SPECIMEN UNIT CERTIFICATE


     NUMBER                                                                UNITS
U-___________


 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN
       DEFINITIONS

                         STAR MARITIME ACQUISITION CORP.

                                                                           CUSIP

          UNITS CONSISTING OF ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK AND ONE WARRANT
                   EACH TO PURCHASE ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK

THIS CERTIFIES THAT ____________________________________________________________
is the owner of _________________________________________________________ Units.

Each Unit ("Unit") consists of one (1) share of common stock, par value $.0001
per share ("Common Stock"), of Star Maritime Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and one warrant (the "Warrants"). Each Warrant
entitles the holder to purchase one (1) share of Common Stock for $8.00 per
share (subject to adjustment). Each Warrant will become exercisable on the later
of (i) the Company's completion of a merger, capital stock exchange, asset
acquisition or other similar business combination or (ii) ______________, 2006
and will expire unless exercised before 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on
____________, 2009, or earlier upon redemption (the "Expiration Date"). The
Common Stock and Warrants comprising the Units represented by this certificate
are not transferable separately prior to the 20th day after the earlier to occur
of the expiration of the underwriters' over-allotment option or its exercise in
full. The terms of the Warrants are governed by a Warrant Agreement, dated as of
_______, 2005, between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
as Warrant Agent, and are subject to the terms and provisions contained therein,
all of which terms and provisions the holder of this certificate consents to by
acceptance hereof. Copies of the Warrant Agreement are on file at the office of
the Warrant Agent at 59 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038, and are available
to any Warrant holder on written request and without cost. This certificate is
not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar of the
Company.

Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signature of its
duly authorized officers.

By
   ______________________________________   ____________________________________
                    Chairman of the Board   Secretary


                         STAR MARITIME ACQUISITION CORP.
                                    CORPORATE
                                      SEAL
                                      2005
                                    DELAWARE
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                         STAR MARITIME ACQUISITION CORP.

         The Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so
requests, a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series
thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of
such preferences and/or rights.

         The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

         TEN COM  -  as tenants in common

         TEN ENT  -  as tenants by the entireties

         JT TEN   -  as joint tenants with right of survivorship
                     and not as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -  __________ Custodian ___________
                       (Cust)               (Minor)
                     under Uniform Gifts to Minors
                        Act _________________________
                                    (State)

Additional Abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

         For value received, ______________________ hereby sell, assign and
transfer unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
  (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and
_______  Units _________________________________________________________________
appoint
_______________________________________________________________________ Attorney
to transfer the said Units on the books of the within named Company with full
power of substitution in the premises.

Dated _________________

                               _____________________________________________
                               NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must
                                       correspond with the name as written upon
                                       the face of the certificate in every
                                       particular, without alteration or
                                       enlargement or any change whatever.

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Signature(s) Guaranteed:


________________________________________________________________________________
THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION
(BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH
MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO
S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15).




































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