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Blue Star's S.S. "Brodlea" |
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Blue Star's S.S. "Saxonstar" |
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Blue Star's S.S. "Saxon Star" 1 |
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Built: |
R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd.,
Newcastle |
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ON: |
110127 |
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Dimensions: |
420.0 x 54.0 x 28.6 feet |
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Tonnage: |
Gross : 5715 Net : 3649 |
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Propulsion: |
Triple Expansion Steam Engine by builder |
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Type: |
Refrigerated Cargo Liner |
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Launched: |
11/03/1899 (Yard No. 369) as Kent
for Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., London |
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Completed: |
06/1899 |
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Purchased: |
14/10/1915 by Brodlea S.S. Co. Ltd., (Blue Star Line managers)
and renamed Brodlea |
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Transferred: |
04/1920 to Union Cold Storage Ltd. (Blue Star Line
(1920) Ltd. managers) and renamed Saxonstar |
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Renamed: |
1929 as Saxon Star |
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Owners restyled: |
04/1929 as Blue Star Line Limited |
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Sold: |
08/1934 to S.A. Ricuperi Metallici for £8,000
and arrived 17/09/1934 at Savona, Italy to be broken up |
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