M/S Belpareil
Updated Apr. 28-2008
To Belpareil on the "Ships starting with B" page.
Source: Bjørn Milde's postcard collection
Source: Bjørn Milde's postcard collection
Source: Markus Berger.
Manager: Christen Smith, Oslo
Tonnage: 7203 gt
Delivered in July-1926 from Armstrong Whitworth & Co. Ltd, Newcastle (1014) as Belpareil to Rederiet Belpareil A/S (Christen Smith), Oslo. 7203 gt, 4285 net, 10 282 tdwt, 414.4' x 67.1' x 26.1', two 4 cyl. 2T single acting Sulzer DM (Armstrong Whitworth), 2700 bhp. Owned from Oct.-1935 by Skibs A/S Belships Co. Ltd (Christen Smith), Oslo.
Her three heavy lift derricks had a capacity of 100 tons, so like the Belnor she was suitable for carrying locomotives and coaches, as well as small vessels such as tugs and barges.
Voyage Record
From June-1940 to Aug.-1945:
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(Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database).
Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each. Or go to this external page, click on "Ship Search", then type "Belpareil" in the search field; direct links to each convoy will come up. Please be aware that some of these convoys may be incomplete - compare A. Hague's numbers to TDS numbers (TDS = number of ships according to Trade Division Signal).
Errors may exist, and some voyages may be missing.
| 1940 |
June 11 |
Swansea |
Liverpool |
June 14 |
In tow |
Grounded Caldy Is Febr. 3-1941, salved Apr. 20. |
| 1941 |
Apr. 26 |
Liverpool |
Clyde |
– |
Independent |
– |
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May 31 |
Clyde |
– |
– |
OB 329 |
Probably this Convoy.
Dispersed in 51 48N 20 48W June 5.
Convoy available at OB convoys (external link) |
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June 5 |
Dispersed from OB 329 |
St Michaels |
June 7 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 7* |
St Michaels |
Freetown |
June 16 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 8* |
St Michaels |
Freetown |
June 16 |
Independent |
– |
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*It's possible she left June 7, only to return to port, then left again the next day? |
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June 23 |
Freetown |
Capetown |
July 6 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 8 |
Capetown |
Lorenço Marques |
July 14 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 16 |
Lorenço Marques |
Beira |
July 18 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 24 |
Beira |
Mombasa |
July 29 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 31 |
Mombasa |
Aden |
Aug. 6 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Aug. 6 |
Aden |
Massawa |
Aug. 9 |
Independent |
– |
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Aug. 11 |
Massawa |
Pt Sudan |
Aug. 12 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Aug. 15 |
Pt Sudan |
Suez |
Aug. 18 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Aug. 31 |
Suez |
Pt Sudan |
Sept. 3 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Sept. 18 |
Pt Sudan |
Capetown |
Oct. 9 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Oct. 26 |
Capetown |
Walvis Bay |
Oct. 31 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Nov. 2 |
Suez |
Aden |
Nov. 9 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Nov. 20 |
Luderitz Bay |
Capetown |
Dec. 6 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Dec. 18 |
Capetown |
Durban |
Dec. 23 |
Independent |
– |
| 1942 |
Febr. 9 |
Durban |
Aden |
Febr. 24 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Febr. 24 |
Aden |
Pt Sudan |
Febr. 27 |
Independent |
– |
| |
March 2 |
Pt Sudan |
Suez |
March 6 |
Independent |
– |
| |
March 19 |
Suez |
Pt Sudan |
March 22 |
Independent |
– |
| |
March 28 |
Pt Sudan |
Suez |
Apr. 1 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Apr. 11 |
Suez |
Safaga |
– |
Independent |
– |
| |
Apr. 20 |
Safaga |
Aden |
Apr. 24 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Apr. 24 |
Aden |
Bombay |
May 1 |
Independent |
– |
| |
May 29 |
Bombay |
Pt Okha |
June 2 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 13 |
Pt Okha |
Aden |
June 22 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 22 |
Aden |
Safaga |
June 29 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 7 |
Safaga |
Suez |
July 8 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 17 |
Suez |
Aquaba |
July 18 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 19 |
Aquaba |
Safaga |
July 20 |
Independent |
– |
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July 22 |
Safaga |
Pt Sudan |
July 24 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 25 |
Pt Sudan |
Bombay |
