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1936 - 1943
MV Melbourne Star (Gross 12,805 tons) was built in 1936 by Cammell Laird & Co of Birkenhead for the Blue Star Line and was designed to carry passengers and refrigerated cargo. During the World War II she distinguished herself on many occasion before being torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic on Friday 2nd April 1943.
Winston
Churchill said on 27 January 1942
'But for the Merchant Navy who
bring us the food and munitions of war,
Britain would be in a perilous state and indeed, without them, the
Army, Navy and Air Force could not operate'.
About
the creator of this
website
For many years I
have been researching the sinking of the Melbourne Star, my
uncle Leonard White, who died in 1995, was one of
the four surviving crew members when MV Melbourne Star was torpedoed
and sunk in the Atlantic 480 miles south east of Bermuda.
I
would like to take this opportunity to thank those I have borrowed
information from, without this material I would have been unable
to create this website. Thank you.
Fleet Personnel Manager (Rtd)
'Blue Star Line'
'Blue Star Line on the Web'
www.bluestarline.org
Thank you for visiting the Melbourne
Star website. I welcome any comments and suggestions,
especially, from the families and relatives of those who were lost
whilst serving on this incredible ship.
emailmelbournestar.one@ntlworld.com
'The Malta Convoy'
