120169: SS Rhodesia Star (181945)
The USS Estero was an Escort Carrier built by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma in 1942 for the United States Navy.
She was part of the Lend/Lease Agreement in the Second World War and was renamed HMS Premier. The ship was returned to the United States Navy in 1946 and sold to the Blue Star Line in 1948 and renamed SS Rhodesia Star. Sold again in 1967 to International Export Lines Ltd, Bahamas and renamed SS Hong Kong Knight.
Details
- Record Type:
- Boat
- Also Known As:
- USS Estero; HMS Premier; Hong Kong Knight
- Type Of Boat:
- Escort Carrier; Cargo Liner
- Registration:
- 181945
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP