MV Sierra Laurel
© Willem Oldenburg (Ijmuiden, 09/11/2025)
Steel single screw “Sierra Lara” type motor vessel built in 1998 by Construcciones Navales P. Freire S.A. Vigo, Spain (Yard No 395) as a Refrigerated Cargo ship
Technical Data
- Length: 117.27 m (overall) 108.50 m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 17.53 m
Depth: 9.75 m
Draught: 6.50 m (Summer)
Tonnage: 5100 gross/2314 net/5970t deadweight
Engines: 1x B&W 7S35MC diesel
Power: 4902kW/6664bHP
Speed: 17 knots
Capacity: 41 x 20 ft containers or 16 FEU + 9 TEU/ 41 Reefer Plugs/260.050 ft³ - Cargo Gear: 4 x Cranes – SWL 5,0 t each
Call Sign: 3FCY8, PJWZ, 3BRW, 9HA3533, D5JZB, PJBQ, C6GA3 - MMSI Number: 311001187
- IMO Number: 9163403
- Official Number: 25542-98
Port of Registry: Panama/Panama 🇵🇦, Willemstad/Curacao 🇨🇼, Ombekend/Mauritius 🇲🇺, Valletta/Malta 🇲🇹, Monrovia/Liberia 🇱🇷, Willemstad/Curacao 🇨🇼, Nassau/Bahamas 🇧🇸
Sister Ships: Sierra Lara (392), Sierra Loba (393), Sierra Leyre (394)
Current AIS Location
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History
Designed for fishing fleet support (for which they have two deep tanks for diesel oil), as well as general reefer trading.
March 17th 1997: Keel laid.
September 19th 1997: Launched.
January 27th 1998: Delivered as SIERRA LAUREL to Owner/Manager: Maritime del Norte S.A..
© Brent (Napier, 22/03/2004)
May 2008: Owner: Sierra Laurel Shipping Company B.V.. Manager: Seatrade Groningen B.V..
October 10th 2010: Owner: Sierra Laurel Shipping Company B.V.. Manager: Seatrade Groningen B.V..
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 15/04/2018)
© Willem Oldenburg (Ijmuiden, 02/11/2019)
October 4th 2022: Owner: Sierra Laurel Shipping Company B.V.. Manager: Seatrade Groningen B.V..
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 09/11/2025)
April 15th 2026: Provisionally 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: Brent, Marcel and Ruud Coster and Willem Oldenburg for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
