Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Friday, November 9, 1962 @ 1105
CRAFTSMAN (1947-1967 Steam General cargo ship 464 feet long of Charente Steamship Company / T & J Harrison, Liverpool) Own Page

Harrison Line's CRAFTSMAN arrives at Springfield Quay, Glasgow to load for Trinidad via Liverpool

Arrived fromAmsterdam (Netherlands)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England)
Arrived in berth29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (with her head west and stem 1 1/2 blinds in from ferry)Net Tonnage4,000
Sailing forTrinidad via LiverpoolGross Tonnage6,725
Sailed from berth29 / 31 Springfield Quay, Glasgow (with her head west and stem 1 1/2 blinds in from ferry)Deadweght Tonnage9,160
Draught forward on arrival11' 08"
Draught aft on arrival19' 02"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 11th November
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 908 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1130 on 14th November
Draught forward on sailing12' 08"
Draught aft on sailing21' 07"
Vessel on groundAt 0720 on 13th November ship aground and alongside draught forward 12' 07" and aft 19' 06"
Ships agentPrentice, Service & Henderson Ltd., 68 Gordon Street, Glasgow, C.1. Tel 0141- 248-4011