Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Friday, December 18, 1964 @ 1105
PENNYWORTH (1958-1973 An ore carrier 505 feet overall of R S Dalgliesh, Newcastle : 1983 scrapped at Spezia, Italy) Own Page

Dalgleish ore carrier PENNYWORTH leaves 14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank for Oxelosund (Sweden)

Arrived fromPepel (Sierra Leone, West Africa)Port of RegistryNewcastle (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west : 12 1/2 pawls clear in berth 16)
Sailing forOxelosund (Sweden)
Sailed from berth14 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west : 12 1/2 pawls clear in berth 16)
Draught forward on arrival28' 05"
Draught aft on arrival28' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore 12,290 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 15th December
Stevedore discharging inward cargoHoneyman
Completed discharge of inward cargo1030 on 18th December
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing17' 04"
Draught aft on sailing20' 00"
Vessel bunkered17th December bunkered 150 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE
Vessel on groundFirst low water on ground, upright and 12 feet off quay, draught forward 26' 08" and aft 26' 06"