Blue Star Line
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The Blue Star Line was a British passenger and cargo shipping company formed in 1911, being in operation until 1998.
Trojan Star, built in France in 1916 and bought by a Blue Star-controlled company in 1924
Plans for the liners Avila and Avelona, built in 1926–27
Brisbane Star after her bow was rebuilt in 1943. She had been damaged by a torpedo during Operation Pedestal to relieve the siege of Malta in 1942.
Brasil Star, launched in 1947, was one of the replacements for war losses
SS Almeda Star
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SS Almeda Star, originally SS Almeda, was a British turbine steamer of the Blue Star Line. She was both an ocean liner and a refrigerated cargo ship, providing a passenger service between London and South America and carrying refrigerated beef from South America to London. She was built in 1926, significantly enlarged in 1935 and sunk by enemy action in 1941.
Seven destroyers including HMS St Albans searched for survivors of Almeda Star but found none. St Albans continued the search on 18 January but no trace of the Blue Star ship was found.