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MV Sierra Laurel – Past and Present

IMO Number: 9163403

MV Sierra Laurel

© Willem Oldenburg

© Willem Oldenburg (Ijmuiden, 09/11/2025)

Steel single screw “Sierra Lara” type motor vessel built in 1998 by Construcciones Navales P. Freire S.A. Vigo, Spain (Yard No 395) as a Refrigerated Cargo ship

Technical Data 

  • Length: 117.27 m (overall) 108.50 m (between perpendiculars)
    Breadth: 17.53 m
    Depth: 9.75 m
    Draught: 6.50 m (Summer)
    Tonnage: 5100 gross/2314 net/5970t deadweight
    Engines: 1x B&W 7S35MC diesel
    Power: 4902kW/6664bHP
    Speed:  17 knots
    Capacity: 41 x 20 ft containers or 16 FEU + 9 TEU/ 41 Reefer Plugs/260.050 ft³
  • Cargo Gear: 4 x Cranes – SWL 5,0 t each
    Call Sign: 3FCY8, PJWZ, 3BRW, 9HA3533, D5JZB, PJBQ, C6GA3
  • MMSI Number: 311001187
  • IMO Number: 9163403
  • Official Number: 25542-98
    Port of Registry: Panama/Panama 🇵🇦, Willemstad/Curacao 🇨🇼, Ombekend/Mauritius 🇲🇺, Valletta/Malta 🇲🇹, Monrovia/Liberia 🇱🇷, Willemstad/Curacao 🇨🇼, Nassau/Bahamas 🇧🇸
    Sister Ships: Sierra Lara (392), Sierra Loba (393), Sierra Leyre (394)

Current AIS Location


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History

Designed for fishing fleet support (for which they have two deep tanks for diesel oil), as well as general reefer trading.

March 17th 1997: Keel laid.

September 19th 1997: Launched.

January 27th 1998: Delivered as SIERRA LAUREL to Owner/Manager: Maritime del Norte S.A..

© Brent © Brent

© Brent (Napier, 22/03/2004)

May 2008: Owner: Sierra Laurel Shipping Company B.V.. Manager: Seatrade Groningen B.V..

October 10th 2010: Owner: Sierra Laurel Shipping Company B.V.. Manager: Seatrade Groningen B.V..

© Marcel and Ruud Coster © Marcel and Ruud Coster

© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 15/04/2018)

© Willem Oldenburg © Willem Oldenburg

© Willem Oldenburg (Ijmuiden, 02/11/2019)

October 4th 2022: Owner: Sierra Laurel Shipping Company B.V.. Manager: Seatrade Groningen B.V..

© Marcel and Ruud Coster © Marcel and Ruud Coster

© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 09/11/2025)

April 15th 2026: 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: Brent, Marcel and Ruud Coster and Willem Oldenburg for their assistance in producing this feature.

Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)

 

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