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P&O NEDLLOYD LYTTELTON (1978)

Service dates: 1998-2002

Shipping lines: BLUE STAR SHIP MANAGEMENT; P&O NEDLLOYD LTD.; BLUE STAR LINE

Ship type:


Container Ship.


Career

06.1978
Launched.
1978
Completed as La Fayette.
1993
Renamed Brisbane Star for Blue Star Line Ltd.
1998
Renamed Singapore Star without a change in ownership.
01.04.1998
P&O Nedlloyd takeover of Blue Star Line Ltd container business agreed.
01.09.1998
Renamed P&O Nedlloyd Lyttleton.
10.12.1999
Ownership transferred to P&O Nedlloyd Ltd (P&O interest 50%). Registry transferred to London UK. Official number 902728, call sign MZEP7.
06.03.2000
Management transferred to P&O Nedlloyd.
24.12.2002
Sold for breaking up at Jiangyin, China.


Ship technical details (PDF)