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Lamport & Holts' M.V. "Balzac" 2 |
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Blue Star's M.V. "Norman Star" 2 |
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Booth Line's
M.V. "Basil" 5 |
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Built: |
Akt. Burmeister & Wain's Maskin og
Skibsbyggeri, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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185511 |
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Dimensions: |
324.3 x 45.8 x 26.1 feet |
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Tonnage: |
Gross: 3022 Net: 1785 |
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Propulsion: |
9-cyl S.C.S.A. oil engine by shipbuilder, 12 kts |
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Type: |
Cargo
Liner |
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Launched: |
16/8/1939 (Yard No. 661) as Mosdale for Mosvold Shipping Ltd.,
Norway |
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Purchased: |
05/1954 by Blue Star Line with the intended name of Trinidad
Star but was was changed to Albion Star 2. Almost
immediately transferred to Lamport & Holt and renamed Balzac 2 |
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Renamed: |
1959 as Carroll
2 by Lamport & Holt |
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Reverted: |
02/1960 to Blue Star Line and renamed Norman Star 2.
Was converted at Middle Docks, South Shields for the carriage of
edible oils |
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Transferred: |
1961 to Booth Line and renamed Basil (5) |
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Sold: |
05/1964 to H & D Kyriakos and renamed Elini K (Elini
D. Kyprianou manager) |
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Became: |
1966 the Elini Kyriakou of the Helen Shipping
Corp (Panama) Ltd., Greece |
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Renamed: |
1969 Olga by her owners. Based in Greek waters |
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Renamed: |
1970 Georgios Markakis of Kreta Shipping Co
S.A.., Piraeus |
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Sold: |
1973 to Amarinthos Shipping Co. and renamed Nikos. |
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Sold: |
1973 to Hierros Ardes, Spain and arrived Bilbao 4/5/1973
to be broken up |
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Sister ship: |
Boswell 2 / Crome |
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Balzac - Photograph Tom Rayner - Fraser Darrah Collection |
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As the
Carroll |
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The Balzac was a prime example of the Vestey
groups habit of transferring ships between companies and renaming them to suit
trades or company names. With the result she was the Trinidad Star,
Albion, Balzac, Carroll, Norman Star and Basil. Confusing
indeed, not least for those that sailed on her!
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Updated:
18-02-2008 |
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