MV Sierra Lara
© Cees Bustraan (Port of Curacao, 29/08/2016)
Steel single screw “Sierra Lara” type motor vessel built in 1996 by Construcciones Navales P. Freire S.A. Vigo, Spain (Yard No 392) as a Refrigerated Cargo ship
Technical Data
- Length: 117.27 m (overall) 108.50 m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 17.53 m
Depth: 9.75 m
Draught: 6.70 m (Summer)
Tonnage: 5110 gross/2314 net/5970t deadweight
Engines: 1x B&W 7S35MC diesel
Power: 59070kW/6660 bHP
Speed: 17 knots
Capacity: 41 x 20 ft containers or 16 FEU + 9 TEU/ 41 Reefer Plugs/260.050 ft³ - Cargo Gear: 4 x Cranes – SWL 5,0 t each
Call Sign: 3FKE6, PJYP, 9HA3420, PCOZ, C6DI3 - MMSI Number: 244820009
- IMO Number: 9120205
Port of Registry: Panama 🇵🇦, Willemstad/Curacao 🇨🇼, Willemstad/Netherlands Antilles 🇳🇱, Valetta/Malta 🇲🇹, Groningen/The Netherlands 🇳🇱, Nassau/Bahamas 🇧🇸
Sister Ships: Sierra Laurel (395), Sierra Loba (393), Sierra Leyre (394)
History
February 6th 1996: Launched.
September 1996: Delivered by Construcciones Navales P. Freire S.A., Vigo as SIERRA LARA to Maritima del Norte Corp., Panama. Managed by Maritima del Norte S.A.. Manager; Green Reefers.
© Gena Anfimov (Klaipeda, 12/07/2006)
April 2008: Sold to Seatrade Groningen B.V.,
June 2008: Transferred to Sierra Lara Shipping Co. B.V., Willemstad-N.A. Managed by Seatrade Groningen B.V., Groningen.
© Willem Oldenburg (Ijmuiden, 10/07/2012)
July 10th 2014: Sold to Sierra Lara Shipping Co. N.V., Groningen.
© Cees Bustraan (Port of Curacao, 29/08/2016)
© Erwin Willemse (Ijmuiden, 14/05/2019)
December 23rd 2020: Registered Owner; Centauri Partners Ltd.
April 22nd 2021: Due at Dover
© Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping) (Dover 22/04/2021)
November 30th 2022: Registered Owner; Sierra Lara Shipping Co. B.V., Groningen.
October 13th 2025: Due at Dover.
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: Gina Anfimov, Cees Bustraan, Willem Oldenburg, Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping) and Erwin Willemse for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
