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Sunday, July 19, 1964 @ 0910
RUDOLF KARSTENS ( 1956-1966 General cargo coaster 48.65 metres 160 feet long of Karstens & Pape, Stade) Own Page

German coaster RUDOLF KARSTENS arrives in Glasgow with Steel Slabs from Port Talbot

Arrived fromPort Talbot (Wales, U.K.) via DublinPort of RegistryHamburg, Germany
Arrived in berth1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east)Gross Tonnage357
Sailing forPort Talbot (Wales, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage565
Sailed from berth1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival8' 00"
Draught aft on arrival10' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalSteel slabs 294 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 21st July
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company
Completed discharge of inward cargo1115 on 21st July
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing4' 06"
Draught aft on sailing8' 03"
Ships agentGeneral Freight