Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Arrival

Wednesday, September 14, 1955 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		POLARLIGHT (1948-1974 Clyde steam puffer lighter 66 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall ) Own Page

Ross & Marshall's Steam Clyde Puffer POLARLIGHT arrives at Bruichladdich with Barley from Glasgow
Port of RegistryGreenock (Scotland, UK)
Reg Tonnage40

POLARLIGHT had arrived at Meadowside Quay, Glasgow 

 on 2nd September and started loading Barley for

 Bruichladdich, Islay (account of Bruichladdich Distillery)

 when she was delayed for about 7 days by a dock strike.

  On 9th loading restarted and was completed on 10th. 

   POLARLIGHT then shifted to Queen’s Dock to bunker

 with coal and then left on passage to Bruichladdich

 (Islay), arriving on 14th.