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Hopestar
History
NameHopestar
OwnerWallsend Shipping Co Ltd
Operator
  • Arthur Stott & Co Ltd (1936–38)
  • Stott, Mann & Fleming Ltd (1938–48)
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne
BuilderSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard number1513
Launched22 January 1936
CompletedFebruary 1936
Maiden voyage29 February 1936
Out of service14 November 1948
Identification
  • UK official number 161592
  • Call sign GYRL
FateFoundered 1948
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage5,267 GRT, 3,193 NRT, 9,800 DWT
Length416.8 ft (127.0 m)
Beam57.4 ft (17.5 m)
Draught29 ft 6 in (9.0 m)
Depth27.0 ft (8.2 m)
Decks1
Installed power2 steam turbines, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW)
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed12 knots (22 km/h)

SS Hopestar was a 5,267 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1936 by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for the Wallsend Shipping Co Ltd. She sank off the coast of Newfoundland in 1948 with the loss of all 40 crew.

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