| Name: | STUARTSTAR |
| Type: | Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 15/03/1926 |
| Completed: | 10/1926 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 957 |
| Dimensions: | 10646grt, 6543nrt, 475.8 x 67.3 x 36.6ft |
| Engines: | 4 x Steam turbines, SR Geared, 1581nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 15.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 149731 |
| History: | |
| 06/10/1926 | Blue Star Line Ltd |
| 1929 | Blue Star (1920) Ltd, London; renamed STUART STAR |
| 17/12/1937 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 07/1928: Fitted with experimental pulverised coal burning boiler to replace oil burner |
| Being a successful trial, the ship was fully converted | |
| 1935: Rebuilt by decking over the wells to give a flush profile | |
| Depth changed from 36.5ft to 45.2ft | |
| 17/12/1937: Wrecked in fog off Hood Point, East London, South Africa | |
| On a voyage from the Clyde to Melbourne carrying general cargo |
Above photo as STUARTSTAR is courtesy of Kevin Blair<
Above photo as STUART STAR after rebuilding, is copyright of Allan C Green
Above photo as STUART STAR after rebuilding, is copyright of Allan C Green