SailingTuesday, April 12, 1960 @ 1156 |
LAIRDSBANK (1936-1963 Twin-screw General cargo coaster 229 feet long of Burns & Laird Line, Glasgow) |
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Burns & Laird's LAIRDSBANK leaves Ardrossan for Gourock and Cloch Lighthouse to adjust compasses |
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BURNS & LAIRD LINES LIMITED M.V. LAIRDSBANK Sailed Outwards Tuesday 12th April 1960 Gourock to Heysham Tuesday 12th April 1960 1427 Sailed from Gourock 1441 Passed Cloch Light ¼ mile off 1707 Passed Pladda Light 3 ½ miles off 1755 Passed 1 ½ miles east of Ailsa Craig 1900 Passed Corsewall Light 2 miles off 1940 Passed Killantringan Light 1 ½ miles off 2035 Passed Crannog Light 1 ½ miles off 2052 Passed Mull of Galloway Light 1 ½ miles off 2215 Passed Point of Ayre 2 miles off 2244 Passed Bahama Buoy 1 ½ miles off Wednesday 13th April 1960 0225 Passed Lune 0330 Arrived at Heysham 0338 Berthed at Heysham Time on Voyage from Gourock to Heysham 13 hours 03 minutes Draught of water leaving Ardrossan For’d 8’ 07” and Aft 11’ 02” Cargo received at Ardrossan … None
REMARKS, WEATHER, ETC. All Company and M.O.T. regulations observed. 1156 Left Ardrossan to adjust compasses 1338 Off Cloch Light adjusting compasses 1425 Adjuster discharged off Gourock 1427 Proceeded on passage full speed 1st Watch Moderate to fresh SW wind, slight to moderate sea 2nd and 3rd Watch Similar weather D. Campbell Master
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