Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Thursday, August 12, 1954 @ 0425 		STIRLINGSHIRE (1946 - 1966 general dry-cargo vessel 448 feet long of Scottish Shire Line / Houston Line : 1966 scrapped at Bruges, Belgium) Own Page

STIRLINGSHIRE arrives at Merklands Quay, Glasgow with 970 tons of oranges from South Africa
Arrived fromSouth Africa via Liverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Arrived in berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow, with her head eastNet Tonnage4030
Sailing forKing George V Dock, GlasgowGross Tonnage7006
Sailed from berthMerklands Quay, Glasgow, with her head eastDeadweght Tonnage8,834
Draught forward on arrival13 feet 5 inches
Draught aft on arrival17 feet 7 inches
Cargo carried on arrival970 tons of oranges
Commenced discharge of inward cargo12 August at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Co. Ltd., King George V Dock, Glasgow S.W.1. Tel. GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo1450 on 15 August
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing9 feet 11 inches
Draught aft on sailing17 feet 5 inches
Ships agentCayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd., Shed No. 8, King George V Dock, Glasgow, SW1. Telephone GOVan 2733
Sailed2130 on 15 August shifting from Merklands Quay to King George V Dock, Glasgow

A general cargo vessel, completed in 1945 as EMPIRE FALKLAND for the Ministry of War Transport, London, and managed by Turnbull Martin & Company (Glasgow)

Length overall 448 feet and beam 56 feet and draught 26 feet

In 1946 was acquired by Scottish Shire Line and renamed STIRLINGSHIRE

and in 1960 was transferred to Houston Line Ltd.

1966 scrapped Bruges (Belgium)