Honouring the Men who gave their lives whilst serving in the Merchant Navy
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
M.V. EMPIRE STAR (Belfast)
WW2
WW2
Empire Star a motor refrigerated cargo ship that was damaged by Japanese aircraft in the Durian Strait on 12 February 1942 during the evacuation of Singapore. She received three direct hits and repairs were later carried out at Fremantle and Sydney, Australia. She was sunk on 23 October 1942 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-615