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MV Melbourne Star (1936) : ウィキペディア英語版 | MV Melbourne Star (1936)
MV ''Melbourne Star'' was a British refrigerated cargo liner. She was built by Cammell Laird and Co in 1936 as one of Blue Star Line's -class ships, designed to ship frozen meat from Australia and New Zealand to the United Kingdom. She served in the Second World War and is distinguished for her rôle in Operation Pedestal to relieve the siege of Malta in August 1942. She was sunk by torpedo in 1943 with the loss of 115 lives. ==Building== Cammell Laird and Co in Birkenhead, England built the sister ships ''Melbourne Star'' and and launched them on the same day, 7 July 1936. ''Melbourne Star'' was completed in November 1936, followed by ''Brisbane Star'' in January 1937. Both ships were initially owned by Union Cold Storage, a ship-owning company controlled by Blue Star Line. The ''Imperial Star'' class were motor ships. ''Melbourne Star'' and ''Brisbane Star'' each had a pair of 10-cylinder two-stroke single-acting Sulzer Bros marine Diesel engines. ''Melbourne Star''s engines developed a total of 2,806 NHP. Her navigation equipment included wireless direction finding, an echo sounding device and a gyrocompass.〔
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