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Melbourne Star

Melbourne Star

Sunk

Royal Navy

TypeTransport
WarSecond World War

Pedestal merchant ship; reached Malta.

Blue Star Line refrigerated cargo liner MV Melbourne Star, built in 1936 and sunk in 1943 Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • DEMS
BuilderCammell Laird, Birkenhead
Launched7 July 1936
Length530 ft (160 m) p/p 548.8 ft (167.3 m) o/a

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

7 July 1936

Operation Pedestal
Survived

10–15 August 1942

Reached Malta

Fate

Sunk

Sunk, 2 April 1943