Ship Event
Friday, November 11, 1966 @ 1700
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MARGO (1962-1980 General cargo ship 483 feet overall of Panaviero S.A / M. N. Eustathiou : scrapped 1984) |
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MARGO chartered to Messageries Maritimes closes at Madras for westbound ports |
| Ship's location | Madras (India) | Port of Registry | Monrovia (Liberia) |
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| Sailing for | Djibouti, Jeddah, Port Said, Latakia, Genoa, Havre, Dunkirk | Net Tonnage | 5,568 |
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| Ships agent | C J Revel, 620 North Beach Road, Madras 1, India | Gross Tonnage | 8,951 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 13,239 |
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Sailing
Friday, November 11, 1966 @ 2130
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SUSSEX (1949-1976 General cargo ship 561 feet overall of Federal Steam Navigation / P & O, London :1976 Scrapped) |
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Federal Steam's cargo ship SUSSEX leaves Meadowside Quay, Glasgow for Avonmouth |
| Arrived from | New Zealand ports via Liverpool | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | 2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern on berth 2 / 3 brick wall) | Gross Tonnage | 11,272 |
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| Sailing for | Avonmouth (England, U.K.) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern on berth 2 / 3 brick wall) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 28' 03" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 28' 07" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo 2,729 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 1050 on 8th November | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Clyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. (Spencer) | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1630 on 11th November | | |
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| Outward cargo | Part same inward general cargo | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 22' 03" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 28' 03" | | |
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| Vessel on ground | First and second low water : alongside and upright | | |
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| Ships agent | Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467 | | |
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News Event
Sunday, November 13, 1966 @ 0415
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AMERICAN IMPORTER ( 1945 - 1969 C"-type cargo / 12 passengers ship 459 feet long of United States Line) |
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AMERICAN IMPORTER arrives at Merklands Quay, Glasgow to discharge then load for New York |
| Arrived from | New York via Liverpool and Dublin | Port of Registry | New York |
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| Arrived in berth | Merklands Quay, Glasgow (with her head east 1 1/2 blinds from east end) | Gross Tonnage | 8,228 |
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| Sailing for | New York (USA) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 1 blind east of berth 1 / 2 wall) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 12' 00" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 21' 02" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo inwards 1,002 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0800 on 13th November | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Clyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. (Spencer) | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1500 on 15th November | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 0800 on 15th November | | |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo 2,226 tons | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Clyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. (Spencer) | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 1645 on 18th November | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 15' 00" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 22' 10" | | |
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| Ships agent | W B Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone 041 248 2929 Telex 77219 | | |
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Arrival
Sunday, November 13, 1966 @ 1400
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MELLUM (1957-1967 General cargo ship 382 feet long of Partenreederei m.s. "Mellum" / Glassel & Company, Bremen : 1979 Scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan) |
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MELLUM arrived at New York |
| Vessel Master | Captain K. Hewel | Port of Registry | Bremen (Germany) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 1,785 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 3,401 |
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Ship Event
Sunday, November 13, 1966 @ 1700
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CLAN MACLACHLAN (1946-1971 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, Glasgow) |
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CLAN MACLACHLAN closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports |
| Ships agent | Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050 | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 6,365 |
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Ship Event
Monday, November 14, 1966 @ 1700
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CLAN MACLACHLAN (1946-1971 General cargo ship 466 feet long of Cayzer Irvine / Clan Line, Glasgow) |
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CLAN MACLACHLAN closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports |
| Ships agent | Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, Liverpool | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 6,365 |
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Sailing
Monday, November 14, 1966 @ 1948
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MELLUM (1957-1967 General cargo ship 382 feet long of Partenreederei m.s. "Mellum" / Glassel & Company, Bremen : 1979 Scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan) |
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MELLUM left New York for Avonmouth |
| Vessel Master | Captain K. Hewel | Port of Registry | Bremen (Germany) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 1,785 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 3,401 |
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News Event
Tuesday, November 15, 1966 @ 0110
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KING CITY (1950-1966 General cargo ship 437 feet long of Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons, Cardiff : 1978 scrapped) |
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Reardon Smith's KING CITY arrives at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with 7,920 tons Corn from Great Lakes |
