Imperial Star
Ship Number
1350
Vessel Type
Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
6
Launch Date
June 17, 1947
Launched By
Miss Aileen Trott
Delivered
March 12, 1948
Owner
Blue Star Line Ltd
Weight
13181 grt
BP Length
540 feet
Breadth
70 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
17 knots
Propulsion
Two 8-Cyl. 2 S.C.D.A. Burmeister & Wain oil engine by Harland and Wolff
Official No.
181859
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
 Imperial Star

Built at Harland and Wolff Govan and then towed to Belfast for fitting out.
 
Launched  as Imperial Star for Union Cold Storage Co. Ltd. (Blue Star Line Managers), restyled  as Union International Co. Ltd. in  1949 – still under Blue Star Line Management.
 
Sold in 1971 to Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp., Taiwan to be broken up at Kaohsiung.
 
Arrived at  Kaohsiung 20 September 1971 and demolition commenced 10 December 1971.