Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
SS Northern Star
History
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 SS 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.
Text: Wikipedia — SS Northern Star (1961), CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
24,731 GRT (1968, 23,983 GRT)
Length
650 ft
Beam
83 ft
Speed
22 knots
Passengers
1,437 tourist class
Builder
Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker
Yard number
175
Launched
27 June 1961
In service
10 July 1962
Out of service
1975
Owner
Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
Port of registry
Southampton
Propulsion
Geared turbines, twin screw
Fate
Scrapped 1975
