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  1. Newcastle Star, 1956

    Newcastle Star Built: 1956 Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Tonnage: 8,398grt Owners: Blue Star Line 1973: R/n Montevideo Star 1975: Sold to Conquest Sg Co, r/n Golden Madonna 1980: Broken up Kaosiung.
  2. Newcastle Star, 1956

    Newcastle Star Built: 1956 Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Tonnage: 8,398grt Owners: Blue Star Line 1973: R/n Montevideo Star 1975: Sold to Conquest Sg Co, r/n Golden Madonna 1980: Broken up Kaosiung.
  3. Hobart Star

    Hobart Star at sea. Built:1956 Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Tonnage: 8,398grt Owners: Salient Shipping Co(Bermuda) Ltd--Blue Star Line mgrs. 1972: Buenos Aires Star 1973: Hobart Star 1978: Aegean Prosperity 1980: Broken up Kaosiung.
  4. Norefjell

    Norefjell Built: 1956 Eriksbergs, Gothenburg, Sweden Tonnage: 5,255grt Owners: Olsen and Ugelstad 1964: Sold to Blue star line, r/n 'Genova Star' 1966: Sold to Calmedia SA, r/n 'Calabella' 1974: Sold to Nourfo Cia Naviera SA, r/n 'Annaflora' 1978: Sold to Samos Sg Enterprises Co, r/n...
  5. Genova Star

    Genova Star Built: 1956 Eriksbergs, Gothenburg, Sweden Tonnage: 5,255grt Owners: Blue star Line 1956: Built as 'Norefjell' for Olsen and Ugelstad, Norway 1964: Sold to Blue star line, r/n 'Genova Star' 1966: Sold to Calmedia SA, r/n 'Calabella' 1974: Sold to Nourfo Cia Naviera SA, r/n...
  6. Buenos Aires Star

    Buenos Aires Star Built: 1956 Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Tonnage: 8,397grt Owners: Salient Sg Co(Bermuda)Ltd, Blue Star Line mgrs 1956: Built as 'Canberra Star' 1972: R/n 'Buenos Aires Star' 1979: Broken up Kaohsiung.
  7. Chitral (II)

    Looks like a P and O publicity photo Chitral Built: 1956 St.Nazaire,(Penhoet) Tonnage: 13,821grt Owners: P and O Built as 'Jadotville' for Cie Maritime Belge 1961: Sold to P and O, r/n 'Chitral' 1975: Broken up Hualien.
  8. Manuia

    Manuia (ex Auriga) at Auckland, 31.12.2001. Couldn't believe my eyes when a real live Dutch coaster turned up at Auckland. I think she was in the process of being converted into some sort of fishing boat, but that is to ignominious to put in the 'fishing boat' category. Check the pic of...
  9. Poranui

    Poranui outward from Port Chalmers Poranui Built: 1956 J.Bodewes, Hoogezand Tonnage: 892grt Owners: Northern Steamship Co, Auckland 1969: Sold to A.Rushden--wrecked the same year.
  10. Poranui at Auckland

    Poranui at Auckland, taken early 1963. Poranui Built: 1956 J.Bodewes, Hoogezand Tonnage: 892grt Owners: Northern Steamship Co, Auckland 1969: Sold to A.Rushden--wrecked the same year.
  11. Squall (II)

    Squall heading down Otago Harbour--interesting vehicle on the hatch-cover Squall Built: 1956 J.Lamont and Co, Port Glasgow Tonnage: 813grt Owners: Canterbury SSCo Ltd, Lyttelton 1969: Management became Holm Sg Co 1973: Sold to King Line S.A., Panama, r/n King Tiger 1974: Transferred to...
  12. Wharanui at Napier

    Taken at Napier, c. early 1960's. Given to me by a NZSCo employee. Sister of Whakatane and Whangaroa. Wharanui Built: 1956: John Brown and Co, Clydebank Tonnage: 8,701grt Owners: NZ Shipping Co 1966: Federal SN colours 1967: Transferred to Federal SN ownership--the only one of the trio...
  13. Wharanui

    Wharanui departing Port Chalmers, c.1960's. Sister of Whakatane and Whangaroa. Wharanui Built: 1956: John Brown and Co, Clydebank Tonnage: 8,701grt Owners: NZ Shipping Co 1966: Federal SN colours 1967: Transferred to Federal SN ownership--the only one of the trio 1969: Transferred to...
  14. Wharanui

    Ship-board postcard aquired at collectables fair. Sister of Whakatane and Whangaroa. Wharanui Built: 1956: John Brown and Co, Clydebank Tonnage: 8,701grt Owners: NZ Shipping Co 1966: Federal SN colours 1967: Transferred to Federal SN ownership--the only one of the trio 1969: Transferred...
  15. Arabic at Auckland

    Arabic at anchor, Auckland, c.1960's Arabic Built: 1956 Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Tonnage: 6,553grt Owners: Shaw Savill and Albion 1968: Oroya 1970: Pacific Ranger 1971: Oroya 1972: Lamma Island 1983: Broken up Inchon.
  16. Alaric at Auckland

    Alaric at anchor, Auckland, c.1960's Alaric Built: Harland and Wolff, Govan Tonnage: 6,692grt Owners: Shaw Savill and Albion 1972: Iran Niru 1976: Rumi 1979: Broken up Bombay.
  17. Irish Poplar (II)

    Irish Poplar Built: 1956 Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Tonnage: 8,123grt Owners: Irish Shipping Ltd 1972: Polamary 1973: Golden Lion 1979: Broken up at Kaohsiung.
  18. Irish Larch (II)

    Irish Larch Built: 1956 Wm Gray, West Hartlepool Tonnage: 8,283grt Owners: Irish Shipping Ltd 1968: Aliakmon Progress 1971: Broken up at Inchon.
  19. Eastern Argosy

    Sent by ICSN in the 1960's Eastern Argosy Built: 1956 Wm Denny, Dumbarton Tonnage: 6,907grt Owners: Indo China Steam Navigation Co Ltd 1970: Marina 1973: Youngstown 1973: Mr. Nico 1974: Broken up at Kaohsiung.
  20. City of Winnipeg (II)

    Taken on Otago harbour c.1960's--a classic Doug Wright photo. City of Winnipeg Built: 1956 Caledon SB and E Co, Dundee Tonnage: 7,716grt Owners: Ellerman and Hall 1968: Bareboat charter to Ben Line as Benedin, and registered as owned by them 1970: Reverted to City of Delhi, E and B as...
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