Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Sunday, December 9, 1962 @ 2010
PAJALA (1951-1967 Ore / oil carrier 533 feet overall of Trafik AB Grangesberg -Oxelosund Stockholm : Sweden : 1979 as REGAL scrapped at Dalmuir, Glasgow) Own Page

Grangesberg-Oxelosund ore carrier PAJALA leaves Terminus Quay, Glasgow for Narvik (Norway)

Arrived fromLulea (Sweden)Port of RegistryStockholm (Sweden)
Arrived in berthWest Terminus Quay, Glasgow (head east) Net Tonnage6,970
Sailing forNarvik (Norway)Gross Tonnage12,526
Sailed from berthWest Terminus Quay, Glasgow ..Pilot Main ?? , 3 Clyde Shipping tugs, canted in Prince's Dock Deadweght Tonnage15,600
Draught forward on arrival26' 07"
Draught aft on arrival26' 03"
Cargo carried on arrivalIron Ore 13,760 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo2000 on 7th December
Stevedore discharging inward cargoColvilles Ltd.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1245 on 9th December
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) ... with oil bunkers
Draught forward on sailing19' 08"
Draught aft on sailing20' 01"
Vessel bunkeredSee "Remarks" below
Vessel on groundSee "Remarks" below
Ships agentBISCO (British Iron & Steel Corporation)

 

Bunkered

8th December bunkered 1,500 gallons of Lubricating Oil

 from road transport.

8th December bunkered 200 tons of fuel oil from

 oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE

9th December bunkered 22 tons of fuel oil from

 oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE

 

On Ground

At low water at 0340 on 8th December when the

 gauge at Govan, Glasgow was 6’ 07” the vessel

 was afloat with draught forward 24’ 03” and aft 24’ 09”