Sydney Star
Ship Number
958
Vessel Type
Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Yard
East Yard
Slip Number
12
Launch Date
January 11, 1936
Launched By
Mrs L Dewey
Delivered
March 19, 1936
Owner
Blue Star Line Ltd
Weight
11095 grt
BP Length
516-9 feet
Breadth
70 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
16 knots
Propulsion
two Direct Acting (D.A.) 2 cycle motor engines 6/620/1400 A.I.
Official No.
163221
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Scrapped
Sydney Star

[Harland and Wolff Collection]
Launched as Sydney Star  for Frederick Leyland & Co. Ltd. ( Blue Star Line Ltd. managers).
 
Damaged 24 July 1941 by German E-boat in Mediterranean Sea , arriving Malta same day and dry-docked there 18 August 1941.
 
Transferred in 1950 to Blue Star Line Ltd.
 
Damaged: 1956 when in collision with the Agioi Victorious at Panama suffering serious damage and flooding of a hold.
 
Sold in 1967 to Embajada Compania Naviera S.A., Greece and renamed Kent
 
Sold again in 1967 to Taiwan shipbreakers and 11 August 1967 arrived at Kaohsiung to be broken up.