SS Belocean
heavy lift ship
Belocean was a 7,750 GRT heavy lift ship which was built in 1945 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) as Empire Canute. She was completed in 1947 as Belocean for Belships Co Ltd. In 1964 she was sold to Bacong Shipping Co SA, Panama, and renamed Southern Star. In 1968, she was sold to Manila Interocean Lines Inc, Philippines, and renamed Marie Ann, serving until she was scrapped in July 1976.
Description
The ship was built by Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd, Greenock as yard number 462. She was launched on 24 December 1945 and completed in June 1947.
The ship was 451 feet 0 inches (137.46 m) long, with a beam of 66 feet 7 inches (20.29 m)} and a depth of 31 feet 0 inches (9.45 m). Her GRT was 7,750, a NRT of 4,475, and a DWT of 9,970.
She was propelled steam turbine driving an electric motor and a screw shaft. The turbine was built by the General Electric Company Ltd, Erith.
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