120040: SS Almeda Star (149751)
The SS Almeda Star was a British Turbine Steamer built by Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead in 1926 for the Blue Star Line. She was both a Passenger Liner and a Refrigerated Cargo ship carrying beef from South America to London.
35 Miles off Rockall the SS Almeda Star was torpedoed and sunk on January 17, 1941.
Details
- Record Type:
- Boat
- Type Of Boat:
- Ocean Liner and Refrigerated Cargo Ship
- Registration:
- 149751
- Date Launched:
- 29 Jun 1926
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP