Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Sunday, November 19, 1961 @ 1415
DIXCOVE (1959-1979 General cargo ship 460 feet long of Elder Dempster Company, Liverpool) Own Page

Elder Dempster cargo ship DIXCOVE arrives at Glasgow to load for Freetown (Sierra Leone)

Arrived fromSwansea (Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Arrived in berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (head East, bow on brick wall)Gross Tonnage5,905
Sailing forFreetown (Sierra Leone) via Dublin
Sailed from berth22 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (head East, bow on brick wall)
Draught forward on arrival11' 10"
Draught aft on arrival17' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo (outwards)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 20th November
Outward cargo2,340 tons of general cargo and 1 heavy lift of 24 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, Stevedores
Heavy lifts loaded21st November the floating crane NEWSHOT loaded 1 lift of 24 tons onto DIXCOVE
Completed loading outward cargo1520 on 24th November
Draught forward on sailing17' 03"
Draught aft on sailing20' 01"