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Monday, May 25, 1959 @ 1220
EUMAEUS (1953-1962 General cargo ship of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line : 1962-1978 NMSO : 1978 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

Alfred Holt's EUMAEUS arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Far Eastern Ports

Arrived fromHamburg (Germany)Port of Registry1953-1962 Liverpool : 1962-1978 Netherlands
Arrived in berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)Gross Tonnage7841
Sailing forFar East via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Draught forward on arrival16' 00"
Draught aft on arrival21' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards and 12 passengers
Commened loading outward cargo1300 on 25th May
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 800 tons and 8 heavy lifts
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Heavy lifts loaded29th May loaded by Holt's crane 8 heavy lifts, each 8 tons 5 cwts, total 66 tons
Completed loading outward cargo1015 on 30th May
Draught forward on sailing15' 06"
Draught aft on sailing19' 06"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1.