Ship Movement
Friday, August 24, 1956 @ 1700
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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 shifts from berth 15/16 to berth 14/15 Prince's Dock, Glasgow |
| Arrived from | Montreal (Canada) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | 10 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (head east) | Gross Tonnage | 8249 |
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| Sailing for | Montreal (Canada) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 14/15 Prince's Dock, Glasgow | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 25' 00" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 26' 09" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | 50 Passengers and general cargo | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0815 on 16th August | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Clyde Stevedore Company | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1500 on 24th August | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 1300 on 20th August | | |
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| Outward cargo | 850 tons of General cargo | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Clyde Stevedore Company | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 1430 on 28th August | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 15' 02" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 20' 06" | | |
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| Ships agent | Donaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow Phone CENtral 3901 | | |
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Friday, August 24, 1956 @ 2300
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DELPHIC (1949-1971 Passenger / cargo ship 510 feet long of Shaw Savill & Albion Line, London : 1971 Scrapped) |
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Shaw Savill's DELPHIC arrives in Glasgow to load general cargo for New Zealand |
| Arrived from | Belfast (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | 73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head west, stem on wall 73/77) | Gross Tonnage | 10,691 |
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| Sailing for | New Zealand Ports via Liverpool | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head west, stem on wall 73/77) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 15' 10" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 20' 10" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Light ship - no cargo on board | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 0800 on 7th August | | |
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| Outward cargo | 1,000 tons of general cargo | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | James Spencer & Company, Stevedores | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 1130 on 11th August | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 17' 04" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 22' 00" | | |
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| Ships agent | Patrick Henderson, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow | | |
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News Event
Sunday, August 26, 1956 @ 0150
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PAPANUI (1943-1965 Refrigerated cargo ship 494 feet overall of New Zealand Shipping Company) |
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New Zealand's PAPANUI arrives at Plantation Quay, Glasgow to load for New Zealand ports |
| Arrived from | Newport (South Wales, U.K.) | Gross Tonnage | 10,006 |
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| Arrived in berth | 65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west : stem 3 1/2 blinds east of wall at berth 73 / 65) | | |
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| Sailing for | New Zealand ports via Liverpool | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west : stem 3 1/2 blinds east of wall at berth 73 / 65) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 14' 09" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 19' 10" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Part General cargo (outwards) | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 0800 on 26th August | | |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 2100 on 27th August | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 15' 02" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 20' 10" | | |
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| Ships agent | Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467 | | |
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Sailing
Tuesday, August 28, 1956 @ 0130
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PAPANUI (1943-1965 Refrigerated cargo ship 494 feet overall of New Zealand Shipping Company) |
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New Zealand's PAPANUI leaves Plantation Quay, Glasgow for New Zealand ports via Liverpool |
| Arrived from | Newport (South Wales, U.K.) | Gross Tonnage | 10,006 |
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| Arrived in berth | 65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west : stem 3 1/2 blinds east of wall at berth 73 / 65) | | |
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| Sailing for | New Zealand ports via Liverpool | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west : stem 3 1/2 blinds east of wall at berth 73 / 65) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 14' 09" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 19' 10" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Part General cargo (outwards) | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 0800 on 26th August | | |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | James Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines) | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 2100 on 27th August | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 15' 02" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 20' 10" | | |
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| Ships agent | Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467 | | |
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Ship Event
Tuesday, August 28, 1956 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
CITY OF LONDON (1947 - 1966 General cargo liner 500 feet long of Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Company) |
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CITY OF LONDON at 4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow loads 3 X 22-ton lifts from floating crane NEWSHOT |
| Ship's location | 4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stem 1 blind from east end) | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| Heavy lifts loaded | 28 August loaded 3 X lifts, each lift being 22 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT | | |
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Ship Event
Tuesday, August 28, 1956 @ 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 CITY OF LONDON at 4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow with 3 X 22-ton lifts |
| Ship's location | 4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside Ellerman's CITY OF LONDON) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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Sailing
Tuesday, August 28, 1956 @ 1530
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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 leaves Glasgow with general cargo for Montreal |
| Arrived from | Montreal (Canada) | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | 10 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (head east) | Gross Tonnage | 8249 |
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| Sailing for | Montreal (Canada) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 14/15 Prince's Dock, Glasgow | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 25' 00" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 26' 09" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | 50 Passengers and general cargo | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0815 on 16th August | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Clyde Stevedore Company | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1500 on 24th August | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 1300 on 20th August | | |
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| Outward cargo | 850 tons of General cargo | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Clyde Stevedore Company | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 1430 on 28th August | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 15' 02" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 20' 06" | | |
