Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Monday, May 30, 1955 @ 1255
OWERRI (1955-1972 General cargo ship 450 feet long of Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool : 1983 scrapped at Karachi, Pakistan) Own Page

OWERRI arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow to load for West African ports

Arrived fromLiverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Arrived in berth19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) with her head westGross Tonnage5,798
Sailing forWest African ports
Sailed from berth19 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) with her head west
Draught forward on arrival9 feet
Draught aft on arrival15 feet 6 inches
Cargo carried on arrivalLight ship = no cargo on board
Commened loading outward cargo31 May at 0800
Outward cargoGeneral cargo and 5 passengers
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Co. (Stevedores) Ltd., 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C. 3. Tel.. 041-221-5224
Completed loading outward cargo16 June at 2000
Draught forward on sailing20 feet 4 inches
Draught aft on sailing22 feet 10 inches
Engine trials15 June at 0700 ahead for five minutes
Sailed0920 on 17 June for West African ports