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| Ship: | NAPIER STAR | | Arrived: | 29 August 1962 | | Departed: | 12 January 1963 | | Arrived 2: | 6 July 1963 | | Departed 2: | 20 December 1963 | | Arrived 3: | 31 July 1964 | | Departed 3: | 3 October 1964 | | Career: | Built as EMPIRE HIGHWAY. Renamed IONIC STAR-1946, NAPIER STAR-1946.
1960 had a boiler flashback and fire while loading at Auckland, causing considerable damage to cargo in No. 3 hold. She returned to England and after repairs was used by the French Government as a meat storage ship for 15 months.
See SHP_DAVIS for an article about the NAPIER STAR leaving the river January 1963.
Wrecked 34.55S/55.15W 20.7.65 & broken up Montevideo 16 Dec 1968.
Dates in Blackwater are from Voyage Record Cards.
Oyster Company ledger 15 September 1962 compensation 2 weeks 6 days.
2 February 1963 compensation 4 weeks [last entry in ledger]. | | Tonnage: | 7,166 gross | | Built: | 1942 | | Type: | | | Owner: | Blue Star Line | | Official No: | 168735 | | ID | 1168735 |
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