| Name: | BELPAMELA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 10/11/1927 |
| Completed: | 02/1928 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | High Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1028 |
| Dimensions: | 3215grt, 1869nrt, 329.6 x 49.2 x 21.2ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Sulzer type, 4cyl (600 x 1060mm), 358nhp |
| Engines by: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick; Eng No 67 |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 02/1928 | A/S Rederiet Belmoira (Christen Smith, manager), Oslo |
| 1936 | Belships Co Ltd Skibs A/s (Christen Smith, manager), Oslo |
| 11/04/1947 | Sank |
| Comments: | A heavy lift ship with long holds for awkward cargoes |
| 11/06/1940: Confiscated by German Government at Drammen | |
| 1945: Returned to owners | |
| 11/04/1947: Foundered in a storm at 37.44N - 53.03W, 700 miles SE Nova Scotia | |
| On a voyage from New York to Cherbourg with a cargo of 17 x railway engines | |
| Loss attributed to "rolling cargo bursting out of the ship's side" |
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo is courtesy of L Hodder
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