MV Richelieu
Richelieu © Wil Weijsters (New Waterway, 19/02/2015)
Steel single screw motor vessel built in 2006 by Tallinn Shipyard, Tallinn. Estonia (Yard No 9362) as a Multi purpose cargo vessel
Technical Data
- Length: 88.60 m (overall) 84.99 m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 12.50 m
Depth: 7.0 m
Draught: 5.40 m
Tonnage: 2545 gross/ net/3817t deadweight (summer)
Engines: 1 x MaK 8M20 diesel
Power: 1520 kW/HP
Speed:12.0 knots
Capacity: 176 x 20 ft containers/ Grain & Bales: 5.250 m³
Call Sign: ZDHS7
MMSI Number: 236354000 - IMO Number: 9369526
Port of Registry: Gibraltar/Gibraltar
Current AIS Location
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History
Richelieu © Marius Esman – Meppel.
August 2006: Completed as RICHELIEU by Damen Shipyards Bergum B.V. Bergum, The Netherlands. Owner; Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG MS “WESTEEL”. Manager; Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG, Hafenstrasse 12 26789 Leer. Germany.
Richelieu © Aleksi Lindström (Rendsberg, 24/06/2009)
Richelieu © Frits Olinga (inbound Eemshaven, 28/10/2018)
November 2nd 2020: Arrived at Dover from Casablanca.
🆕Richelieu © Dover Strait Shipping
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: Marius Esman – Meppel, Aleksi Lindström, Frits Olinga, Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping) and Wil Weijsters for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
