Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Monday, August 13, 1962 @ 1930 		CITY OF BIRMINGHAM (1949 - 1971 General cargo Liner 481 feet long of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF BIRMINGHAM departs Glasgow for Liverpool, Africa and India
Arrived fromMombasa (Kenya) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth2/3 Prince's Dock, head East, bow 5 blinds from wallGross Tonnage7,492
Sailing forPort Sudan (Sudan) and Bombay (India) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival14' 5"
Draught aft on arrival19' 9"
Cargo carried on arrival962 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo23rd July at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo26th July at 1430
Commened loading outward cargo2nd August at 0800
Outward cargo1315 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Heavy lifts loaded10th August 7 lifts totalling 34 tons 18 cwts
Completed loading outward cargo13th August at 1830
Draught forward on sailing14' 8"
Draught aft on sailing19' 3"
Ships agentCity Line, Glasgow

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM arrived in Prince's Dock from Liverpool on 22nd July at 0615

At 1610 on 28th July CITY OF BIRMINGHAM shifted from berth 2/3 Prince's Dock to berth 4 Prince's Dock

On 10th August the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside CITY OF BIRMINGHAM and loaded 7 heavy lifts, total 34 tons 18 cwts, onto the Ellerman vessel.

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM departed Prince's Dock on 13th August at 1930 for Port Sudan and Bombay via Liverpool