| Arrived from | Great Lakes Ports | Port of Registry | Cardiff (Wales, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (stem 2 blinds west of berth 3 / 4 brick wall) .. used CPA springs | Gross Tonnage | 5,593 |
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| Sailing for | Elderslie Drydock, Elderslie, Glasgow | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (stem 2 blinds west of berth 3 / 4 brick wall) .. used CPA springs | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 24' 10" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 25' 00" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Corn 7,920 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0900 on 15th November | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Clyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1555 on 18th November | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 8' 06" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 14' 00" | | |
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| Ships agent | T L Duff & Company Limited, 24 George Square, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2827 | | |
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Ship Event
Tuesday, November 15, 1966 @ 1700
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ROTHESAY CASTLE (1960-1975 Refrigerated cargo ship 520 feet long of Union Castle Line, London) |
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ROTHESAY CASTLE closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for Las Palmas, West, South and East Africa |
| | Port of Registry | London (UK) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 9,650 |
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News Event
Friday, November 18, 1966 @ 1000
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1966 Advert by British Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for a Marine Second Engineer |
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Ship Movement
Saturday, November 19, 1966 @ 0207
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KING CITY (1950-1966 General cargo ship 437 feet long of Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons, Cardiff : 1978 scrapped) |
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Reardon Smith's KING CITY shifts from Meadowside Quay to Elderslie Drydock, Elderslie, Glasgow |
| Arrived from | Great Lakes Ports | Port of Registry | Cardiff (Wales, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (stem 2 blinds west of berth 3 / 4 brick wall) .. used CPA springs | Gross Tonnage | 5,593 |
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| Sailing for | Elderslie Drydock, Elderslie, Glasgow | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (stem 2 blinds west of berth 3 / 4 brick wall) .. used CPA springs | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 24' 10" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 25' 00" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Corn 7,920 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0900 on 15th November | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Clyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1555 on 18th November | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 8' 06" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 14' 00" | | |
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| Ships agent | T L Duff & Company Limited, 24 George Square, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 2827 | | |
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Sailing
Saturday, November 19, 1966 @ 0230
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AMERICAN IMPORTER ( 1945 - 1969 C"-type cargo / 12 passengers ship 459 feet long of United States Line) |
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AMERICAN IMPORTER leaves Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with general cargo for New York |
| Arrived from | New York via Liverpool and Dublin | Port of Registry | New York |
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| Arrived in berth | Merklands Quay, Glasgow (with her head east 1 1/2 blinds from east end) | Gross Tonnage | 8,228 |
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| Sailing for | New York (USA) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 1 blind east of berth 1 / 2 wall) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 12' 00" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 21' 02" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo inwards 1,002 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0800 on 13th November | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Clyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. (Spencer) | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1500 on 15th November | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 0800 on 15th November | | |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo 2,226 tons | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Clyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. (Spencer) | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 1645 on 18th November | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 15' 00" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 22' 10" | | |
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| Ships agent | W B Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone 041 248 2929 Telex 77219 | | |
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Sailing
Sunday, November 20, 1966 @ 1630
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LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) |
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Donaldson Line's LAURENTIA left Glasgow for Montreal |
| Vessel Master | Captain A L Hunter | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 8249 |
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Ship Event
Monday, November 21, 1966 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
MARGO (1962-1980 General cargo ship 483 feet overall of Panaviero S.A / M. N. Eustathiou : scrapped 1984) |
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MARGO chartered to Messageries Maritimes closes at Cochin for westbound ports |
| Ship's location | Cochin (India) | Port of Registry | Monrovia (Liberia) |
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| Sailing for | Djibouti, Jeddah, Port Said, Latakia, Genoa, Havre, Dunkirk | Net Tonnage | 5,568 |
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| Ships agent | C J Revel, 675 Calvethy, Cothin, India | Gross Tonnage | 8,951 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 13,239 |
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Ship Event
Thursday, November 24, 1966 @ 1700
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KING CHARLES (General cargo ship 466 feet long of King Line / Clan Line / Houston Line, London : 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) |
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KING CHARLES closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for Eastern Ports |
| Ships agent | Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, Liverpool | Port of Registry | London (England, U.K.) |
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