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Blue
Star Line's cargo ship
AUSTRALIA STAR
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The Blue Star Line was
originally founded by the Vestey family to carry eggs
and other perishables from China. The company was
formally registered on 28th July 1911 and the first
ships were registered with Lloyds Register of Shipping
between 1912-1913. Prior to World War I, seven
refrigerated ships sailed under the Blue Star Line
banner, carrying eggs and other perishables to England.
By the First World War it had 12 vessels. A considerable
profit was made over these years with the carriage of
beef to supply the allied armies in France.
It was not until 1920 that
the familiar "Stars" began to appear the first being the
Albion Star. By 1939 the company traded some 38 vessels.
On the outbreak of WWII, most of the Blue Star Line
vessels were commandeered by the British Government,
continuing to carry much needed food to the United
Kingdom. By the end of WWII some 29 Blue Star Line ships
and 646 personnel lost their lives.
After WWII Blue Star Line
rebuilt the fleet by new building and the purchase of
some second hand tonnage. Notable among the new building
was the replacement Plate or so called "A"-boats. These
cargo passenger ships, the Argentina Star , Brasil Star,
Paraguay Star , and Uruguay Star carried some 68
passengers and hanging chilled beef. On a 7-week turn
round these Blue Star Line ships sailed from London's
Royal Victoria Dock calling at Southampton, Lisbon, Las
Palmas, occasionally Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Santos,
Montevideo and finally terminating at Buenos Aires. The
cargo of chilled beef was loaded directly from the Blue
Star Line's meat works in Dock Sud in Buenos Aires,
taking 7 days. Some general cargo and small quantities
of refrigerated cargoes such as fish were carried on the
outbound passage.
Blue Star Line continued
trading successfully during the post war years, with
operations as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, West
and East Coasts of the U.S., South America and Central
America, the latter on the banana trades.
Blue Star Line finally was
disposed of in 1998 to P&O Nedlloyd , complete with its
name and ship's livery including the famous funnel.
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