Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Tuesday, March 19, 1963 @ 0305
PERTH (1948-1963 General cargo ship 237 feet long of Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co. Ltd., Dundee) Own Page

PERTH arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank to load 1,274 tons of Pig Iron for Rotterdam

Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.)Port of RegistryDundee (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth3 / 4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Net Tonnage769
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)Gross Tonnage1,321
Sailed from berth9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, GlasgowDeadweght Tonnage1,430
Draught forward on arrival6' 10"
Draught aft on arrival12' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 19th March
Outward cargoPig Iron 1,274 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoHoneyman & Company, 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow C.2. Telephone CENtral 6922
Completed loading outward cargo1200 on 20th March
Draught forward on sailing13' 09"
Draught aft on sailing16' 00"