{"id":8530176344345,"title":"NORTHERN CROSS: 1962 - Pre-maiden deck plan","handle":"northern-cross-1962-pre-maiden-deck-plan","description":"\u003cp\u003eShaw Savill Line: A fold-out deck plan (25\" by 33) for the NORTHERN STAR, a ship that headed to the scrap yard well before her time. The plan is dated January 1962, six months before her maiden voyage. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTen decks are shown, from the \"Housetop Observation Deck\" down to the launderette on Lower Deck. The NORTHERN STAR'S intended purpose as a one class immigrant ship is evident by the hundreds of tightly packed little cabins. But at least there is plenty of common area: the Sports Deck unbroken by center funnel casings, a Sun Deck Swimming Pool with adjacent paddling and \"non-swimming\" pools, six big public rooms and a stern terrace on Lounge Deck, an Infants' Play Room with an outdoor area and a wading pool on Promenade Deck, and two large dining rooms on Restaurant Deck. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike her older sister SOUTHERN CROSS, the NORTHERN STAR had her engines mounted in the stern with a funnel tacked on back. It was an odd look then, and an odd look now, although her stern engine placement is common today but handled more gracefully.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the Australian trade died by the late 1960s because of jets, the ship was put into cruise service. But she was plagued with mechanical problems during an era of rising oil costs so the NORTHERN STAR was sent to the breakers in 1974 at age twelve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen ship buffs get together to debate the most unsuccessful ships of all time, the NORTHERN STAR usually ranks near the top. 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The plan is dated January 1962, six months before her maiden voyage. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTen decks are shown, from the \"Housetop Observation Deck\" down to the launderette on Lower Deck. The NORTHERN STAR'S intended purpose as a one class immigrant ship is evident by the hundreds of tightly packed little cabins. But at least there is plenty of common area: the Sports Deck unbroken by center funnel casings, a Sun Deck Swimming Pool with adjacent paddling and \"non-swimming\" pools, six big public rooms and a stern terrace on Lounge Deck, an Infants' Play Room with an outdoor area and a wading pool on Promenade Deck, and two large dining rooms on Restaurant Deck. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike her older sister SOUTHERN CROSS, the NORTHERN STAR had her engines mounted in the stern with a funnel tacked on back. It was an odd look then, and an odd look now, although her stern engine placement is common today but handled more gracefully.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the Australian trade died by the late 1960s because of jets, the ship was put into cruise service. But she was plagued with mechanical problems during an era of rising oil costs so the NORTHERN STAR was sent to the breakers in 1974 at age twelve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen ship buffs get together to debate the most unsuccessful ships of all time, the NORTHERN STAR usually ranks near the top. Ironically, her older sister SOUTHERN CROSS is ranked as one of the most successful having sailed for almost fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e"}