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Blue
Star's S.S. "Albion Star " 1 |
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Built: |
Workman Clarke &
Co. Ltd., Belfast |
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ON: |
143286 |
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Dimensions: |
450.0 x 58.5 x 37.1 feet |
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Tonnage: |
Gross : 7920 Net : 4908 |
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Propulsion: |
Two triple expansion steam engines driving twin screws |
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Type: |
Refrigerated Cargo Liner |
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Launched: |
6/3/1919 (Yard No.439) as War Hercuba
for The Shipping Controller (Commonwealth & Dominion Line managers) |
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Completed: |
6/1919 as Albionstar for Albionstar S.S.
Co. Ltd. (Blue Star Line Ltd.
managers) |
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Transferred: |
1920 to Union Cold Storage Co. Ltd., (Blue Star Line
(1920) Ltd.
managers) |
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Renamed: |
1929 as
Albion Star |
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Managers: |
Restyled as Blue Star Line Ltd 1930 |
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Sold: |
1948 to British Iron & Steel Corporation, allocated to T. W.
Ward Ltd., Co. Ltd., and arrived at Briton Ferry 23/4/1948 to be broken up.
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Sister ships: |
Fresno Star 1 ,
Pacific Star 1
, Royal Star 1 & Tacoma Star 1
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Albion Star - Fraser Darrah Collection |
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Albion Star - Fraser Darrah Collection |
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Updated:
18-02-2008 |
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