Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

News Event

Thursday, December 16, 1954 @ 1532
DICK LYKES (1945-1970 General cargo ship 460 feet long of Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Tampa, USA : 1970 scrapped Taiwan) Own Page

Lykes freighter DICK LYKES arrives at Queen's Dock, Glasgow from New Orleans (USA) via Liverpool

Arrived fromNew Orleans (USA) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryTampa (USA)
Arrived in berth30 Queen's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east)Gross Tonnage8,174
Sailing forNew Orleans (U.S.A.)
Sailed from berth30 Queen's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival10' 08"
Draught aft on arrival20' 04"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 1,000 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 17th December
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1930 on 22nd December
Commened loading outward cargo1400 on 22nd December
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 62 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1100 on 23rd December
Draught forward on sailing11' 00"
Draught aft on sailing18' 00"