MV Lady Clara

Ex Okko Tom Brook

Lady Clara – © Aleksi Lindström (Rendsberg, 15/06/2017)

Steel single screw motor vessel built in 2007 by Slovenske Lodenice Komarno a.s. Rolnickej Skoly 1519, 945 01 Komarno Slovak Republic (Yard No 2105) as a Multi-purpose dry cargo ship – Box sid quipped for carriage of containers – Strengthened for heavy cargo

Technical Data

• Length: 88.24 m (overall) 84.60 m (between perpendiculars)
  Breadth: 12.40 m
  Depth: 6.70 m
  Draught: 5.14 m (Summer)
  Tonnage: 2451 gross/1033 net/3638t deadweight
  Engines: 1x Wärtsilä 6 L20 – 4 stroke 6 cylinder diesel
  Power: 1125 kW/HP
  Speed: 10.5 knots
  Capacity: 108 x 20 ft containers/ Grain / Bale:Hold 1: 70.558 ft³, Hold 2: 88.886 ft³, Total hold capacity: 159.444 ft³
  Call Sign: V2CJ2
  MMSI Number: 305015000
• IMO Number: 9375800
• Official Number: 4249
  Port of Registry: Bratislava/Slovak Republic (on delivery), St John’s/Antigua & Barbuda, Germany, St John’s/Antigua & Barbuda
  Sister Ships:

History

December 15^th 2004: Keel laid.

January 22^nd 2007: Launched.

April 1^st 2007: Completed as OKKO TOM BROOK for owner; MS “OKKO TOM BROOK” Reederei Bojen GmbH & Co. KG, Königsberger Str. 12, 26802 Moormerland – Federal Republic of Germany. Manager 2007 – 2009; Reederei Siegfried Bojen.

Okko Tom Brook – © Derek Sands (Mistley,  10/07/2007)

2009 – 2012: Manager; Siegfried Bojen Schiffahrtsbetrieb e.K.

Okko Tom Brook – © Simonwp (Nieuwe Waterweg, 01/06/2010)

Okko Tom Brook – © Frits Olinga (Delfzijl, 14/06/2009)

January 1^st 2011: Renamed LADY CLARA.

2012 – 2013: Manager; Bojen Bereederung GmbH & Co. KG

2013 – 2013: Manager; MS “OKKO TOM BROOK” Reederei Bojen GmbH & Co. KG

September 2^nd 2015: Owner; Vertom-Bojen Schiffahrts MS “OKKO TOM BROOK” GmbH & Co. KG. Manager; Bojen Bereederung GmbH & Co. KG. Borgwardring 80 26802 Moormerland-Neermoor. Federal Republic of Germany.

Lady Clara – © Aleksi Lindström (Rendsberg, 15/06/2017)

May 4th 2021: Called at Dover.

Lady Clara – © Paul Jolliffe (Dover Strait Shipping)(Approaching Dover 04/05/2021)

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: Paul Jolliffe (Dover Strait Shipping), Aleksi Lindström, Frits Olinga, Derek Sands and Simonwp for their assistance in producing this feature.

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