug BUSTLER arrived at the

roadstead off Ardrossan Harbour having towed the

Royal Navy patrol boat H.M.S. ABERFORD from

Barrow-in-Furness, England.

   At the roadstead BUSTLER handed over the tow

to the Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY which towed

ABERFORD to 10 Eglinton Basin, Ardrossan Harbour

  and then into the Ardrossan Dockyard.