Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Sunday, October 16, 1966 @ 1425
PIONEER COVE (1946-1970 a 1946-built C2-S-B1 type general cargo ship 460 feet overall of United States Lines, New York : 1970 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

United States Lines PIONEER COVE arrives at Glasgow to unload then load for Boston

Arrived fromBoston via Liverpool and DublinPort of RegistryU.S.A.
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow ( head west with stern 1 blind in from east end of shed)
Sailing forBoston (Massachussets, USA)
Sailed from berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow ( head west with stern 1 blind in from east end of shed)
Draught forward on arrival13' 09"
Draught aft on arrival17' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 982 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1430 on 16th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority and James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3
Completed discharge of inward cargo1830 on 20th October
Commened loading outward cargo1900 on 18th October
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 3,336 tons : Sperm oil 380 tons and 3 passengers
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Port Authority, Glasgow
Heavy lifts loadedFloating crane NEWSHOT loaded 8 containers on 21st and 10 containers on 25th onto PIONEER COVE
Completed loading outward cargo2100 on 25th October
Draught forward on sailing17' 06"
Draught aft on sailing24' 00"
Vessel bunkered25th October bunkered 350 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE
Ships agentW B Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone 041 248 2929 Telex 77219