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Wednesday, July 3, 1963 @ 1700 		AMENITY (1944 - 1968 General cargo coaster 211 feet long of F T Everard, London) Own Page

Everard's coaster AMENITY arrives at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow from Drogheda, Ireland
Arrived fromDrogheda (Ireland)Port of RegistryLondon
Arrived in berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head South)Gross Tonnage881
Sailing forPartington (England - on South side of Manchester Ship Canal - near Trafford,Manchester)Deadweght Tonnage1155
Sailed from berth2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, (head South)
Draught forward on arrival13' 3"
Draught aft on arrival13' 8"
Cargo carried on arrival1,080 tons of clinker
Commenced discharge of inward cargo4th July at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo4th July at 1445
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing6 feet
Draught aft on sailing11 feet

  Firstly  :  Does anyone have a photograph of AMENITY which we can use on this site ?

   

F. T. Everard’s 1944-built 211 –feet long general cargo coaster AMENITY arrived at berth 2 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, at 1700 on 3rd July 1963, carrying 1,080 tons of clinker from Drogheda, Ireland, and her draught forward was 13’ 3” and aft 13’ 8.”

   The stevedore company J. F. Wilson began unloading at 0800 on 4th July, completing discharge about 7 hours later, at 1445 that afternoon.

   AMENITY left Rothesay Dock at 1704 on 4th July, light-ship for Partington on the Manchester Ship Canal, drawing 6 feet forward and 11 feet aft.

 

Additional note : AMENITY was broken up in 1968