Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Thursday, February 9, 1967 @ 1650 		S A VANGUARD (1964-1969 General cargo ship formerly SOUTH AFRICAN VANGUARD and 139m 456 feet overall of South African Marine Corporation Ltd Cape Town : 1972 sank off Karachi) Own Page

S A VANGUARD arrives in Glasgow from Swansea to load for South Africa
Arrived fromSwansea (South Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryKaapstedt (South Africa) ..... Cape Town
Arrived in berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)Net Tonnage4,553
Sailing forCape Town (South Africa) via BirkenheadGross Tonnage7,612
Sailed from berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)Deadweght Tonnage10,600
Draught forward on arrival17' 03"
Draught aft on arrival19' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo1730 on 9th February
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 402 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoStrathclyde Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1500 on 10th February
Draught forward on sailing17' 08"
Draught aft on sailing21' 00"
Ships agentF W Allan & Ker Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C. 2. Telephone CENtral 0925-8

She commenced loading 402 tons general at 1730 9th February, and completed loading at 1500 10th February. Stevedore was Strathclyde.