Anchor Line's EGIDIA shifts berth from Prince's Dock, Glasgow, to Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow

Anchor Line's EGIDIA arrived in Glasgow at 1420 on 21st March 1962 from Bombay via Liverpool

At 1200 on 24th March she shifted ahead along the dock wall from berth 7/8 Prince's Dock to berth 6/7 Prince's Dock, her draught forward being 14' 2" and aft 19' 4"

Another shift occurred at 1235 on 27th March when she shifted astern back along the dock wall from berth 6/7 Prince's Dock to berth 7/8 Prince's Dock, her draught forward 12' 8" and aft 18' 3"

EGIDIA shifted from Prince's Dock to her owners berth at the nearby Yorkhill Quay at 1040 on 31st March 1962

Strick's ALBISTAN departs Glasgow for the Persian Gulf via Cardiff

Strick's ALBISTAN arrived in Glasgow from South Shields at 1700 on 27th March 1962 to load for Persian Gulf ports

On 30th March she loaded two heavy lifts of 36 tons from the floating crane NEWSHOT

At 1100 on 31st March ALBISTAN departed Glasgow for the Persian Gulf via Cardiff

Ellerman's GRECIAN departs Glasgow for Mediterranean ports via Liverpool

Ellerman's GRECIAN arrived in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Famagusta via Liverpool at 0125 on 26th March 1962.

She shifted from berth 1/2 to berth 28 Prince's Dock at 1830 on 28th March.

Another shift at 2000 on 29th March saw her moving 90 feet astern in berth 28

GRECIAN completed loading and departed Glasgow for Mediterranean ports via Liverpool at 1155 on 31st March

PORT LAUNCESTON passed Balboa 31 March for Tyne (England)

Fjell Line's VESLEFJELL departs Glasgow for the Great Lakes of North America

VESLEFJELL arrived in Glasgow from London at 1302 on 26th March 1962.

On 28th March she bunkered 45 tons of fuel oil from the oiler CLANITY

Having completed loading she departed Glasgow for Great Lakes of North America at 1215 on 31st March

Donaldson Line's LISMORIA shifts from Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, to Prince's Dock

Donaldson Line's LISMORIA arrived in Prince's Dock, Glasgow, at 0300 on 25th March 1962 from St John (New Brunswick)

At 1735 on 29th March she shifted downriver from Prince's Dock to the nearby Meadowside Granary on Meadowside Quay to discharge her cargo of 2,500 tons of grain.

Having completed discharge of the grain, she left Meadowside Quay, and returned to Prince's Dock, tying-up at berth 10/11 at 1740 on 31st March

At 1000 on 10th April the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside and loaded one heavy lift of 17 tons onto LISMORIA

LISMORIA departed Glasgow at 0610 on 12th April for Montreal

CITY OF OTTAWA left St John 31 March for Adelaide

WANSTEAD left Aden 31 March for Glasgow

MARTAND left Gravesend 31 March for Calcutta

CITY OF LUCKNOW left Port Sudan 31 March for Dar-es-Salaam

CITY OF ST ALBANS left Suez 31 March for Bombay

Blue Star's COLORADO STAR departs Glasgow for Vancouver via Liverpool

Blue Star's COLORADO STAR had arrived in Glasgow from Liverpool at 0455 on 28th March 1962

On 29th March she bunkered 180 tons of fuel oil from the harbour oiler INVERTEST

At 1850 on 31st March COLORADO STAR departed Glasgow for Vancouver via Liverpool

Greek tramp ship K HADJIPATERAS leaves Glasgow with 9650 tons of scrap for Osaka (Japan)

The Greek ship K HADJIPATERAS tied-up in Prince's Dock at 1645 on 12th March 1962 from Kelvin Dry Dock, Glasgow, to load scrap metal for Japan.

At 0700 on 19th March she shifted Westwards along the dock wall from berth 27 to berth 27/28 Prince's Dock. Her draught forward was 14' 8" and aft 22' 7"

The following afternoon, 20th March, at 1215, she shifted Eastwards along the dock wall to her previous berth 27 Prince's Dock, draught forward being 15' 6" and aft 24 feet.

At 0710 on 21st March when low water at Govan, the ship was sitting on the ground (sitting on the bottom sea-bed of the dock berth) her draught being 24 feet aft and 15' 9" forward.

On 21st March at 1425 she bunkered 125 tons of fuel oil from the harbour oiler INVERTEST

Having completed loading K HADJIPATERAS departed Prince's Dock for Osaka (Japan) with her cargo of 9650 tons of scrap at 1933 on 31st March 1962

Historical information about the ship.

K HADJIPATERAS was built in 1943 by Todd-Houston Shipbuilding Company, Houston, Texas,as a wartime Liberty ship, class EC2-S-C1, and completed in July 1943 as GEORGE C CHILDRESS and served the US Government from 1943 to 1947.
They sold her in 1947 to J & A Hadjipateras, Piraeus, Greece, who renamed her K HADJIPATERAS and employed her worldwide as a general tramp ship.
On 27th July 1967, whilst on a voyage from Calcutta to Rangoon (Burma) with a cargo of coal, she ran aground on a reef at Koronje Island, 35 miles north of Pagoda Point off Bassein, Burma and quickly sank.

PORT PHILLIP at London 1 April from Auckland

POTOSI at Liverpool 1 April from San Antonio