Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Monday, March 19, 1962 @ 1915 		SHONGA ( 1947 - 1965 General cargo liner 408 feet long of Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Elder Dempster's SHONGA departs Glasgow for Dublin and West Africa
Arrived fromSwanseaPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West, stern on East bulkhead
Sailing forDublin and Freetown (Sierra Leone, West Africa)
Sailed from berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West, stern on East bulkhead
Draught forward on arrival12' 9"
Draught aft on arrival15' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral (out)
Commened loading outward cargo15th March at 0800
Outward cargo1,100 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ Spencer Stevedores
Heavy lifts loadedSee note below
Completed loading outward cargo19th March at 1400
Draught forward on sailing15' 6"
Draught aft on sailing18' 6"
Ships agentRoxburgh Colin Scott

SHONGA arrived in Glasgow at 0450 on 15th March from Swansea to load for West African ports.

On 16th March at 1000 the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside and loaded 5 heavy lifts totalling 22 tons onto SHONGA.

Having completed loading, SHONGA cast-off her ropes at 1915 on 19th March and departed her Glasgow berth for Dublin and Freetown (West Africa)