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Blue Star's M.V. "Imperial
Star" 2 |
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Built: |
Harland and Wolff Ltd., Glasgow |
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181859 |
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Dimensions: |
549.9 x 70.3 x 40.7 feet |
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Tonnage: |
Gross: 13181 Net: 8113 |
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Propulsion: |
Two 8-Cyl.
2 S.C.D.A. Burmeister & Wain oil engine by shipbuilder, driving twin
screws |
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Type: |
Refrigerated Cargo Liner |
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Launched: |
7/06/1947
( Yard No.1350) as Imperial Star
for Union Cold Storage Co. Ltd. (Blue Star Line Managers) |
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Completed: |
3/1948 |
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Owners: |
Restyled as Union International Co. Ltd. in 1949
- same managers |
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Sold: |
1971 to Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp., Taiwan to be broken up
at Kaohsiung |
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Delivered: |
20/9/1971 and demolition commenced 10/12/1971 |
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Sister Ships: |
Imperial Star (1) ,
New Zealand Star 1 , Sydney
Star (1) , Australia
Star (1) , Empire
Star (2) , Melbourne Star 1 , Brisbane
Star (1), Wellington Star (1), Auckland Star (1),
Adelaide Star (1) , Empire
Star (3), & Melbourne Star (2) |
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BSL postcard - Imperial Star - Courtesy Peter Stacey |
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Imperial Star - Photograph John Clarkson - FDC |
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Imperial Star - Photographed
at Wellington - FDC |
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Imperial Star at Sydney C1953 |
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Postcard of Imperial Star in drydock at Barry in the C1950 |
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Imperial Star
at Port Chalmers, New Zealand, December 1969 |
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Taken
from the Wellington Star ~
Photograph © Peter Stacey |
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Imperial Star
shown off White Island,
New Zealand
by Wallace Trickett |
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The two post-war completions, Imperial Star and
Melbourne
Star were distinguished by elegant
curved plate stems, all the previous vessels having had straight bar stems.
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| Menu from Christmas Day
1949 |
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Crew List ~ Courtesy John Wright |
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See: Imperial Star 1 |
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Updated:
18-02-2008 |
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