MV Plato
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 10/11/2017)
Steel single screw “Pluto Type” motor vessel built in 1989 by Pattje Shipyard B.V. Waterhuizen. The Netherlands (Yard No 375) as a General cargo ship – heavy cargo .
Technical Data
- Length: 88.15 m (overall) 83.20 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 14.18 m
- Depth: 6.35 m
- Draught: 5.01 m (Summer) 4.90m (Winter)
- Tonnage: 1990 gross/1271 net/3677t deadweight (Summer)
- Engines: (1) 2T – 6 cylinder – MaK 6MU452AK diesel.
- Power: 1176 kW/1599 bHP
- Speed: 11.0 knots (Service)
- Capacity: Bale: 4.455 m³ / 157.327 ft³ – Grain: 4.469 m³ / 157.821 ft³
- Call Sign: P3RP5, 8PRX
- MMSI Number: 314189000
- IMO Number: 8822636
- BV Number: 15530H
- Port of Registry: Limassol/Cyprus 🇨🇾, Valetta/Malta 🇲🇹, Limassol/Cyprus 🇨🇾, Bridgetown/Barbados 🇧🇧
- Sister-Ship: Pluto (832), Jumbo (553), Torpo (561), Tinno (562), Ferro (564)
History
June 24th 1989: Launched.
September 30th 1989: Completed as PLATO for Owner: Wilson Ship Management AS. Commercial Manage: Wilson Eurocarriers AS.
© Aleksi Lindström (Rendsberg, 25/07/2006)
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 04/06/2008)
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 06/03/2020)
March 24th 2023: Provisionally due at Dover
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Marcel and Ruud Coster and Aleksi Lindström for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
