Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Wednesday, January 23, 1963 @ 0700
ABILITY (1943 - 1975 General cargo coaster 211 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1982 scrapped in Greece) Own Page

Everard's coaster ABILITY arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with Clinker from Drogheda (Ireland)

Arrived fromDrogheda (Ireland)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing forDrogheda (Ireland)
Sailed from berth7 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival13' 00"
Draught aft on arrival14' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1,020 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 23rd January
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1605 on 23rd January
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 24 January : stopped loading 1200 on 24 January : started loading 0800 on 25 January
Outward cargoSlag 1,033 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed loading outward cargo1140 on 25th January
Draught forward on sailing12' 02"
Draught aft on sailing14' 02"
Vessel bunkered22.20 tons fuel oil from Mobil road tanker