Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Friday, October 30, 1959 @ 1400
ROMNEY (1952-1978 General cargo ship 472 feet long of Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool :1978 Scrapped) Own Page

Lamport & Holt's ROMNEY arrives in Glasgow to unload then load for Buenos Aires via Liverpool

Arrived fromBuenos Aires (Argentina) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Arrived in berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stem on east bulkhead)Gross Tonnage8,237
Sailing forBuenos Aires (Argentina) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stem on east bulkhead)
Draught forward on arrival12' 11"
Draught aft on arrival17' 11"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 1,545 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 31st October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1930 on 2nd November
Commened loading outward cargo1200 on 2nd November
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 300 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Heavy lifts loadedAt 1100 on 2nd November loaded 2 lifts total 44 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1155 on 3rd November
Draught forward on sailing10' 03"
Draught aft on sailing15' 08"
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467