Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Tuesday, June 9, 1959 @ 1705
BEECH HILL (1950-1964 General cargo ship 441 feet long of Counties Ship Management, London : 1967 scrapped) Own Page

BEECH HILL on a Frank Strick charter arrives at Glasgow to load for Mina Al Ahmadi (Kuwait)

Arrived fromLiverpool (England, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth20 / 21 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage7.150
Sailing forMina Al Ahmadi (Kuwait)
Sailed from berth20 / 21 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head west
Draught forward on arrival16' 07"
Draught aft on arrival23' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 10th June
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,200 tons and 4 heavy lifts (total 106 tons 10 cwts)
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer Company
Heavy lifts loadedFrom NEWSHOT : 12 June 4 X lifts total 69 tons 10 cwts : 13 June 4 X lifts total 37 tons
Completed loading outward cargo1100 on 15th June
Draught forward on sailing20' 07"
Draught aft on sailing24' 06"
Vessel on groundFirst low water, forward 16' 07" and aft 23' 03", on even keel and alongside
Ships agentFrank C Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CITy 6131