Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Event

Tuesday, April 10, 1962 @ 1000
LISMORIA (1948 - 1967 Passenger / cargo liner 455 feet long of Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Tatwan) Own Page

Floating crane NEWSHOT loads 1 heavy lift onto Donaldson Line's LISMORIA

Arrived fromSt John (New Brunswick, Canada)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth14/15 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, stern on 15/16 wallGross Tonnage8323
Sailing forMontreal (Canada)
Sailed from berth10/11 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival22 feet
Draught aft on arrival23' 6"
Cargo carried on arrival2,500 tons grain and 2,116 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo26th March at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Stevedore Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo2nd April at 1200
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 2nd April
Outward cargo1,563 tons general and 45 passengers
Stevedore loading outward cargoClyde Stevedores
Heavy lifts loaded1 lift of 17 tons on 10th April
Completed loading outward cargo10th April at 1500
Draught forward on sailing16' 2"
Draught aft on sailing21' 3"
Ships agentDonaldson Line, Glasgow

Donaldson Line's LISMORIA arrived in Prince's Dock, Glasgow, at 0300 on 25th March 1962 from St John (New Brunswick)

At 1735 on 29th March she shifted downriver from Prince's Dock to the nearby Meadowside Granary on Meadowside Quay to discharge her cargo of 2,500 tons of grain.

Having completed discharge of the grain, she left Meadowside Quay, and returned to Prince's Dock, tying-up at berth 10/11 at 1740 on 31st March

At 1000 on 10th April the floating crane NEWSHOT came alongside and loaded one heavy lift of 17 tons onto LISMORIA

LISMORIA departed Glasgow at 0610 on 12th April for Montreal