Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Event

Wednesday, September 14, 1955 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
MOONLIGHT (1952- 1966 steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 88 feet long of Ross & Marshall, Glasgow : 1970 scrapped at Troon) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's MOONLIGHT loads a cargo of Coal and Coal Bunkers at Troon for Port Ellen

Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage164
Deadweght Tonnage188

 MOONLIGHT had left Paisley on 13th and was

 at Troon on 14th  and loaded 161 tons 11 cwts of

 Coal for Port Ellen (Islay) for account of

D. Johnston Ltd.

   She also bunkered with 11 tons 16 cwts of

 Coal and then left Troon for Port Ellen, arriving

 at Ardbeg on 16th.