Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Thursday, November 7, 1963 @ 1650 		DUNCRAIG (1957 - 1973 Ore carrier, 505 feet long of St. Andrews Shipping Company / Denholms, Glasgow : Scrapped 1982) Own Page

Ore carrier DUNCRAIG arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with Iron Ore from Pepel (Sierra Leone)
Arrived fromPepel (Sierra Leone, West Africa)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage10,687
Draught forward on arrival26' 04"
Draught aft on arrival27' 10"
Cargo carried on arrival13,156 tons of Iron Ore
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 8th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoHoneyman Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo1500 on 12th November
Ships agentBISCO (British Iron & Steel Corporation Ltd.)