Triaster

Petroc · Dec 30, 2010

Many thanks for posting this. She was the most handsome vessel I ever came across, and unfortunately I only ever saw her lying alongside, so an action view is specially welcome.
Petroc.

signalman · Dec 30, 2010

I havent come across this one before - can somebody give us some gen about her please?

barny · Dec 30, 2010

Sister ship was the Triellis

rd77 · Dec 30, 2010

Weren't she and the TRI-ELLIS both passenger-cargo liners? As such they could go in the Passenger Ships category.
TRIASTER and TRI-ELLIS were built a few years apart and didn't look completely similar, they were more like near-sisters I guess...

Mick Spear · Dec 30, 2010

Very nice looking Cargo boat. In my opinion it resembles a Port Line/Shaw savill hybrid. Great looking bow too. Did she carry passengers? What flag and what company?
Mick S

trotterdotpom · Dec 30, 2010

They were originally owned by British Phosphate Commissioners, but think they were taken over by Nauru Shipping. There is quite a bit about Nauru Shipping on the site.

John T

Stumps · Dec 30, 2010

Gorgeous looking ships and to think they used to load bulk Phosphate. Blimey , half the terminals if not three quarters would have kittens these days if a tweendecker turned up with that commodity. They were British flag, but, a lot of aussies aboard if I remember rightly. They literally were yachts.

Stephen J. Card · Dec 30, 2010

There are quite a few photos of the ship in colour on google.com search 'triaster ship' on google images. In some of them she looks a wee bit rough and in need of a paint job. In later years her livery changed and she diddn't look quite so 'special'.

15 passengers and carried general out and phosphates back.

Stephen

ross backhouse · Jan 1, 2011

Triaster and Tri-Ellis traded mainly from Geelong to Naru and Gibert and Ellis Islands. Occasional voyages to N.Z. and Christmas Is. (Indian Ocean) Brought phosphate rock to Aussie and returned with general cargo and fresh water. Passengers were usually British Phosphate Commission personell or families. Tri-Ellis's bows were especially design so that she could service the bouys off the islands. Both were fully Aussie and some would say grossly over manned, from memory around 60 crew. Regards Ross

tasmariner · Jan 25, 2011

Thanks for a superb picture of one of my favorite ships. Served on her as 3rd mate briefly before going on to 2nd mate and Chief Officer on Triadic. Triaster was transferred to the Nauruans and sailed for a while as "Rosie D", I think. "Triadic" carried coal on the China coast for a while, but presume is now long gone. Happiest days of my life! British Phosphate Commissioners now defunct.. RIP not only a great company buit an entire way of life.

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signalman

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rd77

Mick Spear

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Stumps

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ross backhouse

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