blue star line.

[Dennis McGuckin]

Tasmania Star, Argentina Star.

[Andrew Clark Stewart]

Hi Den,

Sailed Tasmania Star 9th May 1969/23rd August1969 as EDH, London-Kiwi-London , General cargo outbound ,Frozen lamb and butter homeward crew ran out of butter on the homeward leg of voyage,engineers found some in the holds! Good Ship,

Andy R805875

[Dennis McGuckin]

Hi Den,

Sailed Tasmania Star 9th May 1969/23rd August1969 as EDH, London-Kiwi-London , General cargo outbound ,Frozen lamb and butter homeward crew ran out of butter on the homeward leg of voyage,engineers found some in the holds! Good Ship,

Andy R805875

It was that.
Den.

[sailor63]

[LIST=1][*]Scottish star feb to june 66.[*]Tasmania Star mayto aug 67.[*]Brasil Star june to july 70.
Cheers, Colin. K.

[Graham Evans]

I was in the Tasmania Star for a few months laid up in the River Fal in summer 1961. Whilst tying up to the buoys, the O.M. turned to me & said"this bloody Pilot is a queer" Every order the Cornish Pilot gave, ended with "lover" or "moi darlin" We had nothing to do but pass the time in a local pub, the landlord came to collect us in his land rover every night. Sometimes we took the boat to Truro and used to bring back the local scrubbers. The old boy who ran the ferry used to get us poached pheasants & illegal oysters. It was a shame I had to go back to London & resit my ticket, I could have stayed there indefimitely.

[Mike Hall]

hi,
i notice that blue star line had the following ships in their fleet.
crouch
deben
waveney
orwell
all were coasters of up to 500 tonnes
they were managed by
g.t.gillie & blair ltd,newcastle.

[alan stuart jay]

I was on the Australia Star from 9th jan- 15th may 1964 the captain the late john smith he took ill on the trip down to nz 9/1/1964- 15/5/1964 saddly he crossed the bar shore side in nz we brought him home with us and laid him to rest off bishops rock. It was also the last trip for the MV Australia Star( belfast H&W 1931) or so we were told going to the breakers yard. The returned trip Captain was a man called logger smith

[Glenn Baker]

I remember the Coaster the Waveney very well I had two ex deep sea ship mates that joined the Waveney approx 1967, Jim Duggan AB and Howard Brown AB, I am presently trying to track down both People I was on the Zealandic with Jim Duggan when she was anchored off Southend Pier for a couple of months, I believe he joined the Waveney after that, He also lived in Southend -on-Sea with a girl called Jennie who came from Leigh-on-Sea Essex. both AB,s bfore that sailed on Federal line ships. I went aboard the Waveney and she had the Blue Star funnel on her and distributed Blue star Cargo around the British Coast. Glenn Baker

[alf corbyn]

could you please elucidate?. was this the paddle steamer oranother ship?. alf

[Mike Hall]

alf,
my first post explains that this was a coaster
for blue star line.
mike