Cargo from the PastPast and Present

MV Summer Bay – Cargo from the Past

IMO Number: 8410586

MV Yong

Ex Yong Xiang 7, Summer Bay, Summer Breeze, Chiquita Baracoa, Ellen D

© Brian Fisher

© 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

🆕 © Urbain Ureel

June 26th 1990: Renamed CHIQUITA BARACOA.

© Fotoflite Image Ref 127165

🆕 © Fotoflite

December 31st 1995: Renamed SUMMER BREEZE

© Fotoflite Image Ref 197627

🆕 © 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 © Aleksi Lindström  

© Aleksi Lindström

2014: Laid up at Falmouth

© Barrie Clark © Barrie Clark  

© Barrie Clark

© Henk Guddee

© 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)

 

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