Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Thursday, March 22, 1962 @ 1120
LETITIA (1961-1967 cargo liner 416 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow) Own Page

Donaldson Line's LETITIA shifts from Prince's Dock, Glasgow, to Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromHalifax (Nova Scotia, Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth10/11 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head West, 5 1/2 blinds into berth 11Gross Tonnage4,381
Sailing forMeadowside Granary on Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (to discharge her grain cargo)Deadweght Tonnage6,150
Sailed from berth10/11 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain J L Downie
Draught forward on arrival21' 4"
Draught aft on arrival22' 6"
Cargo carried on arrival2000 tons grain, and 2836 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo15th March at 1030
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo21st March at 1000 for general cargo
Outward cargo2,000 tons of grain
Draught forward on sailing11 feet
Draught aft on sailing21 feet
Ships agentDonaldson Line, 16 St Vincent Place, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 3901

LETITIA arrived in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Canada at 1000 on 15th March 1962 At 1155 on 17th March she shifted from berth 10/11 to the opposite side of the basin to berth 16/17 Prince's Dock, draught forward being 18' 112 and aft 22' 8" Only an hour later, at 1300, she shifted back from berth 16/17 back to her previous berth 10/11 Prince's Dock. At 0900 on 21st March the harbour oiler APEXITY came alongside LETITIA and bunkered her with 30 tons of fuel oil On 22nd March at 1120 LETITIA cast off her ropes and shifted from Prince's Dock to the nearby Meadowside Quay, Glasgow, where she would discharge her 2,000 tons of grain into the Meadowside Granary at the quay