Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Monday, April 25, 1966 @ 1710
SIMONBURN (1965- 1972 Bulk carrier 630 feet long of Common Bros / Burnside Shipping, Newcastle) Own Page

Common Brothers' SIMONBURN arrives in Glasgow with Grain from Vancouver (Canada) via Brake (Germany)

Arrived fromVancouver (Canada) via Brake (Germany)Port of RegistryNewcastle (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head east with bow 1/2 blind from berth 3/4 wall)Gross Tonnage21,379
Sailing forFirth of Clyde Inchgreen Drydock, Greenock, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth4 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (head east with bow 1/2 blind from berth 3/4 wall)
Draught forward on arrival19' 08"
Draught aft on arrival23' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGrain 10,954 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0850 on 26th April
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1800 on 5th May
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing8' 09"
Draught aft on sailing21' 00"
Ships agentJ & J Denholm Ltd,, 37 Renfield Street, Glasgow Telephone CENtral 5571