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Thursday, November 7, 1963 @ 1345 		RIVERTON (1961-1968 General cargo ship 476 feet overall of Somerston Shipping / Chapman & Willan : scrapped 1974) Own Page

Chapman & Willan's RIVERTON arrives in Glasgow with Timber from Santos, Brazil via Liverpool
Arrived fromSantos (Brazil) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryU.K.
Arrived in berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)Gross Tonnage8,414
Sailing forGovan Dry Dock, GlasgowDeadweght Tonnage12,052
Sailed from berth10 King George V Dock, Glasgow (head South)
Draught forward on arrival12' 07"
Draught aft on arrival17' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalTimber 1,068 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1730 on 7th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo2000 on 10th November
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing10' 06"
Draught aft on sailing12' 09"
Ships agentJ S Nowery & Co., Ltd., 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 5133

She left KGV Dock on 13th November at 0845 for Govan Drydock, Glasgow