Andalucia Star



Clansman - June 1976

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Andalucia Star

1975

9784

365848

Smiths Dock

Middlesbrough

J G Kincaid

Glasgow

Motor 9 Cyl

Burmeister & Wain

15900 BHP

1

Career Summary

1976 - 77 Chartered by Union-Castle

1976 Replaced Pendennis Castle on The Cape Mail service

Andalucia Star was time-chartered to Union-Castle Line, painted and converted into a mailship on the South Africa / Southampton run in the late 1970's.

While (it was said) the powers-that-be at Blue Star at the time were happy for Union-Castle to paint her, they would not allow a name change, so she was one of very few Union-Castle coloured ships not to bear a Castle name.

She was chartered over other general cargo ships because her speed was sufficient to enable her to maintain the punishing mailship schedule.

That was at the time that the Union-Castle mailships were being phased out with the advent of containerization.

During her time charter to Union-Castle she continued to be crewed by Blue Star Line.

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