MV Sloman Discoverer
Ex Sun Discoverer, Sloman Discoverer
Sloman Discoverer © Gena Anfimov (Klaipeda, 29/06/2020)
Steel single screw motor vessel built in by Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding Co., Ltd Matou Town. Rui Chang. China (Yard No JZ1040) as a Multi-Purpose dry cargo ship
Technical Data
- Length: 138.01 m (overall) 130.71 m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 21.0 m
Depth: 11.0m
Draught: 8.0 m
Tonnage: 9611 gross/4260 net/12641t deadweight
Engines: 1 x Mak 6M43C – 4 stroke 6 cylinder diesel
Power: 5400 kW/HP
Speed: 15.0 knots
Capacity: 15.953 m³/665 20ft – 524 14ft containers/25 sockets – max. 50 reefers via splitters
Call Sign: V2FO2
MMSI Number: 305737000 - IMO Number:9620669
Port of Registry: St John’s/Antigua & Barbuda
Sister Ships: Sloman Dispatcher
Current AIS Location
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History
December 4th 2007: Contract date.
November 20th 2008: Keel laid.
July 25th 2011: Launched.
January 6th 2012: Completed as SLOMAN DISCOVERER. Owner: Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft. Manager: Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft
Sloman Discoverer © Aleksi Lindström (Antwerp, 16/06/2015)
May 1st 2017: Renamed SUN DISCOVERER. Owner: Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft. Manager: Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft.
Sun Discoverer © Wil Weijsters (Terneuzen, 13/06/2017)
Sun Discoverer © Erwin Willemse (Terneuzen, 15/07/2017)
May 1st 2020: Renamed SLOMAN DISCOVERER. Owner: Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft. Manager: Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft
Sloman Discoverer © Gena Anfimov (Klaipeda. 29/06/2020)
December 19th 2020: Due at Dover from Casablanca.
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, Aleksi Lindström, Wil Weijsters and Erwin Willemse for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
