Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Thursday, April 6, 1967 @ 1800
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		MARTENSHOEK (1957-1970 General cargo coaster 49.79m overall of Manager Wagenborg, Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands Owner: Jan, Berend and Kornelis Niestern & H. Verheek , Delfzijl, Netherlands) Own Page

MARTENSHOEK left Glasgow with a cargo of Pig Iron for Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
Sailing forRotterdam (The Netherlands)Port of RegistryDelfzijl (The Netherlands)
Sailed from berthGlasgow (Scotland, UK)Net Tonnage226
Outward cargoPig IronGross Tonnage478
Deadweght Tonnage580

Her cargo of Pig iron, also known as crude iron, is an intermediate good used by the iron industry in the production of steel.

 

It is developed by smelting iron ore in a blast furnace. Pig iron has a high carbon content, typically 3.8–4.7%,[1] along with silica and other dross, which makes it brittle and not useful directly as a material except for limited applications.

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