Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Tuesday, November 22, 1960 @ 0215 		HASSELO ( 1955-1967 Ore carrier 484 feet overall of Rederi AB Rex Stockholm Sweden) Own Page

Ore carrier HASSELO arrives at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow with Iron Ore from Lulea
Arrived fromLulea (Sweden)Port of RegistryStockholm (Sweden)
Arrived in berthEast Terminus, Glasgow (with bow 2 pawls west of fence) ..Pilot Conway and 2 Clyde Shipping tugs
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berthEast Terminus, Glasgow (with bow 2 pawls west of fence) ..Pilot Begg and 2 Clyde Shipping tugs
Draught forward on arrival27' 04"
Draught aft on arrival26' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore 10,404 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 22nd November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoColvilles Ltd.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1830 on 22nd November
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing5' 06"
Draught aft on sailing18' 03"
Ships agentBISCO (British Iron & Steel Corporation)

 

On leaving General Terminus Quay, Glasgow, ore carrier HASSELO, with Pilot Begg in charge and a Clyde Shipping tug at the bow and stern, the vessel moved off the berth and was towed astern down the channel to the entrance to Prince’s Dock where the tugs canted (turned) her to face downriver to start on her passage to Rotterdam.