7th October 2009
We have some trouble with the website, but it is working fine now and will be updating from e-mails sent over the past few months.

11th December 2008

Debz Dannunzio and the Lord Mayor Steven Rotheram taken in September with Arandora Star plaque which is now situated at the Pier Head Liverpool.
She has just completed her first book entitled Liverpool’s Italian families.

18th July 2008
A page with extracts from e-mails sent has been set up
read here

12th May 2008
A film made by Michael Ritchie has been sent to us and is available on YOU TUBE it is in English and Italian you can view them here

Arandora Star: Ireland's legacy is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeuZ6ft6pYw
Arandora Star: l'eredità irlandese is http://www.youtube.com/v/9BbMIDxg-mI

I think you will find it very interesting and well made

10th February 2008
List of Crew and Others lost has been created,

15:January 2008
A new e-mail has been set up for the site please pass it on to anyone who might be interested

07:January 2008
If you have any ideas for the site your input would be considered and valued.

The photo, is a stone on the side of the Church of bratto in tuscany, commemorating the death of five passengers of arandora star, all from bratto and the villages around.
Submitted by Giorgio de Rossi (Roma)

Do you have any photos of The Arandora Star
as a passenger ship or in war time service for
inclusion on the site.

We are looking for any information of German
internees, and other POW on the AS, and also the crew members.

Officers & Crew 174
Military Guard 200
German Interned Males 479
German POW 86
Italian Interned Males 734
(please note only a guide line not confirmed)

A vast amount of E-mails photo's, documents have
been sent also AS memorabilia this
extremely helpful and will make the site more interesting.
It is taking a lot of time organising the data and will be published soon here.

Please continue to send any information any major contribution will credited to on this site
I will reply to all e-mails in turn due to the volume
finding
the time is a problem but thanks for all
sent and please continue to send them.