Belgenland (1878)

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Belgenland rigged as a schooner and dressed overall
History
Name
  • 1878: Belgenland
  • 1905: Venere
Namesake
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
Route
  • 1879: Antwerp – Philadelphia
  • 1895: Liverpool – Philadelphia
  • 1903: Antwerp – Philadelphia
Builder Barrow Shipbuilding Co, Barrow
Yard number59
Launched24 December 1878
Completed1879
Maiden voyage20 May 1879
Identification
FateScrapped 1905
General characteristics
Type Ocean liner
Tonnage
  • 1881: 3,453  GRT, 2,364  NRT
  • 1896: 3,873 GRT, 2,678 NRT
  • 1904: 3,682 GRT, 2,603 NRT
Length402.9 ft (122.8 m)
Beam40.2 ft (12.3 m)
Depth30.6 ft (9.3 m)
Decks3
Installed power
  • 1881: 600 HP
  • 1896: 444 NHP
Propulsion compound steam engine
Capacity1895: 150 2nd class and 1,000 third class passengers
Notes iron hull, 4 masts

Belgenland was an iron-hulled sail-steamer that was launched in England in 1878 and spent most of her career as a Belgian transatlantic ocean liner. She was renamed Venere in 1904 and scrapped in Italy in 1905.

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Building

Barrow Shipbuilding Co built Belgenland in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire as yard number 59. She was launched on 24 December 1878 and completed in 1879. [1] Her registered length was 402.9 ft (122.8 m), her beam was 40.2 ft (12.3 m) and her depth was 30.6 ft (9.3 m). As built, her tonnages were 3,453  GRT and 2,364  NRT. [2]

Belgenland had four masts. At different times she was rigged as a jackass-barque [3] and a schooner. She also had a two-cylinder compound steam engine, which was rated at 444 NHP. [4] She had a single funnel.

The ship was built for Société Anonyme de Navigation Belgo-Américaine, who registered her in Antwerp and appointed Red Star Line to manage her.

Belgenland

On 30 March 1879 Belgenland left Antwerp on her maiden voyage to Philadelphia. Her last voyage on this route was on 6 July 1895. [5]

In 1895 American Line chartered Belgenland, and had her reclassified to carry 150 second-class and 1,000 third-class passengers. [5] Her tonnages were revised to 3,873 GRT and 2,678 NRT. On 31 July 1895 she began her first voyage on her new route, which was between Philadelphia and Liverpool. She began her last voyage on this route on 17 October 1903. [5]

In 1903 American Line returned Belgenland to her owners, who changed her port of registration to Liverpool. She was given the UK official number 115353 and code letters TSRF. [6] She was reclassified for third class passengers only, and Red Star Line put her back on the route between Antwerp and Philadelphia. [5]

In 1904 Belgenland's port of registration was changed back to Antwerp. She began her last voyage between Antwerp and Philadelphia on 7 December 1904. [5]

Venere

L Donegani, an Italian shipowner, bought Belgenland, renamed her Venere, and registered her in Livorno. [7] Her tonnages were revised to 3,682 GRT and 2,603 NRT. She was scrapped in September 1905 [8] in Genoa. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Belgenland". Shipping and Shipbuilding. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. Lloyd's Register 1881, BEE.
  3. "Belgenland (1)". Norway-Heritage. Børge Solem. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. Lloyd's Register 1896, BEE–BEL.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Bonsor 1975, p. 850.
  6. Mercantile Navy List 1904, p. 40.
  7. Lloyd's Register 1904, V.
  8. Lloyd's Register 1905, VEI–VEN.

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