| Name: | BELJEANNE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 15/04/1926 |
| Completed: | 08/1926 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | High Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1015 |
| Dimensions: | 7203grt, 4285nrt, 414.4 x 67.1 x 31.0ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, Sulzer type, 4cyl (600 x 1060mm), 776nhp |
| Engines by: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 08/1926 | Rederiet Belpareil A/S (Christen Smith), Oslo |
| 1936 | Belships Co Ltd Skibs (Christen Smith), Oslo |
| 1937 | Skibs A/S Ringwood (Olav Ringdal), Oslo; renamed RINGWOOD |
| 14/10/1940 | Sank |
| Comments: | Designed as a heavy lift ship and with long hatches for awkward loads |
| 14/10/1940: Captured & scuttled by German ORION, 800 miles NE of Nauru | |
| On a voyage from Shanghai to Nauru in ballast |
Above photo as BELJEANNE is copyright of Allan Green
Above photo as BELJEANNE is copyright of Allan Green
Above photo as BELJEANNE is copyright of the City of Vancouver Archives - Walter E Frost collection
Profile & Decks plans copyright of Shipping Wonders of the World 03/1936. Click HERE to enlarge
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