Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Event

Sunday, August 26, 1962 @ 0900
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate
LAOMEDON (1953-1977 General cargo ship 487 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel LAOMEDON at Glasgow loads 3 lifts (1x47 tons, 1x26 tons, 1x8 tons by crane NEWSHOT

Arrived fromHamburg (Germany)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) : with her head southGross Tonnage7,684
Sailing forBirkenhead then for Singapore and Bangkok (Thailand)
Sailed from berth3 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) : with her head south
Draught forward on arrival15' 06"
Draught aft on arrival19' 07"
Cargo carried on arrivalLight ship = no cargo on board
Commened loading outward cargo25 August @ 0800
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 1,000 tons and three heavy lifts total 81 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores, King George V Dock, Glasgow
Heavy lifts loaded26 August loaded 3 heavy lifts (1x47 tons, 1x26 tons, 1x8 tons : total 81 tons) by crane NEWSHOT
Completed loading outward cargo29 August at 1945
Draught forward on sailing16' 00"
Draught aft on sailing19' 09"
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 80 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. Tel. CENtral 9891
Sailed1158 on 30 August for Birkenhead