Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship: ALHAMA (1953-1962 General cargo ship 335 feet long of John Bruce Company / Mossgiel Shipping, Glasgow : 1974 scrapped)

Port of Registry: Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)
Net Tonnage: 1,170
Reg Tonnage: -
Gross Tonnage: 2,346
Deadweight Tonnage: 3,500

A steam 1-deck and shelter deck general cargo ship built in 1948 by W Gray & Co Ltd., Hartlepool as BESSEGGEN

Length overall 334' 8" and extreme breadth 47' 2" and draught 19' 00"
LLoyds classification was 100A1

She was bought in 1953 by Mossgiel Steam Ship Company, and renamed ALHAMA and managed by John Bruce & Co. (Shipping) Ltd. of Glasgow
Code Letters GRDN

ALHAMA was scrapped in Shanghai (China) in 1974