MV Baltic Melody

Ex Swan Ocean, Swan Lake, Isla Payana, Potomac

Steel screw motor vessel built in 1980 by Boelwerf Vlaanderen Temse, Belgium (Yard No 1498) as a Refrigerated Cargo ship

Technical Data

Length: 151.26 m (overall) 140.01m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 21.65m
Depth: 13.21m
Draught: 8.727m
Tonnage: 7037 gross/3559 net/9852 deadweight
Engines: 2SA 8-cylinder MAN Diesel
Power: 12151kW/16520HP
Speed: 22 knots
Capacity: 13,450, 114 TEU , 4 holds capable of carrying at minus 25deg C, side doors port and starboard
Call Sign: ONBC, LAJL4, ELWJ4
IMO Number: 7710915
Official Number: 01024 (LR 1992-93)
Port of Registry: Antwerp/Belgium, Oslo/Norway, Monrovia/Liberia
Sister-Ships: Pocantico, Pocahontas

History

All three sisters were built with government shipbuilding finance and all three saw extensive service with United Brands.

1980: Completed. Delivered as POTOMAC to F.H. Ahlers, Belgium (joint venture with German F. Laeisz GmbH) as part of 3 vessel series.

1984: Renamed ISLA PAYANA.

1986: Renamed POTOMAC.

Courtesy fo Chris Howell (Gothenburg 17/05/1988)

During the years 1990-93 the vessels were bare-boat chartered to Turbana trading with bananas from South America to US East Coast.

1993: Renamed SWAN LAKE. Operated by Cool Carriers. Participating first in the Leonia Pool and then the Arctic Pool.

1998: Renamed SWAN OCEAN. Registered Owner/Manager; Swan Reefer.

September 2nd 2003: Sold to Aquaships SIA, Latvia. Renamed BALTIC MELODY.

2012: Sold to Izmir Geri Donusum AS, Turkey for demolition.

June 25th 2012: Beached and broken up in Aliaga, Turkey

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: Gena Anfimov, Chris Howell, Bengt-Rune Inberg, Mike Jackson, Ken Larwood, Marc Piché and Petros Psarras for their assistance in producing this feature.