Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Wednesday, December 12, 1956 @ 0335 		ARMAGH (1954-1961 General cargo ship 432 feet long of Avenue Shipping Company, London : 1967 Scrapped at Nagasaki, Japan) Own Page

Avenue Shipping Company's ARMAGH leaves Glasgow for Auckland (New Zealand) via Liverpool
Arrived fromSwansea (South Wales, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west : stern 1/2 blind in annexe) Gross Tonnage4,907
Sailing forAuckland (New Zealand) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west : stern 1/2 blind in annexe)
Draught forward on arrival11' 09"
Draught aft on arrival17' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 8th December
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1300 tons and 13 heavy lifts
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer Company
Heavy lifts loaded13 heavy lifts from Floating Crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo2100 on 11th December
Draught forward on sailing12' 10"
Draught aft on sailing17' 11"
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2.

   The Glasgow floating crane NEWSHOT came

 alongside ARMAGH at Plantation Quay and

loaded onto the ocean vessel

:  8th December

   8 lifts each of 9 tons 15 cwts and

   1 lift of 11 tons 10 cwts

:  11th December

   2 lifts each of 12 tons and

   2 lifts each of 20 tons