Blue Star Line   Blue Star's M.V. "Santos Star" 2  
       
  Built: Chantiers Navals de la Ciotat, la Ciotat, France   
  IMO: 7117319  
  ON: 723516  
  Dimensions: 173.3 x 24.68 x 14.9 metres  
  Tonnage: Gross: 14,512    Net: 6,736  
  Propulsion: Sulzer RND 90 producing 23200  BHP at 122 RPM. Cons 71-75 mt/day abt  
  Generators: 2 x Bergen Type LSG-9 850 KW each, 2 x Bergen Type LSG-8 750 KW each  
  Type: Refrigerated Cargo Liner  
  Launched: 1972 for Saleninvest A/B (Managers Salen Reefer Services A/B, Stockholm as Snow Flake  
  Sold: 1984 to South View Shipping, Hong Kong and renamed South View, Panamanian Registry  
  Sold: 1985 to Cool Ship Management, Hong Kong and renamed Blue Sea  
  Chartered: 1986 by Blue Star Line Ltd. and renamed Santos Star, from Minolta Corp., Hong Kong  
  Transferred: 1986 to Lion Shipping , Hong Kong and renamed Limari  
  Sold: Late 1990's to Target Marine, Piraeus, Greece, renamed Santos Star retained  
  Renamed: 1996 as Snow Delta  
  Reverted: 2000 to Santos Star  
  Arrived: 29/07/2002 in the River Fal, Falmouth to lay up  
  Sold for demolition: 08/2006 at Chittagong for $365 per ldt, or around $3.32m  
       
  Sister ship: Savona Star  
   
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  Santos Star 2 at sea ~ Painting by Wallace Trickett 2007  
   
   
  Snow Delta ~ 1996 ~ Courtesy Richard Webb  
     
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  Santos Star in Target Marine colours arrives at the River Fal, Falmouth on 29th July 2002  
  Photograph © Tony Atkinson  
   
   
     
  Vessels Full Particulars courtesy Target Marine  
     
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  Updated: 18-02-2008