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Blue
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M.V. "Concordia Gulf" |
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Austin & Pickersgill Ltd., Sunderland |
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Dimensions: |
8-Cyl 2 S.C.S.A. Sulzer oil engine of 17,600 bhp by Vickers-Armstrong
(Engineers) Ltd., Barrow |
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Tonnage: |
Gross: 10916 Net: 6404 |
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Propulsion: |
8-Cyl 2 S.C.S.A. RD 90 Sulzer oil engine of 17,600 bhp by Vickers-Armstrong
(Engineers) Ltd., Barrow |
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Type: |
Refrigerated Cargo Liner
fitted with 300 ton Stülcken jumbo derrick |
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Launched: |
11/5/1965 (Yard No. 841) as Australia Star (2)
for Blue Star Line Ltd. |
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Towed: |
12/1965 to Hamburg to fit the 300 ton Stülcken jumbo derrick. |
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Completed: |
12/1965 |
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Chartered: |
1972 to Christian Haaland, Norway and renamed
Concordia
Gulf |
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Sold: |
1984 to Jetset Shipping Corporation, Panama and renamed Candy
Ace |
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Blue Star Line postcard of Australia Star |
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Australia Star |
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Brochure from the maiden voyage December 1965 - Click to open |
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Fitted
with a 300 ton Stülcken jumbo derrick, she was an easily recognisable ship. At
the time it was largest lift ever to be fitted to a seagoing merchant
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Snowy River Hydroelectric Scheme in Australia. The photograph
shows her in dry dock in Liverpool. |
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Photograph
© Philip Parker |
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Australia Star at Port Melbourne 1969 ~
Courtesy Dick Young |
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Loading locomotive Port Pirie January 1968 |
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The Master was Ron Brownbill, Ch/Officer Dick Young,
2nd. Mate Tom Crookall, 3rd.Mate Dai Davies and Cadets Mike Power and
Nigel Grange. The Ch/.Eng. was Joe Owens and Purser Bill Hurst.
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Some photographs from Andrew Barker of the
Concordia Gulf |
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| Andrew Barker (Cadet)
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Andrew Middleton (Cadet)
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| The late Dave Severn |
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Rod Parker Eng/cadet. & Andrew
Middleton (Deck Cadet) |
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© Andrew
Barker |
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See:
Australia Star 1
, Australia Star 3 &
Australia
Star 4 |
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Updated:
18-02-2008 |
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