Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Arrival

Tuesday, October 18, 1960 @ 1150 		IRON ORE ( 1959 - 1969 Ore carrier 526 feet long of Common Bros / Vallum Shipping Company/Common Brothers, Newcastle) Own Page

Common Brothers ore carrier IRON ORE arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Arrived fromSeven Islands, CanadaPort of RegistryNewcastle (England)
Arrived in berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head West)Gross Tonnage10,950
Sailing forVitoria (Brazil) --- Formerly known as Victoria
Sailed from berth12 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (head West)
Draught forward on arrival27' 6"
Draught aft on arrival27' 9"
Cargo carried on arrivalOre 14,662 tons
Stevedore discharging inward cargoHoneyman
Outward cargoLight
Draught forward on sailing13' 1"
Draught aft on sailing15' 11"

IRON ORE arrived in Rothesay Dock at 1150 on 18th October 1960 from Seven Islands (Canada)

At 1735 on 18th October she settled on the ground at her berth (sitting on the bottom) at the first low-water after her arrival, her draught forward being 23 feet and aft 27' 2"

On 20th October at 0900 the harbour oiler INVERTEST came alongside and bunkered her with fuel oil for her outward voyage to Brazil

IRON ORE departed Rothesay Dock at 1300 on 21st October for Vitoria (formerly known as Victoria) Brazil

She was sold in 1969, eventually being broken up in Aliaga (Spain) in 1986.