SS Northern Star (1961)
SS Northern Star was an ocean liner completed in 1962 for the United Kingdom-based Shaw, Savill & Albion Line's tourist class round the world service via South Africa and Australia. She was essentially an enlarged version of the Southern Cross, built seven years earlier. Northern Star sailed out via the Cape and home via Panama, while her fleet mate sailed out via Panama and home via the Cape.
Northern Star | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Northern Star |
| Owner | Shaw, Savill & Albion Line |
| Port of registry | Southampton |
| Route | Southampton – Las Palmas – Cape Town – Durban – Fremantle – Melbourne – Sydney – Wellington – Auckland – Rarotonga – Tahiti – Acapulco – Panama – Curacao – Trinidad – Barbados – Lisbon – Southampton |
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker |
| Yard number | 175 |
| Launched | 27 June 1961 |
| Completed | 26 June 1962 |
| In service | 10 July 1962 |
| Out of service | 1975 |
| Identification | 5257543 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 24,731 GRT (1968, 23,983 GRT) |
| Length | 650 ft (200 m) |
| Beam | 83 ft (25 m) |
| Installed power | 22,000 shp |
| Propulsion | Geared turbines, twin screw |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,437 tourist class |
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