Blue Star Logbook

Sunday evening, bored, I turned the TV on and mindlessly trundled through a documentary about the Flying Scotsman. Nodding off to sleep until they started talking about getting the steam engine and tender back from the US, when they showed a sideways view of what I *think*was a BSL funnel....followed by a bow-shot of what was definitely a BSL ship (Blue Star painted on the top of the sharp bit!).

So can anyone tell me what ship? When? Was it actually a BSL ship, or were they just using library shots?

Cheers

Jim

It was the California Star.
See: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=128

Rumour at the time claimed BSL shipped her home for free, advising the rescue team that as long as they could get the loco to the ship, BSL would do the rest.

On a Flying Scotsman video there are further pictures of the homeward voyage including a storm and pictures of the Panama Canal transit.