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Friday, May 23, 1958 @ 1855
ROMNEY (1952-1978 General cargo ship 472 feet long of Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool :1978 Scrapped) Own Page

Lamport & Holt's ROMNEY arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with grain from Rosario

Arrived fromRosario (Argentina) via Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Arrived in berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage8,237
Sailing forNo. 3 Govan Drydock, Govan, Glasgow
Sailed from berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival16' 06"
Draught aft on arrival17' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 2,000 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 24th May
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1140 on 27th May
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing10' 05"
Draught aft on sailing14' 03"
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467