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The Blue Star Line was a British passenger and cargo shipping company formed in 1911, being in operation until 1998. Formation. Trojan Star, built in France in 1916 and bought by a Blue Star-controlled company in 1924. Plans for the liners Avila and Avelona, built in 1926–27.
Alphabetical List of Blue Star Line Ships. This is not necessarily the date when entered company if second hand tonnage. Note: Numbers after names designate which vessel of that name, as many names have been used several times, except in the case of ACT vessels.
Some of the original Blue Star vessels sold to P&O Nedlloyd traded until February 2003 under Blue Star colours on the West Coast of America to Australia and New Zealand. They were the America Star (ex. ACT 3), Melbourne Star ( ex. ACT 4), Sydney Star (ex. ACT 5) and Queensland Star (ex. ACT 6) .
Fleet List of the Blue Star Line Showing Owner, Nationality, Name of Ship, Year Placed in Service, and Gross Tonnage. Gross tonnage equals cubic feet of all enclosed space divided by 100.
The History of Blue Star Line & Associated Companies.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ships of the Blue Star Line. Merchant ships owned by Blue Star Line or companies controlled by it: Booth Steamship Company (1946 onwards) Frederick Leyland and Company (1935 onwards) Lamport and Holt (1944 onwards) Union Cold Storage Company.
In this book, noted maritime author Ian Collard provides a comprehensive illustrated history of the ships of the Blue Star Line from the company’s foundation to the twenty-first century.
In this book, noted maritime author Ian Collard provides a comprehensive illustrated history of the ships of the Blue Star Line from the company's foundation to the twenty-first century.
After WWII the Blue Star Line commenced to rebuild their much depleted fleet, having lost many ships during the war. The most famous series were the 10,700 GRT Refrigerated cargo/passenger liners, SS Argentina Star, Brasil Star, Uruguay Star & Paraguay Star.
Explore the evolution of Blue Star Line ships through detailed animations and historical events.