Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Friday, August 10, 1962 @ 1835
ARCA (1959-1978 "A-class" Oil products tanker 170m overall of Shell Tankers N.V., Rotterdam : 1978 scrapped Hong Kong) Own Page

Shell Tanker ARCA leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Stanlow

Sailing forStanlow (on the Manchester Ship Canal)Port of Registrys'Gravenhage (Hague, Netherlands)
Sailed from berthArdrossan Harbour (berth 12 tanker berth)Gross Tonnage19,458
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught aft on sailing21' 6"
Master of vessel on sailingP A Kooloos
Ships agentT L Duff, Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan

Tug SEAWAY at the stern and tug STRONGBOW at the bow assist the Shell tanker ARCA stern first  from Ardrossan Harbour tanker berth to Ardrossan Roadstead