Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Saturday, October 16, 1965 @ 0900
AMERICAN VETERAN (1946-1968 A 15.5 knot general cargo ship 460 feet overall of United States Lines, New York : 1969 scrapped) Own Page

United States Lines AMERICAN VETERAN arrives at Glasgow from New York via Liverpool and Dublin

Arrived fromNew York via Liverpool and DublinPort of RegistryNew York (USA)
Arrived in berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 1 blind in from berth 1 / 2 wall)
Sailing forBoston (Massachussets, USA)
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern 1 blind in from berth 1 / 2 wall)
Draught forward on arrival11' 10"
Draught aft on arrival17' 11"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 696 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 17th October
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1200 on 21st October
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 20th October
Outward cargoGeneral cargo outwards 3,538 tons and 1 passenger
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1600 on 27th October
Draught forward on sailing16' 00"
Draught aft on sailing24' 06"
Ships agentW B Woolley & Co. Ltd., 179 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone Central 0554