MV California Star (1945)

History
United Kingdom
Name	Empire Clarendon (1945–47) Tuscan Star (1947–48) Timaru Star (1948–58) California Star (1958–69)
Namesake	Tuscany, Italy (1947–48) Timaru, New Zealand (1948–58) California, USA (1958–69)
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1945) Ministry of Transport (1945–46) Frederick Leyland & Co Ltd (1946–49) Lamport and Holt Line Ltd (1949–59) Blue Star Line Ltd (1959–69)
Operator	Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Co Ltd (1945–47) Blue Star Line Ltd (1947–49) Lamport and Holt Line Ltd (1949–59) Blue Star Line Ltd (1959–69)
Port of registry	Belfast (1945–47) London (1947–69)
Builder	Harland and Wolff Ltd, Belfast
Yard number	1231[1]
Launched	14 May 1945
Completed	26 October 1945[1]
Identification	Call sign GKKM UK official number 168540 IMO Number 5058002 ( –1969)
Fate	Scrapped in 1969
General characteristics
Class and type	refrigerated cargo liner
Tonnage	8,577 GRT tonnage under deck 6,826 6,826 NRT
Length	457.3 ft (139.4 m)
Beam	63.3 ft (19.3 m)
Draught	37 ft 8 in (11.48 m)
Depth	35 ft (11 m)
Installed power	2SC DA diesel engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)
Capacity	35 passengers (1945–48) 12 passengers (1948–69)
Sensors and processing systems	wireless direction finding echo sounding device gyrocompass
Notes	sister ship: Empire Abercorn

California Star was an 8,577 GRT refrigerated cargo liner that was built in 1945 as Empire Clarendon by Harland and Wolff Ltd, Belfast for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1947 she was sold and renamed Tuscan Star, then Timaru Star in 1948. She was sold again in 1950 and was renamed California Star in 1959. She was scrapped in 1969.