Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Movement

Saturday, April 7, 1962 @ 1350 		CITY OF BIRMINGHAM (1949 - 1971 General cargo Liner 481 feet long of Ellerman Line, London) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF BIRMINGHAM shifts berth in Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Arrived fromMombasa (Kenya) via AvonmouthPort of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, head East, bow 1 blind from topGross Tonnage7,492
Sailing forEast African ports via Birkenhead
Sailed from berth1-2 Prince's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival13' 10"
Draught aft on arrival19' 7"
Cargo carried on arrival644 tons general
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 29th March
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo1100 on 3rd April 1962
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 4th April
Outward cargo400 tons general
Stevedore loading outward cargoJ Spencer & Company
Completed loading outward cargo7th April at 1120
Draught forward on sailing13 feet
Draught aft on sailing19' 3"
Ships agentCity Line, Glasgow

Ellerman's CITY OF BIRMINGHAM arrived in Glasgow from Mombasa (Kenya) via Avonmouth at 0305 on 29th March 1962.

On 7th April at 1350 she shifted astern from berth 4 Prince's Dock to berth 1-2 Prince's Dock, with her stern 3 blinds in. Her draught forward was 12' 62 and aft 19' 3"

At 1220 on 8th April 1962 CITY OF BIRMINGHAM departed Glasgow for East African ports via Birkenhead