SS Belgian Sailor
Belgian Sailor was a 7,028 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1941 as Empire Drayton by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Northumberland, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1942, she was transferred to the Belgian Government and renamed Belgian Sailor. She was sold into merchant service in 1946 and renamed Capitaine Biebuyck. In 1957, she was sold to Yugoslavia and renamed Kastav. A further sale in 1965 to Hong Kong saw her renamed Ivory Tellus, she served until 1970 when she was scrapped.
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SS Belgian Sailor
Belgian Sailor was a 7,028 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1941 as Empire Drayton by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Northumberland, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1942, she was transferred to the Belgian Government and renamed Belgian Sailor. She was sold into merchant service in 1946 and renamed Capitaine Biebuyck. In 1957, she was sold to Yugoslavia and renamed Kastav. A further sale in 1965 to Hong Kong saw her renamed Ivory Tellus, she served until 1970 when she was scrapped.
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Belgian Sailor was a 7,028 GRT ...... il 1970 when she was scrapped.
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1970-04-22
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length (μ)
1.316736e+2
ship beam (μ)
1.70688e+1
ship launched
1941-10-23
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32,353,851
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719,243,800
Ship armament
Ship builder
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Ship completed
Ship identification
*United Kingdom Official Number 165826
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*Call sign 6ZOY
Ship operator
*Headlam & Son
*Compagnie Mar ...... Ltd
*Unimar Seetransport GmbH
Ship owner
*Ministry of War Transport
*B ...... rnment
*Ivory Shipping Co Ltd
Ship propulsion
Triple expansion steam engine
Ship registry
* Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
* A ...... ia, Liberia
* Beirut, Lebanon
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*10,250 DWT
Ship yard number
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Belgian Sailor was a 7,028 GRT ...... il 1970 when she was scrapped.
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SS Belgian Sailor
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*Belgian Sailor (1942–46)
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*Capitaine Biebuyck (1946–57)
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*Empire Drayton (1941–42)
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*Ivory Tellus (1965–70)
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*Kastav (1957–65)
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