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 -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 -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
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sunk by torpedo, 23 October 1942
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43,588,709
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Approximate position of Empire Stars wreck in the North Atlantic
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operations
Evacuation of Singapore, 1942
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relief
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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 completed
December 1935
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Ship crew
Ship fate
Ship identification
*UK official number 163219
*call sign MKMN
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Ship launched
1935-09-26
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Ship name
Empire Star
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Ship notes
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Ship operator
Ship owner
Frederick Leyland & Co, Ltd
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Ship power
Ship propulsion
*2 × 6-cylinder marine Diesel engines
*twin screws
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Ship registry
Belfast
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Ship sensors
*wireless direction finding
*echo sounding device
*gyrocompass
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Ship tonnage
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*tonnage under deck 11,397
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Ship yard number
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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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