Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Arrival

Monday, July 3, 1961 @ 0513 		TASMANIA STAR (1950-1975 Refrigerated cargo liner 547 feet long of Blue Star Line, London) Own Page

TASMANIA STAR moves up-river to her berth in Glasgow
Ship's locationPassing Govan Wharf Watch House, Glasgow : arrival = Inbound= heading east = towards GlasgowPort of RegistryLondon
Gross Tonnage11,950

Tugs FLYING BUZZARD (at the bow) and FLYING MERLIN (at the stern) are towing the Blue Star cargo liner TASMANIA STAR up-river to her Glasgow berth

A very large refrigerated cargo liner, designed for bringing refrigerated meat from Australia to UK, TASMANIA STAR had five refrigerated hatches and two general hatches.
546.6 feet long x 72.7 feet breadth x 37.2 feet draft she was much larger than the then cargo ships plying their trade on the world's oceans
In common with most cargo liners at that time she had accommodation to carry up to 12 passengers.
Blue Star sold her for demolition in 1975 and she was broken up in Taiwan at the end of that year