| Name: | BELRAY |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 15/02/1926 |
| Completed: | 05/1926 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1013 |
| Dimensions: | 2888grt, 1678nrt, 319.2 x 46.4 x 20.8ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Sulzer type, 4cyl (600 x 1060mm), 387nhp; |
| (1946: Oil engine, 2SA, 6cyl (480 x 700mm)) | |
| Engines by: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd; (1946: Sulzer Bros Ltd, Winterthur) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 05/1926 | Rederiet Belnor AS (Christen Smith, manager), Oslo |
| 1935 | Belships Co Ltd Skibs A/S, Oslo |
| 1959 | Bulls Tankrederi A/S, Sandefjord |
| 1961 | Cia Naviera Soraya SA, Beirut; renamed ARTIGAS |
| 25/03/1970 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Designed as a heavy lift/bulky cargo carrier |
| 1946: Re-engined with a Sulzer engine | |
| 25/03/1970: Broken up at Hamburg by Eisen u Metall |
Above photo as BELRAY is copyright of Chester Library
Above photo as BELRAY is copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums
Above photo as BELRAY is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo as BELRAY is copyright of JRP Hersleven, courtesy of Erwan Guegueniat
Above photos as BELRAY are copyright of JRP Hersleven, courtesy of Erwan Guegueniat
Above photo as ARTIGAS is courtesy of W Vahrmeijer. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as ARTIGAS is copyright of the Arthur Blundell Collection
Sunderland Daily Echo, Tuesday, 16/02/1926