Difference between revisions of "MV Melbourne Star"
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| − | Built for Union Cold Storage a Blue Star Line company to transport meat from Australia and New Zealand to the UK. | + | Built for Union Cold Storage a Blue Star Line company to transport frozen meat from Australia and New Zealand to the UK. On 5 Oct 1940 the Melbourne Star was more than 400 miles west of Ireland when bombed by a Luftwaffe aircraft. One bomb hit the ship but failed to explode. The ship was subsequently raked by cannon fire from the plane, wounding a seaman who later died. |
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| Name | MV Melbourne Star |
| Builder/Built | 1936 Cammell Laird and Company |
| Type | Refrigerated cargo ship |
| Displacement | 12,806 tons |
Remarks
Built for Union Cold Storage a Blue Star Line company to transport frozen meat from Australia and New Zealand to the UK. On 5 Oct 1940 the Melbourne Star was more than 400 miles west of Ireland when bombed by a Luftwaffe aircraft. One bomb hit the ship but failed to explode. The ship was subsequently raked by cannon fire from the plane, wounding a seaman who later died.
In Jul 1941 the Melbourne Star was one of the six ships who