Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Thursday, January 27, 1966 @ 1400
HOPECREST ( 1961 - 1969 General cargo ship 501 feet long of Hopemount Shipping Co. Ltd. / Stott, Man & Fleming, Newcastle : 1984 scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan) Own Page

HOPECREST arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with a cargo of Grain from Adelaide

Arrived fromAdelaide (Australia) via BelfastPort of RegistryNewcastle (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 1 blind west of berth 3 / 4 bulkhead)Net Tonnage4,112
Sailing forYorkhill Quay, GlasgowGross Tonnage7,610
Sailed from berth3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 1 blind west of berth 3 / 4 bulkhead)Deadweght Tonnage11,680
Draught forward on arrival22' 10"
Draught aft on arrival23' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 3,616 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1125 on 28th January
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1500 on 3rd February
Outward cargoPart same inward cargo of Grain
Draught forward on sailing16' 03"
Draught aft on sailing22' 00"
Vessel bunkered31st January bunkered 20 tons of diesel oil from oiler CLANITY
Ships agentH Hogarth & Sons Ltd., 120 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 6535