Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Wednesday, February 6, 1963 @ 1245
DUNKYLE (1957-1973 Ore carrier 505 feet long of St Andrews Shipping Co. Ltd. - J. & J. Denholm (Management) Ltd., GreenockĀ : Scrapped in 1979) Own Page

Denholm's Ore Carrier DUNKYLE arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank from Pepel (Sierra Leone)

Arrived fromPepel (Sierra Leone, West Africa)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Arrived in berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west)Net Tonnage4,494
Sailing forVigo (Spain)Gross Tonnage10,687
Sailed from berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west)Deadweght Tonnage14,300
Draught forward on arrival27' 00"
Draught aft on arrival27' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore 13,232 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 6th February
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedoring Co .Ltd.,, Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 1233
Completed discharge of inward cargo1100 on 11th February
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing17' 02"
Draught aft on sailing20' 00"
Vessel bunkered8th February bunkered 210 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE
Vessel on ground1810 on 6th February (low water) 25' 03" fwd and 25' 07" aft and off quay 5 feet fwd and 3 feet aft
Ships agentJ & J Denholm Ltd,, Glasgow