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Tuesday, August 18, 1964 @ 0815
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KING ARTHUR (1953-1972 General cargo ship 466 feet overall of King Line / Clan Line Steamers : 1983 scrapped at Chittagong) |
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King Line's KING ARTHUR arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Mombasa via Swansea |
Arrived from | Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) via Elderslie Drydock (River Clyde) | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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Arrived in berth | 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | Gross Tonnage | 5,883 |
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Sailing for | Mombasa via Swansea | | |
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Sailed from berth | 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | | |
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Draught forward on arrival | 7' 09" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 13' 07" | | |
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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 | 0830 on 18 August | | |
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Outward cargo | General cargo 500 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 | 1200 on 21st August | | |
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Engine trials | From 1200 to 1230 on 21st August | | |
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Ships agent | Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050 | | |
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Draught forward | 11' 03" | | |
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Draught aft | 16' 07" | | |
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Sailing
Tuesday, August 18, 1964 @ 1900
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NELEUS ( 1953 - 1971 General cargo ship 489 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : scrapped China 1974) |
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Alfred Holt's NELEUS leaves Glasgow for Sydney (Australia) via Liverpool |
Arrived from | Sydney (Australia) via Liverpool | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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Arrived in berth | 6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) | Gross Tonnage | 7,800 |
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Sailing for | Sydney (Australia) via Liverpool | | |
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Sailed from berth | 1 / 2 King George V Dock, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head south) | | |
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Draught forward on arrival | 16' 03" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 23' 09" | | |
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Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo 3,018 tons | | |
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Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 1330 on 6th August | | |
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Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Renfrew Stevedores | | |
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Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1730 on 13th August | | |
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Commened loading outward cargo | 0800 on 14th August | | |
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Outward cargo | General cargo 2,606 tons | | |
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Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedores | | |
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Completed loading outward cargo | 1840 on 18th August | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 13' 03" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 19' 06" | | |
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Vessel bunkered | 10th August bunkered 300 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLANITY | | |
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Ships agent | Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. | | |
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News Event
Wednesday, August 19, 1964 @ 0750
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EL KANEMI (1960 - 1978 General cargo ship 450 feet long of Nigerian National Line, Lagos, Nigeria : 1980 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)) |
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Nigerian National Line's EL KANEMI arrives in Glasgow with cargo from West Africa |
Arrived from | Abidjan (Ivory Coast) via Las Palmas | Port of Registry | Lagos, Nigeria |
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Arrived in berth | 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) | Gross Tonnage | 5,660 |
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Sailing for | Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) | Deadweght Tonnage | 10,054 |
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Sailed from berth | 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) | | |
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Draught forward on arrival | 24' 09" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 24' 11" | | |
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Cargo carried on arrival | 4,579 tons of general cargo and oil | | |
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Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0800 on 17th August | | |
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Stevedore discharging inward cargo | James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) | | |
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Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1400 on 27th August | | |
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Outward cargo | Part same inward general cargo | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 14' 00" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 20' 06" | | |
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Engine trials | From 1210 until 1240 on 21st August | | |
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Ships agent | Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. | | |
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Sailing
Wednesday, August 19, 1964 @ 2010
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CLAN MALCOLM ( 1957 - 1979 general cargo liner 503 feet long of Clan Line Steamers, Glasgow) |
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CLAN MALCOLM leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow, for Durban via Birkenhead |
Arrived from | Sydney (Australia) via Liverpool | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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Arrived in berth | 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South) | | |
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Sailing for | Durban (South Africa) via Birkenhead | | |
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Sailed from berth | 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South) | | |
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Draught forward on arrival | 9' 6" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 20' 6" | | |
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Cargo carried on arrival | 615 tons of general cargo | | |
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Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 14th August at 1045 | | |
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Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Renfrew Stevedore Company | | |
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Completed discharge of inward cargo | 19th August at 1815 | | |
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Commened loading outward cargo | 17th August at 0800 | | |
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Outward cargo | 525 tons of general cargo | | |
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Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedores Company | | |
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Completed loading outward cargo | 19th August at 1845 | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 10' 8" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 20' 2" | | |
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Ships agent | Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd., 109 Hope Street, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 7050 | | |
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The Clan Line’s 503 feet long cargo liner CLAN MALCOLM arrived
at berth 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow, with her head south,
at 1030 on 14th August 1964.
She had come to Glasgow from Sydney (Australia) via
Liverpool and was carrying 615 tons of general cargo to
discharge. Her draught forward was 9’ 06” and aft 20’ 06”
and her Agents in Glasgow were Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd.,
109 Hope Street, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 7050.
At 1045, only 15 minutes after berthing, Renfrew Stevedore
Company boarded the ship and commenced discharging her
inward cargo, and completed the unloading at 1815 on
19th August.
