Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Monday, November 8, 1965 @ 2045
VERMEERSINGEL (1962-1968 General cargo coaster 174 feet 53.23m long overall of P.A. van Es & Co., Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) Own Page

P. A. van Es coaster VERMEERSINGEL arrives in Glasgow with Grain from Bordeaux, France

Arrived fromBordeaux (France)Port of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Arrived in berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern on berth 2 / 3 Bulkhead)Net Tonnage253
Sailing forAyr (Scotland, U.K.)Gross Tonnage496
Sailed from berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern on berth 2 / 3 Bulkhead)Deadweght Tonnage690
Draught forward on arrival9' 06"
Draught aft on arrival11' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 630 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0850 on 9th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1845 on 9th November
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Ships agentJ S Braid, Glasgow