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Blue Star's M.V. "Gothic Star" 2 |
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Blue Star's M.V. "Nelson Star" |
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Blue Star's M.V. "Patagonia
Star" 2 |
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Built: |
Harland
& Wolff Ltd., Belfast |
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168520 |
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Dimensions: |
431.4 x 57.3 x 33.6 feet |
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Tonnage: |
Gross: 7356 Net: 5126 |
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Propulsion: |
6-Cyl. 2 S.C.D.A. Burmeister & Wain oil engines by
Harland & Wolff Ltd., Glasgow |
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Type: |
Refrigerated Cargo Liner |
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Launched: |
25/8/1942 ( Yard No.1125) as Empire Castle for
the Ministry of War Transport. Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., appointed
managers |
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Completed: |
01/1943 |
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Appointed: |
1944 Blue Star Line Ltd. as managers |
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Purchased: |
30/05/1945 by Blue Star Line Ltd. and renamed Gothic
Star 2 |
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Renamed: |
1947 as Nelson Star |
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Renamed: |
1958 as Patagonia Star
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Sold: |
05/1961 to Gregory Maritime Ltd., London and renamed Eirini |
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Sold: |
1970 to Angila Shipping Co. Ltd., Cyprus and renamed Byzantium |
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Laid up: |
9/1970 at Gibraltar with engine trouble |
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Sailed: |
31/7/1971 from Malaga for Puerto Santa Maria, Spain for
demolition |
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Demolition commd: |
17/8/1971 by Desguaces y Recuperaciones del Sur
S.L. |
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Sister Ship: |
Saxon Star 2 |
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Nelson Star - Photograph A. Duncan |
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Nelson Star -
Photograph courtesy R. Kent Johnson |
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Nelson Star
~ Arriving at Nelson ~ Painting by Wallace Trickett |
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