Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Wednesday, July 4, 1956 @ 0810
JOSEPH LYKES (1940-1958 General cargo ship 418 feet long of Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, USA : 1972 Scrapped) Own Page

Lykes Line's JOSEPH LYKES arrives in Glasgow from USA then loads for New Orleans

Arrived fromMobile (Alabama, USA) via Dublin (Ireland)Port of RegistryTampa (USA)
Arrived in berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head east)Net Tonnage4,010
Sailing forNew Orleans (USA) via LiverpoolGross Tonnage6,829
Sailed from berth77 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (head east)Deadweght Tonnage9,290
Draught forward on arrival14' 10"
Draught aft on arrival16' 00"
Cargo carried on arrival1,062 tons of general cargo
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0900 on 4th July
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed discharge of inward cargo1130 on 6th July
Commened loading outward cargo1730 on 5th July
Outward cargo1,000 tons of general cargo
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Completed loading outward cargo1930 on 9th July
Draught forward on sailing12' 05"
Draught aft on sailing19' 03"
Ships agentFrank C .Strick & Co. (Glasgow) Ltd., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow C 2 Telephone CITy 6131