MV Hekla

© Erwin Willemse

Steel single screw motor vessel built in 2008 by Scheepswerf Bijlsma Lemmer B.V. Netherlands (Yard No 752) as a Cargo/Container ship.

Technical Data

• Length: 88.98 m (overall) 84.99 m (between perpendiculars)
  Breadth: 11.8 m
  Depth: 6.9 m
  Draught: 5.4 m
  Tonnage: 2281 gross/1229 net/3592 deadweight
  Engines: (1) 4T – 8 cyl – Wartsila diesel
  Power: 1440 kW/1957HP
  Speed: 11.0 knots
  Capacity: 1 hold/4.501 m³
  Call Sign: PHPD
  IMO Number: 9356505
  Register Number: 07914E
  Port of Registry: Ten Boer/The Netherlands

History

May 16th 2008: Completed as HELKA for C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Hekla. Registered Manager; Wagenborg Shipping B

© Aleksi Lindström

February 27th 2019: Called at Dover.

© Mike Jackson

January 21st 2020: Called at Dover.

“New” © Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping, Facebook)

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: Mike Jackson, Aleksi Lindström, Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping, Facebook) and Erwin Willemse for their assistance in producing this feature.

Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)