Name: | BELMOIRA |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 12/10/1927 |
Completed: | 02/1928 |
Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
Yard: | High Walker |
Yard Number: | 1027 |
Dimensions: | 3214grt, 1869nrt, 329.6 x 49.2 x 21.2ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Sulzer type, 4cyl (600 x 1060mm), 387nhp |
Engines by: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Scotswood |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
02/1928 | A/S Rederiet Belmoira, Oslo |
1936 | Belships Co Ltd Skibs A/S (Christen Smith, manager), Oslo |
10/06/1940 | Sank |
Comments: | A heavy lift ship with long holds for awkward cargoes |
10/06/1940: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U102, 200 miles W of Ushant | |
On a voyage from Dakar to Southampton in ballast |
Above photo is courtesy of George Robinson
Above photo is copyright of the Norsk Maritimt Museum, Per-Erik Johnsen collection
Above photo is copyright of the State Library of New South Wales
Above photo is copyright of the Norsk Maritimt Museum, Per-Erik Johnsen collection
Above photo is copyright of the State Library of New South Wales