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Lamport & Holts' S.S. "Millais" 1 |
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Blue Star's S.S. "Scottish Star" 1 |
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Built: |
Harland & Wolff, Belfast, N. I. |
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ON: |
140536 |
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Dimensions: |
434.9 x
55.3 x 35.2 feet |
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Tonnage: |
Gross:
7224 Net: 4314 |
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Propulsion: |
Quadruple
Expansion Steam Reciprocating engine by builders |
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Type: |
Refrigerated Cargo Liner |
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Launched: |
7/11/1916
(Yard No. 460) as Millais for Liverpool, Brazil and River
Plate S.N. Co. Ltd, Liverpool (Lamport & Holt Ltd. managers) |
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Completed: |
5/1917 |
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Owners restyled: |
1934 as
Lamport & Holt Line Ltd. |
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Purchased: |
01/1938 by
Blue Star Line Ltd. and renamed Scottish Star |
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Torpedoed & sunk: |
20/02/1942
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Italian Submarine R.Smg. Luigi Torelli when east of Barbados, in
position 13.24N 49.36W [15].
She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Buenos Aires and Montevideo, with
2,000 tons of general cargo including whisky. Four of her crew of 73 were
lost |
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