1955 Belvoir 2 1968 (1974)
Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter
Built at Port Colborne ON by E. B. McGee Ltd., Hull 1
Launched Dec 16, 1954
259’ LOA, 253’3” LBP, 43’6” beam, 20’ depth
1 deck, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired diesel engine, 1880 BHP
Enrolled at
253.3 x 43.6 x 20.2, 2296 GT, 1613 NT Can 195620 to:
Beaconsfield Steamships Ltd., Montreal QC (home port Montreal QC)
Entered service 1955
Lengthened and deepened 1959 at Montreal QC by Canadian Vickers Ltd.
Remeasured to 343.3 x 46.6 x 23.7, 3551 GT, 2625 NT
Transferred 1967 to Mohawk Navigation Co., Montreal QC
Sold 1968 for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes
Renamed Belvoir (Peru) 1968, Nazca 1970 and Belvoir 1974
Struck submerged object Nov 12, 1974 in Caribbean Sea. Enroute Corpus Christi TX to Puerto Cortes Honduras with iron ore.
IMO 5040328
5503