MV Nelson Star (1942)
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| Builder: | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number: | 1125 |
| Launched: | 27 August 1942 |
| Completed: | 31 January 1943 |
| Out of service: | 29 September 1970 |
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| Fate: | Scrapped 1971 |
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| Length: | 431.4 feet (131.5 m) |
| Beam: | 57.3 feet (17.5 m) |
| Draught: | 37 feet 8 inches (11.48 m) |
| Depth: | 33.6 feet (10.2 m) |
| Installed power: | 489 NHP |
| Propulsion: | 6-cylinder marine Diesel engine |
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| Armament: | DEMS (1942–45) |
| Notes: | sister ship: Saxon Star |
Nelson Star was a 7,365 GRT refrigerated cargo liner that was built in 1942 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946 she was sold to Blue Star Line and renamed Gothic Star. She was renamed Nelson Star in 1948 and Patagonia Star in 1958. In 1961, she was sold and renamed Eirini. In 1970, she was sold to Cypriot owners and renamed Byzantium. After engine damage and a fire while laid up, she was scrapped in 1971.
The ship was built in Belfast by Harland and Wolff Ltd as yard number 1125. She was a refrigerated cargo liner. She was launched on 25 August 1942 and completed in January 1943.
The ship was 431.4 feet (131.5 m) long, with a beam of 57.3 feet (17.5 m) and a depth of 33.6 feet (10.2 m). She had a GRT of 7,365 and a NRT of 5,135.
She was propelled by a four-stroke single-acting marine Diesel engine, which had six cylinders 29 1⁄8 inches (74 cm) diameter by 50 1⁄16 inches (127.2 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Harland and Wolff but was a Burmeister & Wain design from Denmark.
Empire Castle was built for the MoWT, who appointed Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd to manage her. She was allocated the UK official number 168520. The call sign BFDM were allocated and her port of registry was Belfast.
Empire Castle was a member of a number of convoys in the Second World War.
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