MV Cape Knox

MV Cape Knox (T-AKR-5082) was originally built and operated out of Rotterdam, the Netherlands by Nedlloyd Lines and was eventually sold to the United States Department of Transportation as a ready reserve vessel. Later the ship was transferred to the Ready Reserve Fleet. The ship is currently under the care of Keystone Shipping Company and is kept in ready reserve status. On 30 July 2025, it was announced by MARAD that the vessel will be allocated to Pacific Gulf Marine Inc., effective 18 August. The ship can be mobilized with five days of notice.

MV Cape Knox
History
United States
Name	MV Nedlloyd Rouen
Builder	Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha
Completed	1979
Renamed	MV Cape Knox
Homeport	New Orleans, Louisiana
Identification	IMO number: 7715290 MMSI number: 367801000 Callsign: KAOP
Status	Ready Reserve Fleet
General characteristics
Type	Roll-on/Roll-off ship
Displacement	29,218 long tons (29,687 t)
Length	695 ft (212 m)
Beam	105 ft (32 m)
Draft	35 ft (11 m)
Propulsion	one slow speed diesel engine, one shaft
Speed	16.6 knots (30.7 km/h; 19.1 mph)[1]
Range	not disclosed
Complement	When idle 9 contract mariners/ active 25
Time to activate	5 days