Aug. 4 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Aug. 27 |
Bombay |
Pt Okha |
Aug. 29 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Sept. 6 |
Pt Okha |
Aden |
Sept. 14 |
Independent |
Rolling stock & spares |
| |
Sept. 14 |
Aden |
Safaga |
Sept. 19 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Sept. 25 |
Safaga |
Suez |
Sept. 26 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Oct. 1 |
Suez |
Pt Sudan |
Oct. 5 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Oct. 14 |
Pt Sudan |
Suez |
Oct. 19 |
Independent |
– |
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Nov. 11 |
Aden |
Bandar Abbas |
Nov. 18 |
AP 6 |
Convoy available at AP convoys
(external link) |
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Nov. 20 |
Bandar Abbas |
Abadan |
Nov. 22 |
Independent |
– |
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Nov. 30 |
Abadan |
Basra |
Nov. 30 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Dec. 3 |
Basra |
Bandar Abbas |
– |
Independent |
– |
| |
Dec. 10 |
Bandar Abbas |
Bombay |
Dec. 16 |
PB 16 |
See PB 16
(external link) |
| 1943 |
Febr. 3 |
Bombay |
Karachi |
Febr. 7 |
BP 67B |
See BP 67B
(external link) |
| |
Febr. 14 |
Karachi |
Bandar Abbas |
Febr. 17 |
BP 68A |
See BP 68A
(external link) |
| |
Febr. 26 |
Shatt-el-Arab anchorage |
Basra |
Febr. 26 |
Independent |
– |
| |
March 2 |
Basra |
Bandar Abbas |
– |
Independent |
– |
| |
March 9 |
Bandar Abbas |
Karachi |
March 12 |
PB 30 |
See PB 30
(external link) |
| |
March 20 |
Karachi |
Bandar Abbas |
March 24 |
BP 72A |
See BP 72A
(external link) |
| |
March 24 |
Bandar Abbas |
Basra |
March 26 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Apr. 9 |
Basra |
Bandar Abbas |
– |
Independent |
– |
| |
Apr. 13 |
Bandar Abbas |
– |
– |
PA 33 |
For Karachi.
Detached Apr. 15.
See PA 33
(external link) |
| |
Apr. 15 |
Detached from PA 33 |
Karachi |
Apr. 19 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Apr. 25 |
Karachi |
Bhavnagar |
Apr. 27 |
Independent |
– |
| |
May 5 |
Bhavnagar |
Bombay |
May 13 |
Independent |
– |
| |
May 17 |
Bombay |
Aden |
May 25 |
BA 44 |
See BA 44
(external link) |
| |
May 25 |
Aden |
Safaga |
May 30 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 11 |
Safaga |
Suez |
June 12 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 14 |
Port Said |
Alexandria |
June 15 |
Independent |
– |
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July 5 |
Alexandria |
Tripoli, Libya |
July 17 |
– |
Probably Operation Husky, but not listed. |
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July 21 |
Tripoli, Libya |
Tobruk |
July 26 |
MES 37 |
Arrival date approximate.
See MES 37
(external link) |
| |
July 29 |
Tobruk |
Alexandria |
July 31 |
MES 37Y |
See MES 37Y
(external link) |
| |
Aug. 19 |
Alexandria |
Port Said |
Aug. 20 |
KMS 22 |
– |
| |
Sept. 2 |
Suez |
Safaga |
Sept. 3 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Sept. 8 |
Safaga |
Aden |
Sept. 13 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Sept. 14 |
Aden |
Bombay |
Sept. 22 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Oct. 1 |
Bombay |
Pt Okha |
Oct. 3 |
BP 97 |
See BP 97
(external link) |
| |
Oct. 8 |
Pt Okha |
Bombay |
Oct. 9 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Nov. 9 |
Bombay |
Karachi |
Nov. 11 |
BP 102 |
See BP 102
(external link) |
| |
Nov. 21 |
Karachi |
Bandar Abbas |
Nov. 24 |
BP 103 |
See BP 103
(external link) |
| |
Nov. 24 |
Bandar Abbas |
Basra |
Nov. 27 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Dec. 15 |
Basra |
Khorram Shahr |
Dec. 16 |
Independent |
– |
| 1944 |
Jan. 3 |
Khoramshar |
Bandar Abbas |
– |
Independent |
Via Abadan |
| |
Jan. 6 |
Bandar Abbas |
Aden |
Jan. 13 |
PA 65 |
See PA 65
(external link) |
| |
Jan. 14 |
Aden |
Suez |
Jan. 20 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Febr. 4 |
Port Said |
Alexandria |
Febr. 5 |
GUS 30 |
Convoy available at GUS convoys
(external link) |
| |
Febr. 15 |
Alexandria |
Augusta |
Febr. 20 |
GUS 31 |
See GUS 31 at above link |
| |
Febr. 21 |
Augusta |
Brindisi |
Febr. 23 |
AH 26 |
Convoy available at AH convoys
(external link) |
| |
Febr. 28 |
Brindisi |
Messina |
March 1 |
HA 27 |
Convoy available at HA convoys
(external link) |
| |
March 4 |
Messina |
Naples |
March 5 |
VN 25 |
Convoy available at VN convoys
(external link) |
| |
March 8 |
Naples |
Augusta |
March 9 |
NV 25 |
Convoy available at NV convoys
(external link) |
| |
March 9 |
Augusta |
Malta |
March 10 |
Independent |
– |
| |
March 11 |
Malta |
Bizerta |
March 13 |
GUS 33 |
Malta to Bizerta after straggling |
| |
March 18 |
Bizerta |
Bone |
March 18 |
MKS 43 |
Convoy will be added.
