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Sunday, November 17, 1963 @ 0930
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PYRRHUS (1949 - 1972 General cargo and passenger liner 516 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) |
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PYRRHUS arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to unload, Drydock and then load for the Far East |
| Arrived from | Singapore via Dublin | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Arrived in berth | 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | Gross Tonnage | 10,093 |
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| Sailing for | Singapore and Hong Kong via Birkenhead | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 17' 01" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 21' 00" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo 925 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0930 on 17th November | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1900 on 20th November | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 0800 on 24th November | | |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo 600 tons | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241 | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 1900 on 26th November | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 17' 09" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 19' 09" | | |
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| Vessel drydocked | To Elderslie at 0050 on 20th November : Returned to berth at 1415 on 22nd November | | |
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| Ships agent | Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. | | |
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Sailing
Sunday, November 17, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
WILLEM RUYS (in 1952 Rotterdam LLoyd) |
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WILLEM RUYS leaves Sydney for Rotterdam and Amsterdam via Panama |
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Sunday, November 17, 1963 @ 2230
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ANDONI PALM (1958-1976 General cargo liner 473 feet long of Palm Line, London) |
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ANDONI PALM leaves Glasgow and moves downriver to Greenock |
| Sailing for | Greenock | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Sailed from berth | 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (head East) | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 13th November @ 1100 | | |
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| Outward cargo | Part same cargo (originally on arrival was logs and general and 3490 tons oil) | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 12' 6" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 17' 10" | | |
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Ship Movement
Monday, November 18, 1963 @ 0800
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GEORGINA V EVERARD ( 1955-1978 General cargo coaster 306 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1985 scrapped in Greece) |
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Coaster GEORGINA V EVERARD shifts from 3 to berth 2 head north in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank |
| Arrived from | London (England, U.K.) | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | 3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east) | Net Tonnage | 1,218 |
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| Sailing for | Swansea (Wales, U.K.) | Gross Tonnage | 2,535 |
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| Sailed from berth | 2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north) | Deadweght Tonnage | 3,297 |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 16' 04" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 19' 10" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Clinker 2,992 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0800 on 18th November | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | J F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345 | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1430 on 21st November | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 6' 04" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 15' 00" | | |
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Sailing
Monday, November 18, 1963 @ 2005
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CLAN MACLEAN ( 1947 - 1975 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Clan Line Steamers / Cayzer Irvine, Glasgow : 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) |
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CLAN MACLEAN leaves Glasgow for Calcutta via Newport |
| Sailing for | Calcutta via Newport | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Sailed from berth | 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow | Net Tonnage | 3,328 |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 13th November @ 1300 | Gross Tonnage | 6,013 |
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| Outward cargo | General 1000 tons | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedores | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 18th November @ 1815 | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 11' 4" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 18' 10" | | |
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She had arrived on 13th November at 1050 |
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Monday, November 18, 1963 @ 2005
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CLAN MACLEAN ( 1947 - 1975 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Clan Line Steamers / Cayzer Irvine, Glasgow : 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) |
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CLAN MACLEAN leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Eastern Ports and Calcutta via Newport |
| Arrived from | Govan Drydock, Govan, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | 6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) | Net Tonnage | 3,328 |
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| Sailing for | Calcutta via Newport | Gross Tonnage | 6,013 |
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| Sailed from berth | 7 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 12' 06" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 15' 00" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 1300 on 13th November | | |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo 1,000 tons | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedores | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 1815 on 18th November | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 11' 04" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 18' 10" | | |
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| Ships agent | Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow | | |
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Tuesday, November 19, 1963 @ 2025
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CLAN MACLENNAN (1947-1971 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Clan Line, Glasgow : 1971 scrapped at Shanghai, China)) |
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CLAN MACLENNAN leaves Glasgow for Birkenhead and Durban |
| Sailing for | Durban via Birkenhead | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South) | Gross Tonnage | 6,366 |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 14th November @ 0800 | | |
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| Outward cargo | General 500 tons | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedores | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 19th November @ 1500 | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 11' 2" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 16' 10" | | |
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She had arrived on 13th November at 2230. |
Sailing
Tuesday, November 19, 1963 @ 2045
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CLAN MACINDOE ( 1959 - 1979 General cargo liner 492 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) |
