Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Tuesday, December 17, 1963 @ 1230
INVENTOR (1964-1981 General cargo ship 150m 493 feet long with 150 ton Stulcken derrick of Charente Steamship Co / T & J Harrison, Liverpool : 1985 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Own Page

New Harrison Line ship INVENTOR arrives in King George V Dock, Glasgow for trials

Arrived fromDiesel Wharf, Glasgow (on north bank of river)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Arrived in berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)Gross Tonnage8,813
Sailing forDiesel Wharf, Glasgow (on north bank of river)Deadweght Tonnage10,840
Sailed from berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head North)
Draught forward on arrival12' 09"
Draught aft on arrival17' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Heavy lifts loadedTesting Stulchen derrick with 165 ton lifts
Draught forward on sailing14' 03"
Draught aft on sailing16' 10"
Engine trialsFrom 0800-0900 hours on 24th January 1964 with rope across dock in berth 2
Vessel bunkered19th December bunkered 540 tons of fuel oil from CLANITY : 31 Jan pumped 400 tons to CLANITY
Ships agentCharles Connell & Co. Ltd., Scotstoun Shipbuilding Yard, Glasgow, W.4. Tel. SCOtstoun 2225