Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Tuesday, July 2, 1963 @ 0415 		DEVON COAST (1947-1963 General cargo coaster of Coast Lines, Liverpool) Own Page

DEVON COAST arrives in Rothesay Dock, Glasgow to load pig iron for Rotterdam
Arrived fromBelfast (Northern Ireland)Port of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth3/4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, head east
Sailing forRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berth9 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival7 feet
Draught aft on arrival12 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalLight - no cargo on board
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 2 July
Outward cargo1254 tons of pig iron
Stevedore loading outward cargoHoneyman Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1030 on 3 July
Draught forward on sailing13' 6"
Draught aft on sailing15' 10"

     DEVON COAST, a 3-island type general cargo coaster of Coast Lines of Liverpool, arrived at berth 3/4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, with her head east, at 0415 on 2 July 1963.   She had come light-ship from Belfast, drawing 7 feet forward and 12 feet aft, to load a cargo of 1254 tons of pig iron for Rotterdam.

   Honeyman Stevedores commenced loading the cargo at 0800 on 2 July and finished at 1030 on 3 July.

   The vessel shifted from berth 3/4 to berth 9 Rothesay Dock at 1215 on 2 July.

      DEVON COAST left Rothesay Dock at 1215 on 3 July for Rotterdam, drawing 13' 6" forward and 15' 10" aft.