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CLAN MACINDOE departs from Glasgow for Colombo (Ceylon) via Swansea |
| Sailing for | Colombo (Ceylon) via Swansea | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Sailed from berth | 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow, head South | | |
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| Outward cargo | General 800 tons | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedores | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 19th November at 1930 | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 12' 4" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 16' 3" | | |
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| Engine trials | 15th November from 1245 to 1315 | | |
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| Vessel bunkered | 15th November 250 tons from oiler CLANITY | | |
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| Ships agent | Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd., 109 Hope Street, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 7050 | | |
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Ship Movement
Wednesday, November 20, 1963 @ 0050
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PYRRHUS (1949 - 1972 General cargo and passenger liner 516 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) |
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PYRRHUS shifts from 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow for Elderslie Drydock |
| Sailing for | Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Sailed from berth | 3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | Gross Tonnage | 10,093 |
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| Vessel drydocked | To Elderslie at 0050 on 20th November : Returned to berth at 1415 on 22nd November | | |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, November 20, 1963 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
COPTIC (1928 - 1965 general cargo ship 500 feet overall of Shaw Savill & Albion Line, London) |
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COPTIC at Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow loads a 22 tons 2 cwt lift from floating crane NEWSHOT |
| Ship's location | 2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head south) | Port of Registry | London |
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| Heavy lifts loaded | 20th November COPTIC loaded 1 X lift of 22 tons 2 cwt from floating crane NEWSHOT | | |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, November 20, 1963 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
NEWSHOT (1947-1973 Self-propelled 60-ton capacity floating heavy lift crane of Clyde Navigation Trust / Clyde Port Authority, Glasgow) |
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Floating crane NEWSHOT loads a 22 tons 2 cwt lift onto COPTIC at Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow |
| Ship's location | 2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (alongside Shaw Savill's COPTIC) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Heavy lifts loaded | 20th November COPTIC loaded 1 X lift of 22 tons 2 cwt from floating crane NEWSHOT | | |
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Sailing
Wednesday, November 20, 1963 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
CANBERRA (1961-1997 Passenger liner 820 feet (250 m) of P & O Line, London : 1997-8 Scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan) |
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P & O's CANBERRA leaves Sydney (Australia) for Europe |
| Sailed from berth | Sydney (Australia) | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| Ships agent | P & O - Orient Lines, Passenger Booking Office, 2 Spring Street, Sydney Telephone 2-0532 | | |
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Sailing
Thursday, November 21, 1963 @ 0050
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CLAN GRAHAM (1962-1981 General cargo liner 496 feet long of Clan Line / King Line / Cayzer Irvine, Glasgow) |
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CLAN GRAHAM leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Govan Drydock, Glasgow |
| Sailing for | Newport via Govan Drydock | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Sailed from berth | 6/6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South) | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 11 feet | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 16' 3" | | |
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| Ships agent | Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow | | |
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She had arrived at King George V Dock on 14th November at 1325
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Sailing
Thursday, November 21, 1963 @ 1535
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GEORGINA V EVERARD ( 1955-1978 General cargo coaster 306 feet long of F T Everard, London : 1985 scrapped in Greece) |
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Coaster GEORGINA V EVERARD leaves Clydebank for Swansea |
| Arrived from | London (England, U.K.) | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | 3 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east) | Net Tonnage | 1,218 |
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| Sailing for | Swansea (Wales, U.K.) | Gross Tonnage | 2,535 |
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| Sailed from berth | 2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head north) | Deadweght Tonnage | 3,297 |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 16' 04" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 19' 10" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Clinker 2,992 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0800 on 18th November | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | J F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345 | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1430 on 21st November | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 6' 04" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 15' 00" | | |
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News Event
Friday, November 22, 1963 @ 0230
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IXION (1951-1972 Passenger/cargo liner 523 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped in Barcelona) |
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Alfred Holt's IXION at Glasgow discharges sperm oil and general cargo |
| Arrived from | Sydney and Melbourne via Liverpool | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | 6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (head south) | Gross Tonnage | 10,125 |
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| Sailing for | Sydney and Adelaide (Australia) via Liverpool | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head south) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 19' 00" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 24' 06" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | 655 tons of bulk sperm oil, 1,988 tons of general cargo | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | Oil 0800 on 25th November , General cargo 0800 on 22nd November | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Renfrew Stevedore Company | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | Sperm oil 0500 on 25th November, general cargo 1500 on 27th November | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 0800 on 29th November | | |
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| Outward cargo | 3,000 tons of general cargo | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedores Company | | |
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| Heavy lifts loaded | 3rd December loaded 4 lifts totalling 65 tons 1 cwt. from floating crane NEWSHOT | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 1100 on 6th December | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 23' 06" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 23' 07" | | |
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