Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 4, 1948 @ 1115
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		BARNEY KIRSCHBAUM (1945-1949 "Liberty" type General cargo ship 442 feet long of USA War Shipping Administration/ Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co., 1949-1972 placed in reserve fleet : 1973 scrapped) Own Page

U.S. cargo ship BARNEY KIRSCHBAUM berths at King George V Dock, Glasgow
Arrived in berthKing George V Dock, Glasgow (with her head South)Port of RegistryUnited States
Cargo carried on arrivalUS Military Stores and Aircraft PartsGross Tonnage7,200
Deadweght Tonnage10,600

   U.S. “Liberty” type general cargo ship BARNEY KIRSCHBAUM

berths at King George V Dock, Glasgow, assisted at the

bow by the tug CHIEFTAIN and at the stern by tug VANGUARD.

     BARNEY KIRSCHBAUM was carrying stores and aircraft

spares to support the Escort Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. SICILY

  which would arrive at King George V Dock on 7th

August 1948