The Stevedores commenced loading her outward cargo
of 525 tons of general cargo at 0800 on 17th August
and finished loading at 1845 on 19th August.
CLAN MALCOLM then left her berth at 2010 on 19th August,
sailing for Durban (South Africa) via Birkenhead,
with her draught forward 10’ 08” and aft 20’ 02”

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Wednesday, August 19, 1964 @ 2345
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LULUA (1956-1972 General cargo ship 482 feet overall of Maritime Belge SA, Antwerp : 1982 scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan) |
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Soc. Maritime Belge LULUA arrives Glasgow to load general cargo and lifts for Sydney and Melbourne |
Arrived from | Antwerp (Belgium) | Port of Registry | Antwerp (Belgium) |
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Arrived in berth | 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | Net Tonnage | 4,983 |
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Sailing for | Sydney and Melbourne (Australia) | Gross Tonnage | 8,805 |
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Sailed from berth | 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | Deadweght Tonnage | 10,997 |
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Draught forward on arrival | 11' 03" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 14' 10" | | |
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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 | 0800 on 21st August | | |
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Outward cargo | General cargo 3,792 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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Heavy lifts loaded | 26 August loaded 5 lifts total 87 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT | | |
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Completed loading outward cargo | 1435 on 3rd September | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 19' 03" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 22' 00" | | |
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Vessel bunkered | 25 August bunkered 425 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY | | |
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Ships agent | Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. | | |
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11 March 2019 A Maritime Belge company postcard contributed by Willy Groen (Antwerp)
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News Event
Thursday, August 20, 1964 @ 0815
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PELEUS ( 1949 - 1972 General cargo / passenger liner 516 feet long of Ocean Steamship Company / Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung (Taiwan) |
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Alfred Holt's PELEUS arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to unload and load for Eastern Ports |
Arrived from | Singapore via Liverpool | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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Arrived in berth | 3 / 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | Net Tonnage | 5,852 |
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Sailing for | Singapore and Manila via Birkenhead | Gross Tonnage | 10,093 |
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Sailed from berth | 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | Deadweght Tonnage | 11,215 |
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Draught forward on arrival | 19' 00" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 23' 01" | | |
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Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo 1,354 tons | | |
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Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0830 on 20th August | | |
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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 | 1930 on 27th August | | |
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Commened loading outward cargo | 1300 on 26th August | | |
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Outward cargo | General cargo 200 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 27th August | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 17' 05" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 22' 05" | | |
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Ships agent | Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. | | |
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News Event
Thursday, August 20, 1964 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only |
LANDWADE (1961-1972 General cargo ship of W J Tatem Steam Navigation Company, Cardiff : 1984 Scrapped) |
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Tatem's cargo ship LANDWADE closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Persian Gulf Ports |
Ships agent | Frank C .Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 Telephone CITy 6131 | Port of Registry | Cardiff (Wales, U.K.) |
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Harbour Event
Friday, August 21, 1964 @ 0830
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Port Report dated Friday 21st August 1964 |
From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 21st August 1964
Fifty-eight vessels, four of them tankers, docked at Ardrossan Harbour during the week ended last Saturday.
Among the vessels to arrive was the tanker "Wangeroog" with bitumen from Stanlow and the Greek cargo ship "Teti N" for repair in the dockyard. |
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Port report for issue dated 21st August 1964 : courtesy of John Holmes |
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Friday, August 21, 1964 @ 1930
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KING ARTHUR (1953-1972 General cargo ship 466 feet overall of King Line / Clan Line Steamers : 1983 scrapped at Chittagong) |
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King Line's KING ARTHUR leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Mombasa via Swansea |
Arrived from | Belfast (Northern Ireland, U.K.) via Elderslie Drydock (River Clyde) | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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Arrived in berth | 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | Gross Tonnage | 5,883 |
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Sailing for | Mombasa via Swansea | | |
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Sailed from berth | 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | | |
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Draught forward on arrival | 7' 09" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 13' 07" | | |
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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 | 0830 on 18 August | | |
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Outward cargo | General cargo 500 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 | 1200 on 21st August | | |
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Engine trials | From 1200 to 1230 on 21st August | | |
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Ships agent | Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050 | | |
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Draught forward | 11' 03" | | |
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Draught aft | 16' 07" | | |
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Ship Movement
Friday, August 21, 1964 @ 2200
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PELEUS ( 1949 - 1972 General cargo / passenger liner 516 feet long of Ocean Steamship Company / Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung (Taiwan) |
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Alfred Holt's PELEUS shifts from 3 / 4 King George V Dock to Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow |
Sailing for | Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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Sailed from berth | 3 / 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | Net Tonnage | 5,852 |
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Outward cargo | Part same inward general cargo | Gross Tonnage | 10,093 |
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Ships agent | Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. | Deadweght Tonnage | 11,215 |
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Saturday, August 22, 1964 @ 1050
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CLAN FARQUHARSON (1962-1968 General cargo ship 496 feet overall of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, London) |
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CLAN FARQUHARSON arrives at Glasgow to unload and then load for Durban |
