SS Beljeanne

History
Name	Empire Ethelbert (1946–47); Beljeanne (1947–64); Southern Cross (1964–66); Southern Hope (1966–68); Virginia Second (1968–69);
Owner	Ministry of Transport (1946–47); Belships Co Ltd (1947–64); Bacong Shipping Co SA (1964–68); Peoples Bank & Trust Co (1968–69);
Operator	C Smith & Co (1947–64); Southern Industrial Projects Inc (1964–68); M M Shipping Lines Inc (1968–69);
Port of registry	Barrow-in-Furness (1946–47); Oslo (1947-64); Panama City (1964–68); Manila (1968–69);
Builder	Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker
Yard number	95
Launched	14 August 1946
Completed	January 1947
Identification	call sign GKMP (1946–47); ; call sign LMCX (1947–64); ;
Fate	Scrapped 1969
General characteristics
Type	heavy-lift ship
Tonnage	7,843 GRT; 4,472 NRT; 10,330 DWT;
Length	451 ft 10 in (137.72 m)
Beam	66 ft 1 in (20.14 m)
Depth	26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)
Installed power	6,800 hp
Propulsion	2 steam turbines
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)

Beljeanne was a 7,843 GRT heavy-lift ship that was built in 1946 for the British Ministry of Transport. She was completed in 1947 as Beljeanne for the Norwegian company Belships. In 1964 she was sold to a Panamanian company and renamed Southern Cross, being renamed Southern Hope in 1966 before a sale to a Filipino bank in 1968 and renaming to Virginia Second. She served until 1969, when she was scrapped.