MV Yong
Ex Yong Xiang 7, Summer Bay, Summer Breeze, Chiquita Baracoa, Ellen D
© Brian Fisher
Steel single screw motor vessel, built in 1985 by Kurushima Dock Co., Ltd (Yard No. 2393), for Leif Hoegh & Co., Ltd as a refrigerated/cargo ship.
Technical Data
- Length: 169.09m (overall), 158.53m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth of hull: 24.01m
- Depth: 13.21m
- Draught: 9.53m
- Tonnage: 12,660 gross (ITC 69), 6,755 net (ITC 69), 13,636 deadweight
- Engines: BF6L913 C diesel
- Power: 19810bhp/14571kW
- Speed: 22 knots (max)
- Capacity: 588,595 cu ft, 6,283 sq m
- Cranes: 3 x 36t + 1 x 10t
- Reefer plugs: 82
- Call Sign: 3ELC4, C6RO3. XUKD6
- IMO Number: 8410586
- Registry: Panama 🇵🇦, Hamilton/Bermuda 🇧🇲, Nassau/Bahamas 🇧🇸, Hamilton/Bermuda 🇧🇲, Cambodia 🇰🇭
- Sister-ships: Summer Flower (351), Summer Meadow (2375), Summer Wind (2392)
History
June 5th 1985: Keel laid.
August 10th 1985: Launched.
December 1st 1985: Completed as ELLEN D. Registered Manager; Hoegh Fleet Services.
🆕 © Urbain Ureel
June 26th 1990: Renamed CHIQUITA BARACOA.
🆕 © Fotoflite
December 31st 1995: Renamed SUMMER BREEZE
🆕 © Fotoflite
November 24th 2000: Renamed SUMMER BAY.
2002 – 2003: Manager; Teekay Marine Services AS.
2003: Owner; Bay Shipping Corp. Manager; Chartsworld Shipping Corp
© Aleksi Lindström
2014: Laid up at Falmouth
© Barrie Clark
© Henk Guddee
2014: Sold to Yongxiang Hong Kong Co Ltd. Manager; Haoda Shipping Management International, Hong Kong and renamed YONG XIANG 7.
July 30th 2018: Beached at Chittagong for scrapping.
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: Barrie Clark, Brian Fisher, Fotoflite, Henk Guddee, Aleksi Lindström and Urbain Ureel for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
