Belgian Crew was a 7,048 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1942 by Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne as Empire Claymore for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).

The ship was built by Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne.

The Code Letters BFDK and United Kingdom Official Number 165852 were allocated.

[2] Empire Claymore was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War.

Belgian Crew was carrying a cargo of steel and lumber bound for Immingham, Lincolnshire.

She had departed from Sydney, Cape Breton and was bound for Barry Docks, Glamorgan.

[8] In 1946, Belgian Crew was sold to the Compagnie Maritime Belge SA and renamed Capitaine Parlet.