Almeria Star
Built: 1976 Smith's Dock, Middlesbrough
Tonnage: 9,781gt
Owners: Transport Exchange Co Ltd(Blue Star Ship Management Ltd, managers)
1977: Transferred to Transport Commission, Tasmania(BSL Ship Management, managers)
1978: Transferred to Transport Exchange Co Ltd(Blue Star Ship Management
Blue Star's Almeria Star alongside the Bluff meatloaders without a Blue Star. Presumably on charter to Reefer Express Lines she has their house flag replacing the usual star. Somehow it just doesn't fill the hole.
Almeria Star departing Fremantle for the Gulf,1979. Not a great photo, I know, but sure to bring back the memories of anyone who has spent time anchored in Gage Roads.