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British cargoship, Blue Star Line, "BRISBANE STAR" (1936) docked in Parlatorio Wharf
British cargoship, Blue Star Line, "BRISBANE STAR" (1936) docked in Parlatorio Wharf
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British cargoship, Blue Star Line, "BRISBANE STAR" (1936) docked in Parlatorio Wharf

Classification(s)
Object TypePhotograph
Extent1 photograph in loose collection
Registration NumberMMPHOT-002299
DescriptionCame to Malta in August 1942 as a unit of Malta Convoy PEDESTAL, and left Malta for Port Said in December 1942 as a unit of convoy ME-11. Was damaged in the bows by an aerial torpedo (dropped from a German He 111) off Cape Bon during the evening of 12 August 1942. Scrapped in 1963.Special Collection
Malta Drydocks Collection
Public Access
Not on view
MuseumMalta Maritime Museum
Location
  •   Dockyard Archive
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