MV Summer Flower

ex Chiquita Baru,Vivian M

Steel single screw motor vessel, built in 1984 by Sasebo Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., Japan (Yard No. 351), 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: 13.6m
Draught: 9.5m
Tonnage: 12,659 gross (ITC 69), 6,755 net (ITC 69), 13,000 deadweight
Engines: (1) 2T 7-cylinder B & W diesel
Power: 19810bhp/14580kW
Speed: 22.5 knots (max)
Capacity: 588,595 cu ft, 6,283 sq m
Cranes: 3 x 36t + 1 x 10t
Reefer plugs: 82
Call Sign: ZEKE, C6RO2
IMO Number: 8413019
Official Number: 708294
Registry: Hong Kong/Nassau, Bahamas/ Bermuda
Sister-ships: Summer Bay, Summer Meadow, Summer Wind

History

December 6th 1984: Completed as VIVIAN M

1990: Renamed CHIQUITA BARU. Registered Owner; Kyoto Shipping. Registered Manager; Great White Fleet Ltd.

1996:Renamed SUMMER FLOWER.

2004: Registered Owner; Flower Shipping Corp. Registered Manager; Chartworld Shipping Corp.

2012: Laid up at Falmouth.

February 4th 2013: Left Falmouth and returned to service on South American fruit trade.

June 6th 2014: Again laid up at Falmouth, with sister SUMMER BAY (arrived Falmouth 31/05/2014)

November 28th 2014: Left Falmouth and resumed service.

August 6th 2015: Returned to Falmouth for further lay-up

November 17th 2015: Left lay-up bound for Agadir.

January 2017: Reportedly sold for scrap and en-route to Alang

All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions found. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Barrie Clark, Ed Connell, Willem Oldenburg, Ken Larwood, Willem Oldenburg, Siminwp and Marc Piché for their assistance in compiling this feature.

2 Comments

mike davies says:

7th August 2015 at 08:34

Hi .. FYI SUMMER FLOWER laid up again River Fal 06/08/15.
SUMMER MEADOW is just approaching pilot station to follow her up
Mike (Cardiff)

1. Nigel Thornton says:
  
  7th August 2015 at 10:21
  
  Mike,
  
  Many thanks for your update.
  
  I will complete histories for the other two sisters soon.
  
  Rgds
  Nigel T

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