Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Monday, August 20, 1956 @ 1820
SVANEFJELL (1962-1969 General cargo ship 360 feet long of Olsen & Ugelstad, Oslo, Norway) Own Page

SVANEFJELL arrives at Glasgow from Antwerp to unload and then load for Great Lakes via Montreal

Arrived fromGreat Lakes via AntwerpPort of RegistryOslo (Norway)
Arrived in berth7 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (head east with stem on wall between berths 6 / 7)Gross Tonnage3,904
Sailing forGreat Lakes of North America via MontrealDeadweght Tonnage5,214
Sailed from berth83 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head West)
Draught forward on arrival11' 01"
Draught aft on arrival12' 05"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo both inwards and outwards
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 21st August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo1700 on 21st August
Commened loading outward cargo1730 on 21st August
Outward cargo900 tons of general cargo and 2 passengers
Stevedore loading outward cargoClutha Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1045 on 24th August
Draught forward on sailing14' 00"
Draught aft on sailing14' 06"
Ships agentJ C Peacock & Co Ltd, 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow C 1 tel DOUglas 7101 'Grams "Peacock"

 

At 1700 on 21 August SVANEFJELL shifted from 7 Prince’s Dock, Glasgow to the nearby berth 83 Plantation Quay (with her head west)