Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Saturday, September 28, 1963 @ 0750
CONTINA (General cargo ship 306 feet long) Own Page

CONTINA arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow from Ventspils (Latvia) with steel coils

Arrived fromVentspils (on the Baltic Sea coast of Latvia)
Arrived in berth14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head East)
Sailing forCopenhagen (Kobenhaven, Denmark)
Sailed from berth14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival19' 6"
Draught aft on arrival22 feet
Cargo carried on arrival4,189 tons of steel coils
Commenced discharge of inward cargo28th September at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson
Completed discharge of inward cargo2nd October at 1000
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing7' 3"
Draught aft on sailing13' 3"
Vessel bunkered100 tons of fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE on 1st October

  NOTE :  Does anyone have any details of this ship CONTINA ?

 

CONTINA arrived at berth 14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow at

0750 on 28th September 1963 from Ventspils (Latvia) with 4189 tons of

Steel coils.   Her draught forward was 19’ 6” and aft 22 feet.

 

    J. F. Wilson Stevedores commenced unloading at 0800 on 28th

September and finished discharge at 1000 2nd October.

 

   The oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE came alongside on 1st October and

bunkered her with 100 tons of fuel oil.

 

   CONTINA left Rothesay Dock light-ship for Copenhagen (Kobenhaven,

Denmark) at 1705 on 2nd October, drawing 7’ 3” forward and 13’ 3” aft.