Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Thursday, April 27, 1967 @ 1250
CANADIAN STAR ( 1957 - 1972 General cargo liner 472 feet long of Blue Star Line, London) Own Page

Blue Star's CANADIAN STAR arrives at Stobcross Quay, Glasgow to load heavy lifts for Los Angeles

Arrived fromPrince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow (with her head west) .. beside the giant 150-ton lift craneGross Tonnage6,291
Sailing forLos Angeles (U.S.A.)
Sailed from berth52 Stobcross Quay, Glasgow (with her head west) .. beside the giant 150-ton lift crane
Draught forward on arrival15' 10"
Draught aft on arrival23' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo1300 on 27th April
Outward cargoGeneral cargo and 8 heavy lifts
Stevedore loading outward cargoStrathclyde Stevedores
Heavy lifts loaded8 heavy lifts total 105 tons 11 cwts loaded onto CANADIAN STAR by the giant 105-ton crane
Completed loading outward cargo1510 on 27th April
Draught forward on sailing16' 00"
Draught aft on sailing23' 10"
Ships agentJ S Nowery & Co., Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 5133