Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Event

Friday, March 30, 1962 @ 0900 		ALBISTAN ( 1948 - 1971 General cargo ship 442 feet long of F C Strick Line, London) Own Page

Strick's ALBISTAN loads 2 heavy lifts from the floating crane NEWSHOT
Arrived fromSouth Shields, River Tyne, England (near Newcastle upon Tyne)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, bow 1 blind from East end
Sailing forPersian Gulf via Cardiff
Sailed from berth6 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, bow 1 blind from East end
Draught forward on arrival9 feet
Draught aft on arrival18' 4"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight
Commened loading outward cargo27th March at 1730
Outward cargo1,000 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Completed loading outward cargo31st March at 1000
Draught forward on sailing12 feet
Draught aft on sailing21' 10"
Ships agentFrank C. Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 Telephone CITY 6131

Strick's ALBISTAN arrived in Glasgow from South Shields at 1700 on 27th March 1962 to load for Persian Gulf ports

On 30th March she loaded two heavy lifts of 36 tons from the floating crane NEWSHOT

At 1100 on 31st March ALBISTAN departed Glasgow for the Persian Gulf via Cardiff