Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Anchor Line's new ship SIDONIA on her maiden voyage from Rotterdam to and at London

ROTTERDAM towards and at LONDON

0100  Starboard side to quay.   All Company and Port Regulations strictly observed.   Continuous gangway watch, fire and security patrol maintained.   Moorings tended.

0400  Cloudy, fine and clear.  Light airs, force 1.   Barometer 29/65     Air temperature 49°

0600  All Bridge and Navigation Gear tested.   Steering gear and whistle …? …..

0700  Pilot M.B.Tegelaar on board. 

0734  Bridge and Engine Room clocks synchronised.  Master's orders and Pilot's advice.

0756  Let go for'd.

0757  Let go aft.

0759  Slow ahead.   Helm and engine.

0800  Light airs, force 1.  Barometer 29/70.  Air temperature 50°

0802  Let go after tug.

0803  Let go for'd tug.

0812  Waalhaven Harbour.

0920  Poortershaven abeam to starboard.

0932  No. 4 Beacon abeam.

0946  Hook.

1018  RFA (Rang full away /rang full ahead) on passage.  Maas buoy bearing 329° distant 1 mile.

1020  Log streamed.

1100  Course 249°

1130  Crew wearing lifejackets exercised at boat and fire drill.  All LSA and FFA (… = Life saving appliances and fire fighting appliances) examined.

1200  Course 261°  Distance run 27 miles. Slight sea and low swell, overcast, fine and clear.  Wind NW (… = coming from the North West) force 3.   Barometer 29/75   Air temperature 51°

1207  Green wreck buoy bearing 171°T distant 1.2 miles °  (Remainder of line ????? is unreadable)

1300  Course 249°

1400  Course 263°   Light airs force 1, sea smooth force 1, Barometer 29/70, Air temperature 55° 

1448  GALLOPER LIGHTVESSEL bearing 353°T distance 3 miles

1457  GALLOPER LIGHTVESSEL bearing 037°T distance 4.1 miles

1500  Course 320°  

1551  SUNK LIGHTVESSEL bearing 290°distance 1 mile   Master's orders     Engines Half Ahead    EOP ( .. = what is this ????)   Approaching Pilot Cutter.

1600  Light airs force 1, Sea smooth, force 1, Barometer 29/64, Air temperature 56°

1604 ½  Master's orders and Pilot's advice.   Half ahead, helm and engines at Master's Orders and Pilot's Advice as per movement book.

1720  MID BARROW LIGHTVESSEL abeam to port    

1741  West Barrow buoy abeam to starboard

1800  Light airs, force 1.   Barometer 29/68   Air temperature 55°

1801  No.1 Sea Reach Buoy     Pilot Cairns disembarked.

1930 ½  Tilbury Landing Stage abeam to starboard.

1953  Stoneness Buoy abeam

2000  Light airs, force 1.   Barometer 29/69   Air Temperature 52°

2045  Tug SUN V fast for'd.

2051  Margaret Ness Point abeam to starboard

2113 ½  Vessel entering lock

2112  Lines ashore for'd and aft

2120  Vessel secure.

2140 ½  Vessel clear of lock.

2142  Vessel passing through oil in dock.

2211  Vessel secure for'd and aft, starboard side to quay.

2212  RWFE (.. = Rang finished with engines).   All Company and Port Regulations strictly complied with.   Continuous gangway.

2400  Starboard side to quay.   Light airs, force 1.   Barometer 29/72    Air Temperature 49°

0200  Kidde Marine Smoke Detector run continuously.

Draught sailing                       Draught arriving

Fw'd  10' 03”                         Fw'd  10' 03”

Aft     20' 03”                         Aft     20' 03”

Mid   15' 03”                         Mid    15' 03”

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