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Blue Star Line's M.V. "Afric
Star " 2 |
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Built: |
Smith's Dock Co. Ltd, Middlesbrough
to a design by Akers, Norway |
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363591 |
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Dimensions: |
155.81 x 21.37 x 8.56 metres Cubic
Capacity : 467,215 Deck Area
: 5203 m3 |
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Tonnage: |
Gross : 9784 Net : 5428 |
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Propulsion: |
9-Cyl S.C.S.A. Burmeister & Wain 9K74EF
oil engine by J. G. Kincaid & Co. Ltd., Greenock
MCR:
15900 BHP at 120 rpm |
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Alternators: |
2 x Allen 6 cyl. BCS 12 DX-625
KW 2 x Allen 8 cyl. BCS 12 DX-815 KW |
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Type: |
"A"-Class fully refrigerated 5
hatch cargo ship, fitted with banana doors |
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Launched: |
3/9/1974 (Yard No. 1328) as
Afric Star for Glencairn Shipping Ltd. ( Blue Star Line Ltd.
managers) |
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Completed: |
2/1975 Blue Star Ship Management Ltd. appointed managers |
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Broken up: |
Beached at Alang, India on 18/09/2001 |
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Sisterships: |
Almeda Star 2
, Almeria Star / Avila Star 3 , Andalucia
Star 2 , Avelona Star 2
, & Avila Star 2
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Afric Star at Grand Harbour, Valetta, Malta January
1977 |
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Photograph courtesy Richard Summerfield |
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Afric Star was one of the new
A-Class ships,
designed in Norway and apart from the Avila Star
built at Middlesbrough. Designed as refrigerated fruit carriers,
primarily for bananas being fitted with side (banana) doors and air
change fans, for loading in Central American ports. Initially most had long
term five year charters to the Standard Fruit Corporation, carrying bananas
from Costa Rica, Honduras, and Columbia to US East Coast and European
ports. This they did very successfully. In later years they carried a
multitude of refrigerated cargoes from deciduous & citrus fruits, as well
as frozen meat.
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World-wide Reefer Service brochure showing the A-Class
vessels |
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Afric Star in New Plymouth C 1980 ~ Photograph
© David Fox |
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Afric Star in New Plymouth from above
photograph ~ by
Wallace Trickett |
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Afric Star 2 outside New Plymouth C1983 by
Wallace Trickett |
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Passing Duncansby Head in the Pentland Firth, Scotland 16th Aug. 1986 |
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John Robertson from Wick,
Scotland kindly supplied this photograph of the Afric Star, of which he
is making a 1/100 scale model, shown below. You can tell Smith's Dock didn't
paint this one!
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Afric Star - Courtesy Tom Jones |
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Links:
Afric Star 1
Model of Almeda
Star 2 |
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Home Page
Blue Star Ships |
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Updated:
18-02-2008 |
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