Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Monday, October 19, 1959 @ 1400
BELLERBY (1946-1960 General cargo ship 446 feet long of Ropner & Company : Scrapped 1970) Own Page

Ropner's BELLERBY arrives at Govan Drydock, Glasgow from lay-up in Gare Loch

Arrived fromGare Loch (Firth of Clyde, where she had been laid up)Port of RegistryWest Hartlepool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berthNo. 2 Govan Dry Dock, Govan, GlasgowGross Tonnage7,071
Sailing forHampton Roads (USA)
Sailed from berth73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing8' 07"
Draught aft on sailing17' 00"
Vessel bunkered28th October 280 tons from oiler INVERTEST : 29th October 290 tons from oiler INVERTEST
Ships agentJ & J Denholm Ltd,, Glasgow