Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Sunday, October 25, 1964 @ 2200
AYRSHIRE ( 1957 - 1965 General cargo liner 534 feet long of Scottish Shire Line / Clan Line, Glasgow) Own Page

AYRSHIRE leaves Glasgow for Tenerife, Luanda, Lobito, Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira

Arrived fromLiverpool (England, U.K.) via Elderslie Drydock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth8 King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head south)
Sailing forTenerife, Luanda, Lobito, Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira
Sailed from berth6 / 6A King George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)
Draught forward on arrival13' 04"
Draught aft on arrival18' 06"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 14th October
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,350 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Company Limited, King George V Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone GOVan 2241
Heavy lifts loaded15th October loaded 2 lifts totalling 30 tons from floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo1500 on 21st October
Draught forward on sailing16' 04"
Draught aft on sailing19' 02"
Engine trialsFrom 1210-1225 hours on 19th October
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd. / Clan Line, 109 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 7050