MV Melbourne Star (1936)
MV Melbourne Star was a British refrigerated cargo liner. She was built by Cammell Laird and Co in 1936 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 rôle in Operation Pedestal to relieve the siege of Malta in August 1942. She was sunk by torpedo in 1943 with the loss of 115 lives.
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MV Melbourne Star (1936)
MV Melbourne Star was a British refrigerated cargo liner. She was built by Cammell Laird and Co in 1936 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 rôle in Operation Pedestal to relieve the siege of Malta in August 1942. She was sunk by torpedo in 1943 with the loss of 115 lives.
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Die Melbourne Star (I) war ein ...... 114 Menschen ums Leben kamen.
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MV Melbourne Star was a Britis ...... 43 with the loss of 115 lives.
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1936-07-07
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Approximate position of Melbourne Stars wreck in the North Atlantic
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*Operation Substance, 1941
*Operation Pedestal, 1942
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Ship builder
Ship completed
November 1936
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Ship fate
sunk 1943
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Ship identification
*UK official number 165326
*call sign GYZZ
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Ship launched
1936-07-07
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Ship name
Melbourne Star
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*Union Cold Storage Co 1936–42
*Frederick Leyland & Co 1942–53
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*2 × 10-cylinder Sulzer Bros marine Diesel engines
*twin screws
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*wireless direction finding
*echo sounding device
*gyrocompass
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*tonnage under deck 11,614
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Die Melbourne Star (I) war ein ...... 114 Menschen ums Leben kamen.
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MV Melbourne Star was a Britis ...... 43 with the loss of 115 lives.
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MV Melbourne Star (1936)
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Melbourne Star
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