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| Ships agent | Donaldson Line, 14 St Vincent Place, Glasgow Phone CENtral 3901 | | |
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Ship Movement
Wednesday, August 29, 1956 @ 0610
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SUCCESSOR (1948-1963 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) |
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Harrison Line's SUCCESSOR shifts from berth 22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow to berth 19 |
| Arrived from | South Africa via Liverpool | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England) |
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| Arrived in berth | 22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (head East, 1 blind from east end) | Gross Tonnage | 7,249 |
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| Sailing for | Liverpool (England, UK) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 25 Prince's Dock, Glasgow | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 19' 00" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 23' 03" | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 1400 on 24th August | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | James Spencer & Company, Stevedores | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1830 on 5th September | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light ship ( = empty of cargo / no cargo on board) | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 12' 06" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 18' 06" | | |
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| Vessel bunkered | 30th August 100 tons fuel oil from ATTUNITY and 31st August 140 tons of fuel oil from SHELL MEX 5 | | |
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| Ships agent | Prentice, Service & Henderson Ltd, 175 West George Street, Glasgow C 1 | | |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, August 29, 1956 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
CITY OF LONDON (1947 - 1966 General cargo liner 500 feet long of Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Company) |
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CITY OF LONDON at 4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow bunkers 100 tons fuel oil from oiler INVERTEST |
| Ship's location | 4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stem 1 blind from east end) | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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Ship Event
Wednesday, August 29, 1956 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
INVERTEST ( 1920 - Harbour oiler - steam tanker, 127 feet long of Esso Petroleum, London) |
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Oiler INVERTEST bunkers CITY OF LONDON at 4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow with 100 tons fuel oil |
| Ship's location | 4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside Ellerman's CITY OF LONDON) | Port of Registry | London |
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| | Net Tonnage | 111 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 259 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 308 |
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News Event
Wednesday, August 29, 1956 @ 1815
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FRESNO STAR (1951-1957 General cargo ship of Blue Star Line, London) |
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FRESNO STAR arrives at Glasgow to load cargo for Vancouver and Pacific Coast Ports of North America |
| Arrived from | Liverpool (England, UK) | Port of Registry | London (UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | 22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (head East, stem on east bulkhead) | Gross Tonnage | 7,053 |
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| Sailing for | Vancouver via Curacao | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (head East, stem on east bulkhead) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 13' 05" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 20' 00" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo (outwards) | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 0800 on 30th August | | |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Clyde Stevedore Company | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 0700 on 5th September | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 17' 05" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 21' 01" | | |
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| Ships agent | J S Nowery | | |
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Ship Event
Thursday, August 30, 1956 @ 0800
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AKKA (1942-1956 General cargo ship 442 feet overall of Grangesberg Oxelosund, Sweden : 1956 wrecked off Dunoon, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) |
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Notice to Mariners warns about dispersal of wreck of AKKA aground on Dunoon Bank |
| Ship's location | Gantocks Rocks, Dunoon Bank (off Dunoon, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) | Port of Registry | Sweden |
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| | Net Tonnage | 3,053 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 5,409 |
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An excellent account of the wrecking of AKKA is in https://www.scottishshipwrecks.com/akka/
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Arrival
Thursday, August 30, 1956 @ 0930
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only |
ATTUNITY (Bunkering tanker of F T Everard Company, London) |
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ATTUNITY bunkers SUCCESSOR at 19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow with 100 tons of fuel oil |
| Arrived in berth | 19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside SUCCESSOR) | Port of Registry | London (UK) |
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Ship Event
Thursday, August 30, 1956 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only |
SUCCESSOR (1948-1963 General cargo ship of T & J Harrison, Liverpool) |
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Harrison Line's SUCCESSOR at 19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow bunkers 100 tons of fuel oil from ATTUNITY |
| Ship's location | 19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England) |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 7,249 |
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Sailing
Thursday, August 30, 1956 @ 1510
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CITY OF LONDON (1947 - 1966 General cargo liner 500 feet long of Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Company) |
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CITY OF LONDON leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow for Bombay and Karachi via Liverpool |
| Arrived from | Middlesbrough (England, U.K.) | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | 4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stem 1 blind from east end) | | |
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| Sailing for | Bombay and Karachi via Liverpool | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and stem 1 blind from east end) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 16' 06" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 19' 06" | | |
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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 24th August | | |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo 1,900 tons and 3 X lifts, each lift being 22 tons | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Smith Coggins & Co. Ltd. | | |
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| Heavy lifts loaded | 28 August loaded 3 X lifts, each lift being 22 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 1445 on 30th August | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 21' 01" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 21' 09" | | |
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| Engine trials | Turn from 1000 to 1005 on 30 August | | |
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| Vessel bunkered | 29 August bunkered 100 tons fuel oil from oiler INVERTEST | | |
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| Ships agent | City Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971 | | |
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