MV Hood Island
© Aleksi Lindström (Walsoorden, NL outbound Antwerp, 28/06/2013)
Steel single screw “Albemarle Island Class” motor vessel built in 1994 by Danyard, Frederikshavn, Denmark (Yard No 722) as a Refrigerated Cargo ship
Technical Data
- Length: 178.50m (overall) 166.20m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth of hull: 25.24m (overall)
- Depth: 13.20m
- Draught: 9.20m (max)
- Tonnage: 14,061 gross/14,140 deadweight
- Engines: 1 x MAN-B&W/Mitsui 8S60 8 – cylinder diesel
- Power: 16320 kW/22187 bHP
- Speed: 21.5 knots
- Capacity: 17,637m³/434 x 20 ft containers
- Call Sign: C6LU4
- IMO Number: 9059640
- MMSI Number: 308512000
- Registry: Nassau/Bahamas 🇧🇸
- Sister Ships: Albemarle Island (716), Barrington Island (717), Charles Island (718), Duncan Island (719)
History
March 1994: Completed.
1994: Registered owner; Difko LXXXI I/S, Bahamas, Registered manager; Trireme Vessel Management MV. Operator; Ecuadorian Line Inc.
© Simonwp (Terneuzen, 01/06/2003)
October 15th 2003: Registered owner; San Salvador Shipping Inc (c/o Ecuadorian Line Inc).
© Aleksi Lindström (Walsoorden, NL outbound Antwerp, 28/06/2013)
© Erwin Willemse (Velsen-Zuid, 02/11/2019)
January 24th 2021: Arrived in Dover.
© Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping)(Dover, 24/01/2021)
August 21st 2022: Called at Dover.
© Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping)(Dover, 21/08/2021)
🆕 © Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 27/12/2022)
February 12th 2023: 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, Aleksi Lindström, Simonwp, Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping) and Erwin Willemse for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