See ships in MKS convoys |
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March 24 |
Bone |
Malta |
March 26 |
UGS 35 |
Convoy available at UGS convoys
(external link) |
| |
March 26 |
Malta |
Tripoli, Libya |
March 27 |
Escorted |
– |
| |
Apr. 6 |
Tripoli, Libya |
Malta |
Apr. 7 |
Escorted |
– |
| |
Apr. 10 |
Malta |
Port Said |
Apr. 16 |
KMS 46 |
Convoy will be added.
See ships in KMS convoys |
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May 5 |
Suez |
Suez |
May 13 |
Independent |
Intermediate call unknown |
| |
May 19 |
Suez |
Safaga |
May 20 |
Independent |
– |
| |
May 31 |
Safaga |
Aden |
June 5 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 16 |
Aden |
Pt Okha |
June 24 |
AB 41 |
See AB 41
(external link) |
| |
June 29 |
Pt Okha |
Karachi |
June 20 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 7 |
Karachi |
Basra |
July 14 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 24 |
Basra |
Bandar Abbas |
– |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 27 |
Bandar Abbas |
Pt Okha |
July 31 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Aug. 4 |
Pt Okha |
Bombay |
Aug. 6 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Oct. 12 |
Bombay |
Khor Kwai |
– |
Independent |
– |
| |
Oct. 16 |
Khor Kwai |
Basra |
Oct. 19 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Oct. 28 |
Basra |
Pt Okha |
Nov. 3 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Nov. 13 |
Pt Okha |
Bombay |
Nov. 15 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Nov. 23 |
Bombay |
Colombo |
– |
BM 103A |
Convoy available at BM convoys
(external link) |
| |
Nov. 28 |
Colombo |
Vizag |
Dec. 3 |
JC 69A |
Convoy available at JC convoys
(external link) |
| |
Dec. 7 |
Vizag |
Chittagong |
Dec. 10 |
JC 70 |
See JC 70 at above link |
| |
Dec. 14 |
Chittagong |
Cochin |
Dec. 21 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Dec. 26 |
Cochin |
Colombo |
Dec. 28 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Dec. 30 |
Colombo |
Chittagong |
Jan. 7-1945 |
JC 71 |
See JC 71 at above link |
| 1945 |
Jan. 13 |
Chittagong |
Calcutta |
Jan. 15 |
CH 63 |
See CH 63
(external link) |
| |
Jan. 30 |
Calcutta |
Vizag |
Febr. 1 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Febr. 10 |
Vizag |
Madras |
– |
Independent |
– |
| |
Febr. 13 |
Madras |
Bombay |
Febr. 22 |
Independent |
– |
| |
March 9 |
Bombay |
Colombo |
March 13 |
Independent |
– |
| |
March 15 |
Lombo |
Colombo |
Apr. 12 |
– |
Voyage unknown. |
| |
Apr. 13 |
Colombo |
Bombay |
Apr. 17 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Apr. 24 |
Bombay |
Colombo |
Apr. 28 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Apr. 29 |
Colombo |
Kyaukpyu |
May 5 |
Independent |
– |
| |
May 8 |
Kyaukpyu |
Rangoon |
May 10 |
KRS 2 |
See KRS 2
(external link) |
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May 16 |
Rangoon |
Vizag |
June 1 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 4 |
Vizag |
Chittagong |
June 7 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 16 |
Chittagong |
Rangoon |
June 19 |
KR 10 |
See KR 10
(external link) |
| |
June 29 |
Rangoon |
Vizag |
July 12 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 29 |
Calcutta |
Rangoon |
Aug. 2 |
KR 23A |
See KR 23A
(external link) |
Belpareil is listed in the second table on my page for Convoy KMS 22, voyage Alexandria-Port Said (arrival Port Said on Aug. 20-1943).
Convoy GUS 33 had originated in Port Said on March 5-1944 and arrived Hampton Roads on Apr. 4, but many ships had other destinations and left the convoy, while others joined along the way. The convoy documents states Belpareil parted company for Bone on March 13, but there's no mention in this document of when she joined, nor of her port of origin. As mentioned in the above record, she appears again in Convoy MKS 43 on March 18-1944, voyage Bizerta to Bone, and the following month she shows up, voyage Malta to Port Said, in Convoy KMS 46 - see ships in all MKS convoys, as well as ships in all KMS convoys (both convoys will later be added to their own, individual pages).
Owned by Bulkships Ltd. (Christen Smith Shipping Co., Oslo), Panama from Febr.-1960. Sold in 1965 to New Zealand Carriers Inc. (Wah Kwong & Co., Hong Kong), Panama and renamed New Zealand Venture. Sold again in 1970 to Yugoslavia and renamed Buga for Losinjska Providba OOUR Brodarstov, Rijeka and was broken up in Yugoslavia in 1984, possibly 1985.
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