MSC Mia Summer

Update 22.11.2023
Current Name MSC Mia Summer
Previous Name Buckinghamshire (until 2005), ADCL Scarlet (until 2001), Norasia Scarlet (until 2000)
Classification Society Germanischer Lloyd
IMO 9169067
Call Sign 9HA2638
Operator MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., Geneva, Switzerland
Manager MSC Shipmanagement Ltd., Limassol, Cyprus
Owner Compania Naviera 'MIA SUMMER' S.A., Valletta, Malta
Flag Malta
Port of Registry Valletta
Type of Ship feeder container ship
Completion 1999
Shipyard Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany
Building No. 340
GT 26.219
DWT [t] 18.779
Overall Length [m] 216,00
Registered Breadth [m] 26,66
Maximum Draught [m] 10,40
Propulsion [KW] 25.020
Propulsion [BHP] 34.018
Speed [Kn] 23,0
Capacity Containers [TEU] 1.388
Additional Information 5th ship of the original sonamed Norasia-Lines "Norasia Samantha" class (10 vessels in design "NG254 FFB", 5 from HDW Kiel and 5 from Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd.), also see >MSC Edith<, >MSC Marylena<, >MSC Caitlin<, >Hertford< and >MSC Lea< - these "open hatch" container ships of type "NG254 FFB" (Fast Feeder Containership), also known as container frigates, were characterized by a very high speed for the time and a very special appearance. Visually, the hull design of the China buildings differed somewhat from the HDW buildings. On its maiden voyage, the type ship >Norasia Samantha< set a speed record for cargo ships of 26.15 knots.
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