Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Arrival

Monday, March 5, 1962 @ 1215
PORT BRISBANE ( 1949 - 1975 Cargo liner 561 feet long of Port Line, London) Own Page

Port Line's PORT BRISBANE arrives in Glasgow with a cargo from Australia

Arrived fromFremantle (Australia) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow, head East, stern 1 blind East of west bulkheadGross Tonnage11,942
Sailing forBelfast
Sailed from berth65 Plantation Quay, head West, stern 3 blinds into berth 63
Draught forward on arrival16 feet
Draught aft on arrival21' 4"
Cargo carried on arrival1264 tons of general (in)
Commenced discharge of inward cargo5th March at 1750
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ Spencer
Completed discharge of inward cargo7th March at 1530
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing14' 7"
Draught aft on sailing20' 6"
Ships agentP Henderson Company, Glasgow

PORT BRISBANE arrived in Glasgow at 1215 on 5th March 1962 from Fremantle (Australia) via Liverpool. The dock logbook incorrectly shows her arrival as February, but her stay in Glasgow was definitely in March 1962 At 1340 on 8th March she left berth 65 (draught forward 14' 7" and aft 20' 5") and canted in the nearby Prince's Dock and re-berthed at berth 65 at 1455, this time she tied-up in position with her head West and stern 3 blinds into berth 63. On 6th March at 1400 PORT BRISBANE bunkered 200 tons of fuel oil from the oiler CLANITY PORT BRISBANE departed Glasgow at 1330 on 9th March for Belfast