was refitted as an ocean liner by Beliard, Crichton & Co, Greenock. She was towed to Antwerp by the tug Turmoil, arriving on 3 April 1950. Charlton Star was operated under the management of Chandris (England) Ltd. In 1952, during the Suez Crisis, Charlton Star was used as an accommodation ship at Tobruk. She served until 1957 when she was laid up at La Spezia, Italy. In 1958 Charlton Star was sold to Navigation Maristrella SA, Monrovia and renamed Maristrella, operating under the management of AJ & DJ Chandris, Greece. She served with Chandris for a couple of years before she was scrapped at Osaka, Japan, arriving for scrapping on 19 January 1960. Identification details Official numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Empire Bure and Charlton Star had the United Kingdom Official Number 181651. Maristrella had the Liberian Official Number 1219. Elisabethville used the code letters MENV until 1933 and the call sign OPEA from 1934. Culture and media A painting of Elisabethville on her maiden voyage in May 1921 was made by Belgian artist Eugeen Van Mieghem. References External links Photo of Elisabethville Photo of Charlton Star 1921 ships Cargo liners Ocean liners Steamships of Belgium Merchant ships of Belgium World War II merchant ships of Belgium Empire ships Ministry of War Transport ships Steamships of the United Kingdom Troop ships of the United Kingdom Ocean liners of the United Kingdom Steamships of Liberia Merchant ships of Liberia Ships of the Lamport and Holt Line