Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Movement

Monday, November 29, 1965 @ 2245
AMERICAN LEADER (1946-1970 General cargo ship 460 feet long of United States Line, New York) Own Page

AMERICAN LEADER lifted off Merklands Quay shifting to 1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow

Arrived fromBoston via Liverpool and DublinPort of RegistryNew York (USA)
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow ( head west with stem 1 1/2 blinds east of bulkhead)Gross Tonnage8,277
Sailing forBoston (Massachussets, USA) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth1 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head west and bow 1 blind east of berth 1 / 2 bulkhead)
Draught forward on arrival12' 00"
Draught aft on arrival19' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 813 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 29th November
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1100 on 30th November
Commened loading outward cargo0800 on 30th November
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 2,661 tons and 1 passenger
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Company, 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C 3 Tel CEN 5224 (5 lines)
Completed loading outward cargo1500 on 5th December
Draught forward on sailing17' 01"
Draught aft on sailing21' 05"
Ships agentW B Woolley & Co. Ltd., 54 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone 041 248 2929 Telex 77219