MV Arklow Field
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 12/09/2011)
Single screw motor “Bijlsma 4500 design” vessel built in 2011 at Astilleros De Murueta S.A. (Yard No. 286) as a General Cargo ship.
Technical Data
- Length: 89.95m (overall), 84.98m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth of hull: 14.4m
- Depth: 7.35m (middle)
- Draught: 5.79m
- Tonnage: 2,998 gross/1,673 net/4853.5t deadweight (Summer)
- Engines: (1) 4T – 6 cylinder MAN-B&W 6L27/38 diesel
- Power: 2040 kW/2772 bhp
- Speed: 11.5 knots
- Capacity: Grain: 8.994 m³ Bales: 6.074 m³ – 214.491 ft³
- Call Sign: EIKQ4
- MMSI Number: 250002286
- IMO Number: 9527673
- BV Register Number: 15498X
- Registry: Arklow/Ireland 🇮🇪
- Sister Ships: Arklow Forest (287), Arklow Falcon (284), Arklow Future (266), Arklow Freedom (265), Arklow Fern (285), Arklow Fame (262), Arklow Fortune (264), Arklow Flair (263).
History
March 31st 2011: Completed as ARKLOW FIELD for Arklow Shipping, North Quay. Arklow.Ireland. Manager: Arklow Shipping, North Quay. Arklow. Ireland.
© Aleksi Lindström (Hamburg, 07/07/2011)
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 17/03/2021)
February 22nd 2023: Called at Dover from Ipswich.
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Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)





