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Accommodation Plan - Shaw Savill Line, SS Northern Star, circa 1962 Document Reg. No: HT 2652

Summary:
Unfolded accommodation plan for Shaw Savill Liner S.S. Southern Cross. Northern Star. Colour illustrations (blue, green, black and yellow), showing sports deck, sun deck, lounge deck, promenade deck, main deck, restaurant deck, 'A' deck, 'B' deck and lower deck.

Launched in 1962, as a sister ship to the successful Southern Cross, the Northern Star was designed specifically for the migrant trade between Britain and Australia. Although able to carry 1,412 passengers she was plagued with mechanical problems, and when air travel saw a drop in passenger numbers she was sold for scrap in 1974.
Description:
Folded, single-sided pamphlet on matt paper. Colour illustrations of ship plans and black text. Text in English.
Acquisition Information:
Donation from Mr John McKay, 2003
Discipline: Technology
Dimensions: 8.2 cm (Height), 21 cm (Width)
Dimension Comment: folded once, in half

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Tagged with: immigration, pamphlets, shipping, shipping lines, ship memorabilia, shipping industry, ships, plan drawings, accommodation, passenger list
Themes this item is part of: Migration Collection, Transport Collection
Primary Classification: WATER TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification: Steam Power
Tertiary Classification: accommodation plans
Inscriptions: Cover title: "SHAW SAVILL LINE ACCOMMODATION PLAN" "S. S. NORTHERN STAR"
User: Shaw, Savill & Albion Co. Ltd (Shaw, Savill & Albion Line), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1962
Ship Depicted: ., circa 1962

Comments

John Pedersen Posted on 01 Jan 2013 11:45 PM
Hello
I was a passenger on the final cruise of the SS Northern Star. I'm very interested to get a high resolution scan of this accommodation plan. Would that be possible? The online version does not have the detail to see the cabin number layout.
Please let me know. If there is a charge to get a high resolution PDF, please let me know the cost.
Thank you in advance for any help you can offer. It would mean a great deal to me to have this.
Kind regards
John Pedersen
barry broadbridge Posted on 31 Mar 2013 8:43 PM
i migrated on the northern star arriving in nz on june second 1964 a nice vessel and great memories.shame she only had a short life,i was given a guided tour of the engine room and spent many a good night in the pig and whistle,(crew tavern)

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