Melbourne Star
Ship Number
1351
Vessel Type
Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
5
Launch Date
October 2, 1947
Delivered
July 14, 1948
Owner
Blue Star Line Ltd
Weight
13179 grt
BP Length
540 feet
Breadth
70 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
17 knots
Propulsion
Twin cylinder 2 S.C.D.A. Burmeister & Wain oil engine by Harland and Wolff
Official No.
181946
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
Melbourne Star

Built at Harland and Wolff Govan, then towed to Belfast for fitting out.
 
Launched  as Melbourne Star for Union Cold Storage Co. Ltd. (Blue Star Line Managers), restyled  as Union International Co. Ltd. in  1949 -  – still under Blue Star Line Management.
 
Sold in 1972 to Embajada Compania Naviera S.S., Greece and renamed Melbo
 
In 1972  sold to Tung Cheng Steel & Iron Works, Taiwan to be broken up at Kaohsiung.
 
Handed over to the shipbreakers who commenced work on 18 January 1973, demolition completed  7 April 1973.