BELPAREIL

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IMO 5040225 , Dead.
Ship Type : Heavy Lift / Load Carrier.
Dim : Loa / Lpp x Beam - 130.4 / 126.34 x 20.46 mtr.
Cargo Gear Capacity : 15 Derricks / 16 Winches - 3 x 100 t & 12 x 5 t SWL.
Build in 1926 by Armstrong , Witworth & Co Ltd High Walker Newcastle United Kingdom as " BELPAREIL " for Rederiet Belpareil A/S ( Christen Smith Oslo as manager ) Oslo Norway.

Tonnage : grt / nrt / tdw - 7.203 / 4.285 / 10.282.
Main Engine : Sulzer 4 Cyl (600 x 1.060) - 2 x 1.200 bhp.

1935 Retransferred to Belship Co Ltd,Skips A/S (Same manager) Oslo Norway.
1940 Due to WWII new manager Nortaship London/New York.
1945 Returned to owner.
1950 New Main Engine fitted by Bremer Vulkan AG Vegesack Germany.New engine MAN K4Z65/120 - 2 x 1.750 bhp.
1960 Sold/Transferred to Bulkship Ltd (Same manager) Panama City Panama.
1965 Sold to New Zealand Carrier Inc ( Wah Kwong & Co Hong Kong as manager) Panama City Panana.renamed " NEW ZEALAND ".
1970 Sold to Losinjska Providba OOUR Brodarstov Rijeka Yugoslavia,renmed " BUGA ".

1984 BU Split Yugoslavia.




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Now I understand why this ship had such a long life span as she got new engines in 1950 by Bremer Vulkan. 58 years with the same engines seems to be almost impossible. I remember that the passenger ship BERLIN ex GRIPSHOLM, completed by Armstrong, Whitworth + Co in 1925 survived 41 years until 1966 with her original engines which was not so easy. She had 2 Burmeister + Wain double acting 4-stroke oil engines at 6.750bhp each giving a speed of some 16 knots. She was famous for the service and comfort, but not for her speed.