MS Belpamela
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Belpamela |
| Owner |
|
| Operator | Christen Smith, Oslo |
| Builder | Armstrong Whitworth, High Walker |
| Yard number | 1028 |
| Identification | Call sign LGMK |
| Fate | Sank in storm, 13 April 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Heavy lift ship |
| Tonnage | 3,215 GT |
| Length | 329 ft 6 in (100.43 m) |
| Beam | 49 ft 2 in (14.99 m) |
| Depth | 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m) |
| Installed power | 1 Sulzer 4C60 diesel engine (four cylinder single acting diesel, 23+5⁄8 by 41+3⁄4 inches (600 mm × 1,060 mm), 1,350 hp (1,010 kW) at 110 rpm) |
| Propulsion | One screw propeller |
| Speed | 11 knots |
The MS Belpamela was a heavy-lift ship of the Norwegian shipping company Belships. The ship sank on 11 April 1947 off Newfoundland while on passage from New York to Cherbourg, after the cargo of 17 locomotives shifted during a storm.