Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Thursday, April 12, 1962 @ 2005
LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LAURENTIA arrives at Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Saint John (New Brunswick)

Arrived fromSaint John (New Brunswick, Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth16 / 17 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 2 1/2 blinds in)Gross Tonnage8249
Sailing forMontreal (Canada)
Sailed from berth12 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival25' 03"
Draught aft on arrival25' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 2,500 tons and general cargo 3,219 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 13th April
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Stevedoring Company Limited, Prince's Dock, Glasgow S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2367
Completed discharge of inward cargo1915 on 19th April
Commened loading outward cargo1545 on 18th April
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,100 tons and 37 passengers
Heavy lifts loaded24th April loaded 1 X heavy lift of 17 tons 2 cwts from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1000 on 25th April
Draught forward on sailing16' 11"
Draught aft on sailing21' 00"
Ships agentDonaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, C.1, Tel CENtral 3901