Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Wednesday, November 22, 1961 @ 1020
LAIRDSBURN (1959-1966 General cargo coaster 165 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow : 1978 sank at Sicily) Own Page

LAIRDSBURN leaves Glasgow light-ship for Greenock

Sailing forGreenock (20 miles downriver from Glasgow)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Sailed from berth4 Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage228
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on boardGross Tonnage513
Deadweght Tonnage720

LAIRDSBURN was probably heading for Scott's Shipyard at Greenock to load steel plates for Harland & Wolff's Shipyard in Belfast