Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Saturday, September 16, 1967 @ 1640 		RUBENS (1966-1973 General cargo ship chartered from Booth Line 436 feet long of Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Lamport & Holt's RUBENS arrives in Glasgow with Timber from South America
Arrived fromRecife (Brazil) via LiverpoolPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow : with her head eastGross Tonnage4,472
Sailing for(somewhere) via Recife (Brazil)
Sailed from berth1 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow : with her head east
Draught forward on arrival11' 07"
Draught aft on arrival14' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalTimber
Commenced discharge of inward cargo18 September @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJames Spencer
Completed discharge of inward cargo20 September @ 1530
Commened loading outward cargo18 September @ 0800
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 200 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer
Heavy lifts loaded1 X 12 ton lift delivered by road transport on 21 September and loaded by floating crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo21 September @ 1500
Draught forward on sailing9' 05"
Draught aft on sailing15' 01"

RUBENS sailed from Glasgow at 1600 on 21 September.

   We cannot identify her destination – something via Recife – on the Dockmaster’s Log Book.   Can anyone, such as Blue Star, Booth, Lamport & Holt people, recognise where it is and let us know so that we can amend the entry.