Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Event

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 1100 		CITY OF BIRMINGHAM (1949 - 1971 General cargo Liner 481 feet long of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF BIRMINGHAM loads 7 heavy lifts from floating crane NEWSHOT
Ship's location4 Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Heavy lifts loaded10th August loaded 7 lifts totalling 34 tons 18 cwtsGross Tonnage7,492

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