America

The SS America was a luxury liner built and owned by the United States Lines

United States Lines
Construction on the America began in 1936 and was launched in 1939, her maiden voyage was a year later in 1940.

The America served as a Troop shipping world war II for the US Navy. After the war America was converted back into a liner and resumed service until being sold in 1965.

Chandris Group
In 1965 America was sold to the Chandris Group under the name Australis. Her hull was panted white and funnels panted blue. She was Chartered by the Venture Cruse line in 1978 and renamed back to the America before returning to the Chandris Group and renamed Italis

Inercommerce Corporation
In 1980 Italis was sold once again this time to the Inercommerce Corporation which renamed her Noga and used her from 1980-1984 Before she was sold once again.

Final Years
In 1984 Noga was sold to the Silver Moon Ferries compony and abandoned for 10 years before being bought by Chaophraya Transport Co and renamed American Star. In 1994 she was moved for the first time in 10 years but disaster struck when she was lost during a storm and later washed up on one of the canary islands

Wreck
The Wreck of the American Star sat abandoned on a beach in Fuerteventura for over a decade and was a popular tourist attraction but sadly it classed into the sea in 2013.



List of refits
1942- Converted into a troop ship

1965- Panted white and renamed

1978- Panted blue and renamed

1979- The 2 funnels where reduced to 1 and renamed

1980- Renamed and funnel repented