Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0225
PATROCLUS (1950-1972 Passenger and cargo liner 516 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Blue Funnel's PATROCLUS arrives at Glasgow to discharge cargo, drydock then load for the Far East

Arrived fromHong Kong and Singapore via Liverpool and DublinPort of RegistryLiverpool
Arrived in berth3 / 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) : with her head south
Sailing forBirkenhead then Singapore and Hong Kong
Sailed from berth4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) : with her head south
Draught forward on arrival16' 08"
Draught aft on arrival22' 10"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo 1,315 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo18 September @ 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoRenfrew Stevedoring Co. Ltd., King George V Dock, Glasgow S.W.1. Tel. GOVan 2241
Completed discharge of inward cargo20 September @ 1815
Commened loading outward cargo25 September (berth 4 King George V Dock) at 0800
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 826 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoRenfrew Stevedores, King George V Dock, Glasgow
Completed loading outward cargo27 September @ 1045
Draught forward on sailing17' 00"
Draught aft on sailing20' 02"
Vessel drydockedTo Elderslie Drydock at 0535 hrs on 21 September : returned to berth 4 at 2150 on 24 September
Ships agentRoxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 80 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. Tel. CENtral 9891
Sailed1120 on 27 September for Birkenhead then Singapore and Hong Kong