Belem (ship)

Belem moored at Ostend, Belgium
History
France
Name
  • Belem (1896–1914)
  • Petit Antillais (1914–1921)
  • Fantôme II (1921–1952)
  • Giorgio Cini (1952–1979)
  • Belem (1979–present)
NamesakeBelém, Brazil
BuilderChantiers Dubigeon, Nantes (Chantenay-sur-Loire)
Launched10 June 1896
Maiden voyage31 July 1896 to Montevideo and Belém, Brazil
HomeportNantes
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Tonnage
  • 406 tons
  • 534 GRT
Displacement750 tons
Length
  • 51 m (167 ft 4 in) LPP
  • 48 m (157 ft 6 in) LOA
  • 58 m (190 ft 3 in) (LPP + bowsprit)
Beam8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
Draught3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Sail planBarque
Endurance2 x diesel engines

Belem is a three-masted barque from France.

She made her maiden voyage as a cargo ship in 1896, transporting sugar from the West Indies, cocoa, and coffee from Brazil and French Guiana to Nantes, France.

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