MV Empire Star (1935)
MV Empire Star was a UK refrigerated cargo liner. She was built by Harland and Wolff in 1935 as one of Blue Star Line's Imperial Star-class ships, designed to ship frozen meat from Australia and New Zealand to the United Kingdom. She served in the Second World War and is distinguished for her role in the Evacuation of Singapore in February 1942. She was sunk by torpedo in October 1942 with the loss of 42 lives.
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MV Empire Star (1935)
MV Empire Star was a UK refrigerated cargo liner. She was built by Harland and Wolff in 1935 as one of Blue Star Line's Imperial Star-class ships, designed to ship frozen meat from Australia and New Zealand to the United Kingdom. She served in the Second World War and is distinguished for her role in the Evacuation of Singapore in February 1942. She was sunk by torpedo in October 1942 with the loss of 42 lives.
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MV Empire Star was a UK refrig ...... in 1946 and scrapped in 1971.
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1.5977616e+2
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ship beam (μ)
2.145792e+1
ship launched
1935-09-26
status
sunk by torpedo, 23 October 1942
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43,588,709
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732,226,374
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Approximate position of Empire Stars wreck in the North Atlantic
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operations
Evacuation of Singapore, 1942
Ship armament
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* 1 × 4-inch gun
* 1 × 12-pounder gun
* 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
* 5 × machine guns
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Ship crew
Ship identification
*UK official number 163219
*call sign MKMN
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Ship notes
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Ship propulsion
*2 × 6-cylinder marine Diesel engines
*twin screws
Ship registry
Ship sensors
*wireless direction finding
*echo sounding device
*gyrocompass
Ship tonnage
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*tonnage under deck 11,397
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Ship yard number
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48.233333333333334 -26.366666666666667
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MV Empire Star was a UK refrig ...... 942 with the loss of 42 lives.
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MV Empire Star (1935)
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4.8233333333333324e+1
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-2.6366666666666667e+1
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Empire Star
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