Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Friday, July 1, 1955 @ 1420
HANNINGTON COURT (1954-1963 General cargo ship 476 feet overall : Official Number 186168 : of Court Line, managed by Haldin & Co. Ltd., London : 1976 scrapped at Bombay, India) Own Page

HANNINGTON COURT arrives in Glasgow with 5,678 tons of wheat from Fremantle (Western Australia)

Arrived fromFremantle (Western Australia) via Liverpool (England, UK)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Arrived in berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage3,467
Sailing forNumber 3 Govan Drydock, GlasgowGross Tonnage6,266
Sailed from berth2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (Scotland, UK)
Draught forward on arrival17 feet 8 inches
Draught aft on arrival22 feet 6 inches
Cargo carried on arrival5,678 tons of wheat
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1500 on 1 July
Stevedore discharging inward cargoClyde Navigation Trust, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, G2 8DS (Scotland, UK)
Completed discharge of inward cargo1500 on 7 July
Outward cargoLight ship = no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing9 feet 6 inches
Draught aft on sailing12 feet
Sailed1230 on 8 July left Meadowside Quay for Number 3 Govan Drydock, Glasgow