SS Belgian Sailor

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Belgian Sailor was a cargo ship built in 1941–42 for the British Ministry of War Transport. She was built in Wallsend by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, 131.8 meters long and 7,028 GRT, powered by a triple‑-expansion steam engine with a speed of about 10.5 knots. In 1942 she was transferred to Belgium and renamed Belgian Sailor, serving in many wartime convoys across the Atlantic, Mediterranean and other routes, carrying a variety of cargo to support the Allied war effort.

After the war, the ship changed owners several times. In 1946 she became Capitaine Biebuyck for Compagnie Maritime Belge; in 1957 she was sold to Yugoslavia and renamed Kastav. In 1965 she was renamed Ivory Tellus for Ivory Shipping Co Ltd and flew the Liberian flag, later being reflagged to Lebanon in 1968 with Beirut as homeport and managed by Unimar Seetransport. Her IMO number was 5183223. The ship was scrapped in 1970 in Japan.