Arrived from | Adelaide (Australia) via Liverpool | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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Arrived in berth | 9 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | Gross Tonnage | 9,292 |
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Sailing for | Durban via Newport | | |
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Sailed from berth | 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | | |
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Draught forward on arrival | 11' 05" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 18' 08" | | |
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Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo 1,650 tons | | |
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Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0800 on 24th August | | |
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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 1st September | | |
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Commened loading outward cargo | 0800 on 2nd September | | |
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Outward cargo | General cargo 1,594 tons and 8 X heavy lifts totalling 130 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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Heavy lifts loaded | 8th and 9th September loaded 8 X heavy lifts totalling 130 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT | | |
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Completed loading outward cargo | 1515 on 10th September | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 12' 08" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 18' 01" | | |
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Vessel drydocked | 27th and 28th August at Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow | | |
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Ships agent | Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050 | | |
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Monday, August 24, 1964 @ 1205
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CEDRIC ( 1952-1976 Cargo liner 512 feet long in service with Shaw Savill Line, London) |
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Shaw Savill Line's CEDRIC arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Adelaide |
Arrived from | Liverpool (England, U.K.) | Port of Registry | London |
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Arrived in berth | 1 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) | | |
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Sailing for | Adelaide via Bremen | | |
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Sailed from berth | 1 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South) | | |
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Draught forward on arrival | 16' 00" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 20' 05" | | |
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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 24th August | | |
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Outward cargo | General cargo 1,200 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 | 1700 on 28th August | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 19' 00" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 24' 00" | | |
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Ship Movement
Monday, August 24, 1964 @ 2200
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EL KANEMI (1960 - 1978 General cargo ship 450 feet long of Nigerian National Line, Lagos, Nigeria : 1980 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)) |
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Nigerian National Line's EL KANEMI shifts astern from 1 to 2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow |
Arrived from | Abidjan (Ivory Coast) via Las Palmas | Port of Registry | Lagos, Nigeria |
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Arrived in berth | 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) | Gross Tonnage | 5,660 |
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Sailing for | Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) | Deadweght Tonnage | 10,054 |
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Sailed from berth | 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) | | |
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Draught forward on arrival | 24' 09" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 24' 11" | | |
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Cargo carried on arrival | 4,579 tons of general cargo and oil | | |
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Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0800 on 17th August | | |
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Stevedore discharging inward cargo | James Spencer & Company | | |
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Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1400 on 27th August | | |
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Outward cargo | Part same inward general cargo | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 14' 00" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 20' 06" | | |
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Engine trials | From 1210 until 1240 on 21st August | | |
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Ships agent | Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. | | |
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Ship Movement
Tuesday, August 25, 1964 @ 0100
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PELEUS ( 1949 - 1972 General cargo / passenger liner 516 feet long of Ocean Steamship Company / Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool : 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung (Taiwan) |
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Alfred Holt's PELEUS returns to 4 King George V Dock from Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow |
Arrived from | Elderslie Drydock, Elderslie, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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Arrived in berth | 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south) | Net Tonnage | 5,852 |
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Cargo carried on arrival | Part same inward general cargo | Gross Tonnage | 10,093 |
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Ships agent | Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. | Deadweght Tonnage | 11,215 |
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Ship Movement
Tuesday, August 25, 1964 @ 0700
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EL KANEMI (1960 - 1978 General cargo ship 450 feet long of Nigerian National Line, Lagos, Nigeria : 1980 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)) |
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Nigerian National Line's EL KANEMI shifts ahead from 2 to 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow |
Arrived from | Abidjan (Ivory Coast) via Las Palmas | Port of Registry | Lagos, Nigeria |
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Arrived in berth | 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) | Gross Tonnage | 5,660 |
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Sailing for | Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) | Deadweght Tonnage | 10,054 |
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Sailed from berth | 1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east) | | |
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Draught forward on arrival | 24' 09" | | |
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Draught aft on arrival | 24' 11" | | |
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Cargo carried on arrival | 4,579 tons of general cargo and oil | | |
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Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0800 on 17th August | | |
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Stevedore discharging inward cargo | James Spencer & Company | | |
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Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1400 on 27th August | | |
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Outward cargo | Part same inward general cargo | | |
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Draught forward on sailing | 14' 00" | | |
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Draught aft on sailing | 20' 06" | | |
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Engine trials | From 1210 until 1240 on 21st August | | |
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Ships agent | Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. | | |
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