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  • 30 March 2016 at 22:55 #9481
    Mark Horemans
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      30 March 2016 at 22:55 #64229
      Mark Horemans
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        Hello everyone,I'm new hear and having and still am active in the merchant shipping dept I just love any of the old british merchant ship models (bob Wilson's models being especially delightfull.I sailed with shaw saville on the last of the old reefer ships in 76 77 and my uncle was with mainly blue star.so to my thread and am in need of some direction as to how I may come across the deck plans i.e. super structure,hatches,derricks of the melbourne star which my uncle sailed on.any imput would be gratefull and suggestions.mark

        31 March 2016 at 12:00 #64237
        Colin Bishop
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          Hi Mark,

          Welcome to the Forum.

          I assume you are referring to the Melbourne Star built 1947/1948. I am not aware of any modelling plans for this vessel. It is possible that Bob Wilson might have something in his collection of drawings. Otherwise you would probably need to contact Harland & Wolff who built the ship.

          There is some info here which you may have seen:

          **LINK**

          Colin

          31 March 2016 at 14:21 #64240
          Banjoman
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            Mark,

            It would seem that many (most? all? it is not very clear) Harlan & Wolff ship's plans from the periods when either the first or the second Melbourne Star was built have been deposited with the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (UFTM); acording to a 2007 guide to the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) collection of H&W records, these UFTM held plans "are not available to the public in any shape or form at the moment" (see final page of this pdf: **LINK**). I have no idea whether this is still so, nine years later, but you could always try asking the UFTM (see https://nmni.com/Contact); the worst they can say would be "sorry, still no access" …

            /Mattias

            Edited By Banjoman on 31/03/2016 14:21:59

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            Edited By Banjoman on 31/03/2016 14:23:28

            18 April 2016 at 07:15 #64707
            Bob Wilson
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              I have replied to this in the "All Things Floting" section, under the name Melbourne Star. I couldn't find it here yesterday after coming up with the answer.

              My first ship was the Rhodesia Star!

              Bob

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