Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

News Event

Saturday, March 16, 1957 @ 1000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		LAIRDSGLEN (1954-1974 Livestock / general cargo ship 298 feet long of Burns and Laird Lines, Glasgow) Own Page

Fire in number 1 hold of LAIRDSGLEN at Dublin
Ship's locationDublin (Eire / Ireland)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Net Tonnage523
Gross Tonnage1,544

   A fire broke out in number 1 hold of the Burns & Laird coastal cargo ship LAIRDSGLEN while she was at Dublin and loading cargo for Glasgow.  

   The fire was quickly brought under control and extinguished and some cargo was damaged but the vessel herself was not thought to have been damaged.   The damaged cargo was discharged back to the dockside.