Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

News Event

Wednesday, July 18, 1956 @ 0730
PORT NAPIER (1947-1970 Refrigerated cargo liner 560 feet overall of Port Line, London : Scrapped in 1970) Own Page

PORT NAPIER arrives at Plantation Quay, Glasgow to load 1,000 tons of general cargo for New Zealand

Arrived fromStobcross Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon (UK)
Arrived in berth65 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)Gross Tonnage11,879
Sailing forNew Zealand ports via Liverpool
Sailed from berth73 Plantation Quay, Glasgow (with her head west)
Draught forward on arrival13' 00"
Draught aft on arrival22' 01"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo outwards
Commened loading outward cargo0900 on 18th July
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,000 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1900 on 19th July
Draught forward on sailing16' 07"
Draught aft on sailing22' 05"
Ships agentPatrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467