Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Arrival

Thursday, October 6, 1960 @ 0125 		QUEENSGARTH ( 1959-1974 Ore carrier 511 feet 155.66m long of Rea Ltd (William Cory & Son) / St. Denis Shipping Company Ltd. , London) scrapped in 1992 Own Page

QUEENSGARTH arrives in Rothesay Dock from Algeria with a cargo of ore
Arrived fromBona (Algeria -Bona is now known as "Annaba")Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth14/15 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head West)Net Tonnage4,462
Sailing forSeven Islands, CanadaGross Tonnage9,432
Sailed from berth14/15 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head West)Deadweght Tonnage14,633
Draught forward on arrival27' 5"
Draught aft on arrival28 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalOre 14,565 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo6th October at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClutha Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo11th October at 1200
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing14' 2"
Draught aft on sailing20' 3"
Vessel bunkeredBy harbour oiler INVERTEST
Vessel on groundSee note below

QUEENSGARTH arrived in Rothesay Dock at 0125 on 6th October 1960 from Bona (Algeria) The ship was on the ground (sitting on the bottom of the dock) at the first low water with her draught 23' 7" forward and 25 feet aft She departed Glasgow for Seven Islands, Canada, on 11th October 1960 at 1300 She was broken up at Alang (India) in 1992