| Name: | BELPAREIL |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 15/03/1926 |
| Completed: | 07/1926 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co |
| Yard: | High Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1014 |
| Dimensions: | 7203grt, 4285nrt, 414.4 x 67.1 x 31.0ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, Sulzer type, 4cyl (600 x 1060mm), 776nhp; |
| (1950: 2 x Oil engines, 2SA, MAN type, 4cyl (650 x 1200mm)) | |
| Engines by: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co; (1950: Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a; (IMO: 5040225) |
| History: | |
| 07/1926 | Rederiet Belpareil A/S (Christen Smith, manager), Oslo |
| 1936 | Belships Co Ltd Skibs A/S, Oslo |
| 1960 | Bulkships Ltd, Panama |
| 1965 | New Zealand Carriers Inc, Panama; renamed NEW ZEALAND VENTURE |
| 1970 | Losinjska Plovidba, Rijeka; renamed BUGA |
| 12/1984 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Designed to carry particularly large or heavy items |
| 1950: Re-engined by Bremer Vulkan | |
| 12/1984: Broken up at Split by Brodospas |
Above photo as BELPAREIL is copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums
Above photo as BELPAREIL is copyright of the Norsk Maritimt Museum
Above photo as BELPAREIL is copyright of the Norsk Maritimt Museum
Above photo as BELPAREIL is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as BELPAREIL is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as BELPAREIL is copyright of the Norsk Maritimt Museum
Above photo as BUGA is copyright of Nereo Castelli
Above photo as BUGA is courtesy of Richard Cox