Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Friday, October 20, 1961 @ 0900 		META (1931-1962 Steam-powered general cargo North-Sea coaster 262 feet long of Glen & Company, Glasgow) Own Page

Steamship META departs Glasgow for Gothenburg (Sweden) via Tail-of-the-Bank
Arrived fromGothenburg (Sweden) via BelfastPort of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth31 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (head South with stern 1 blind in)Gross Tonnage1,575
Sailing forGothenburg (Sweden) via Tail-of-the-Bank (off Greenock)
Sailed from berth28 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival7' 3"
Draught aft on arrival14' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral in (43 tons) and out
Commenced discharge of inward cargo16th October @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoMain Pearson
Completed discharge of inward cargo18th October @ 1000
Commened loading outward cargo18th October at 1000
Outward cargo700 tons of coke, and 60 tons of general
Stevedore loading outward cargoMain Pearson
Completed loading outward cargo19th October at 2000
Draught forward on sailing9' 7"
Draught aft on sailing15' 10"
Ships agentGlen

META arrived at Glasgow at 1000 on 14th October.

META shifted berth at 1700 on 18th October from berth 31 Prince's Dock to berth 28 Prince's Dock.

During her time in Glasgow the ship bunkered with 270 tons of coal.

META sailed from Glasgow at 0900 on 20th October.
Vessel Meta was owned by Glen Line of Glasgow who operated between the U.K and Scandinavian Ports.Their inward cargo usually consisted of Matches and timber and allied products Exports from Scotland at one time were the chassis of the Volvo cars which were taken to Sweden for the final completion the exported from there. This was,as I recall the car driven by "The Saint" in the early detective series. The Meta was built in the early 1930,s