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Lamport & Holts' M.V. "Raeburn" 2 |
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Star's M.V. "Colorado Star" |
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Built: |
Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
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ON: |
185451 |
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Dimensions: |
466'0" x 63'4" x 28'7½" feet |
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Tonnage: |
Gross: 8312
Net: 4989 |
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Propulsion: |
7-Cyl. 2 S.C.S.A. Burmeister & Wain oil engines by
shipbuilder |
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Type: |
Refrigerated Cargo Liner |
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Launched: |
6/8/1952 (Yard No.1444) as Raeburn 2
for Lamport & Holt Line Ltd., Liverpool |
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Completed: |
11/1952 |
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Renamed: |
1958 as Colorado Star |
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1965: |
Blue Star Line Ltd. appointed managers |
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Transferred: |
1972 to Austasia Line (Private) Ltd., Singapore and
renamed Mahsuri 2 |
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Transferred: |
1977 to Lamport & Holt Line Ltd. (Blue Star Ship Management Ltd.
managers) and renamed Roland |
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Sold: |
1978 to Shipbreaking Industries Ltd., and arrived 5/10/1978 at
Faslane to be broken up |
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Demolition commd: |
4/12/1978 |
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Sister ships: |
Raphael 2 & Romney
2 |
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Colorado Star off Yokohama ~1970 ~ Photograph © Dave Barnicoat |
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Colorado Star alongside at Long Beach,
California ~ Photograph © Peter Stacey |
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| Colorado Star
alongside at Long Beach, California Sept 1968 |
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Ken Spratt & Tom
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Photographs
© Peter Stacey |
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The Colorado Star was originally
built as a conventional vessel as the Raeburn. With the development
of containerisation on the West Coast of America (USA), she was modified at
Cammell Lairds around 1967 to carry 20 ft. containers on deck. Below
decks, the hatches were squared-off to carry palletised cargo. Additionally the
derrick topping-lifts were fitted with electric winches.
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Like other West Coast traders, the voyage schedule was from
Glasgow & Liverpool, out though the Panama
Canal to Long Beach (Los Angeles), San Francisco, Redwood City,
Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, B.C. the terminal port. Returning southbound further
calls may have been made to San Francisco and Long Beach.
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Updated:
18-02-2008 |
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