Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Thursday, October 6, 1966 @ 1845 		THORSORIENT (1964-1975 General cargo ship 462 feet overall of Norse Oriental Line / Thor Dahl Hvalfangerselskap og A/S Ornen, Sandefjord, Norway : 1978 scrapped at Santander, Spain) Own Page

THORSORIENT arrives in Sydney (Australia) after being damaged by huge seas and wind in Bass Strait
Arrived fromMelbourne (State of Victoria, Australia)Port of RegistrySandefjord (Norway)
Arrived in berthSydney (State of New South Wales, Australia)Gross Tonnage5,684
Master of vessel on arrivalCaptain Rolf RoedDeadweght Tonnage9,398
Ships agentH. C. Sleigh, Sydney, Australia

Contributed by Frank Fisher (Sydney, Australia)