Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Friday, June 3, 1960 @ 0800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate
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Ross & Marshall’s Clyde Puffers on Friday 3rd June 1960

 

STORMLIGHT at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, discharging

Limestone Dust which she had loaded at Glenarm

(Northern Ireland) for account of Colville’s Limited.

 

MOONLIGHT at Glenarm (Northern Ireland) loading

Limestone Dust for Rothesay Dock, Clydebank for

account of Colville’s Limited.

 

SEALIGHT at Troon loading for Port Ellen (Isle of Islay)

   Coal for account of  A Currie,

   Coal for account of  D Johnston & Company,

   Tiles for account of  R Howie

And 19 tons of bunker coal (she had a coal powered

steam engine).

 

WARLIGHT at Troon loading coal for Eriskay

(Western Isles of Scotland) for account of R McLeod.

   And also loaded 14 tons 5 cwts of bunker coal

(she had a coal powered steam engine).

 

POLARLIGHT at Greenock.

 

LIMELIGHT on passage from Corpach to Brodick

(Isle of Arran) to discharge a cargo of Lime which

she had loaded at Corpach (Scottish Highlands) for

the account of Highland Lime Company).

 

STARLIGHT at Albert Pier, Rothesay (Isle of Bute)

discharging coal which she had brought from Troon

(for account of J Dougall).

 

SKYLIGHT at Queen’s Dock, Glasgow loading coal

for account of A Blackwood at Dunoon (Firth of Clyde).

   Finishing loading she left Glasgow and moved

downriver to Greenock where she spent Friday night,

Saturday and Sunday, and left early on Monday

morning to make the 2-hour trip across the

Firth to the coal pier at Dunoon, being ready to

discharge at 0800.