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Not much of a history, just one of the thousands of rank-and-file merchantmen that barely warrants a mention these days! :weep: Completed in 1937 and gave good service until the 13th December 1942 when she was shelled, torpedoed and sunk by U159. Position 02 43 South 29 06 West. 20 dead, 130 survived!

Bob

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It's always a pleasure to see your work Bob and, as you say, a much neglected but very important class of ship to the Empire.

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Thanks,

Sadly, hardly anyone builds this type of ship any more. Shipmodelling is now dominated by kits, and kit manufacturers don't seem to like anything without guns (apart from the old chestnuts of Cutty Sark & Titanic :banghead: )

Bob

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Thanks,

Sadly, hardly anyone builds this type of ship any more. Shipmodelling is now dominated by kits, and kit manufacturers don't seem to like anything without guns (apart from the old chestnuts of Cutty Sark & Titanic :banghead: )

Bob

Well here is one more that does Bob! Just getting back into shipbuilding mode and have lots of projects most of which will remain pipedreams! I scratched the "Auckland Star 3 " to gain some experience as I sailed as a JU/Eng on Auckland Star 2 and want to make a model of her. A stalled project is my Kiwi Coaster the "Pateke" which I am making for my granddaughter so that she will have something from Grandad! It is tied up alongside and unloading the proper way with 10 men per pallet!

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There should be a Liberty "Normandy Bound " in the RFI section but might have gone over the edge! MODeller

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Ah - Auckland Star - Very nice! 54 years ago, I made my first trip to sea in the old Rhodesia Star (Completed 1943 as American Escort Carrier USS Premier).

We left London for Suez, Aden, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle NSW, back to Melbourne to load wool for home. Back via Aden, Suez, Dunkirk and finally Liverpool! Wish I could say "happy days," but they were not. Despite hardships of life onboard, I though the ship was great, but three or four of my fellow officers left no stone unturned in making life miserable for me. I stalled at going back to sea for several months back at college, but when I obtained further qualifications, no excuse. But my next ship, Houlder Brothers Joya McCance, had a fine set of officers and crew and life was a lot better from then on!

Bob

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