Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Arrival

Wednesday, July 25, 1962 @ 0540 		KEIZERSWAARD (1955-1970 Oil products tanker 169.5 metres long of NV Verenigde Nederlandse Tankvaartrederij, mgrs. NV Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co’s Scheepvaart Mij, Rotterdam) Own Page

Dutch tanker KEIZERSWAARD berths at Ardrossan Harbour
Arrived fromStanlow (on Manchester Ship Canal) via BelfastPort of Registrys'Gravenhage (Hague, Netherlands) (Dutch flag)
Arrived in berthArdrossan Harbour berth 12 (Ocean tanker berth)Gross Tonnage12,576
Master of vessel on arrivalH Heunelem
Draught aft on arrival22' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalAvtur and petrol
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and tug WRESTLER at the stern assist the tanker KEIZERSWAARD from the roadstead through the harbour entrance to the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

KEIZERSWAARD is pronounced KEE-zers- Vaard as the Dutch pronounce the English letter W as V