Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Sunday, September 16, 1962 @ 1230
KAAP HOORN (1958-1973 Ocean oil tanker, single screw, 14.5 knots, 539 feet long on charter to Shell Tankers) Own Page

The tanker KAAP HOORN departs Ardrossan Harbour for Curacao in the Caribbean Sea

Sailing forCuracao (Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean Sea)Port of RegistryAmsterdam
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing21 feet
Master of vessel on sailingH Heleveld
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

The Ardrossan Harbour tug SEAWAY at the stern and Steel & Bennie's tug STRONGBOW at the bow assist the Dutch tanker KAAP HOORN stern-first from the tanker berth number 12 at Ardrossan Harbour out through the Harbour entrance to the Roadstead