Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Saturday, September 28, 1963 @ 1000
ALERT (1961-1981 H.M.Telegraph Ship 417 feet long 14 knots of H M Postmaster General, London : 1995 scrapped) Own Page

ALERT arrived at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank from Cable Ship Base at Faslane (Firth of Clyde)

Arrived fromFaslane (Gare Loch, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistrySouthampton (England)
Arrived in berth11 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Scotland, U.K. : with her head EastGross Tonnage6,413
Sailing forFaroes Islands via Cable Ship Base at Faslane (Gare Loch, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)Deadweght Tonnage4,765
Sailed from berth11 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Scotland, U.K. : with her head East
Draught forward on arrival14' 02"
Draught aft on arrival19' 08"
Cargo carried on arrivalCable
Outward cargoCable
Draught forward on sailing5' 06"
Draught aft on sailing11' 00"
Vessel drydockedLeft Rothesay Dock at 1022 on 2 October for No. 2 Drydock, Elderslie : returned at 1220 on 3 October
Ships agentH.M. Postmaster General, Post Office Cable Ship Depot, Dalmuir, Glasgow
Sailed0840 on 10 November for Faroes Islands via Cable Ship Base at Faslane (Gare Loch, Firth of Clyde)

Faroes : a group of 21 basalt islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands: a self-governing community within the kingdom of Denmark