Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Saturday, December 21, 1957 @ 1940
ALFONSO (General cargo coaster 245 feet long) Own Page

Coaster ALFONSO arrives in Glasgow with a cargo of oranges from Cartagena (Spain)

Arrived fromCartagena (Province of Murcia, Spain) via Liverpool
Arrived in berthWest Merklands Quay, Glasgow
Sailing forValencia (Spain)
Sailed from berthWest Merklands Quay, Glasgow (assisted by a tug of Clyde Shipping Company)
Draught forward on arrival7' 04"
Draught aft on arrival14' 06"
Cargo carried on arrival6,800 packages of sweet and bitter oranges
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 22nd December
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo1545 on 22nd December
Outward cargoLight ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing5' 00"
Draught aft on sailing14' 00"
Ships agentConstantine & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 120 St Vincent Street, Glasgow C 2 Tel. City 6171