MV Cape Washington

39.2622528°N 76.6024129°W / 39.2622528; -76.6024129

MV Cape Washington
History
United States
Name	Cape Washington
Namesake	Cape Washington
Owner	Grace Marine Co. S.A.
Builder	Stocznia im Komuny Partyskiej, Gdynia, Poland (now Stocznia Gdynia)
Launched	3 April 1981
Completed	1982
Acquired	7 April 1993
Commissioned	5 April 1994
Renamed	from Hual Transporter
Identification	IMO number: 7826178 MMSI number: 303932000 Callsign: WRGH Pennant number: T-AKR-9961
Status	Laid at Baltimore, in ROS-5 status
General characteristics
Class & type	Cape W-class roll-on/roll-off
Tonnage	51,960 GT
Displacement	53,652 long tons
Length	697 feet
Beam	105 feet 11 inches
Draft	38 feet
Propulsion	Diesel, single propeller
Speed	14.9 knots
Range	Not Disclosed
Complement	27 civilian mariners
Armament	none
Armor	none
Aircraft carried	none

MV Cape Washington (T-AKR-9961) was originally built as a commercial ship in 1982 and sold to the Grace Marine Company with the named Hual Transporter. She has a sister ship named MV Cape Wrath.

Construction and career

It served as a merchant ship until it was purchased by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration on 7 April 1993. From there it was later transferred to the Maritime Administrations Ready reserve fleet and assigned to Maryland. Since then it has been activated to serve in bringing vehicles and supplies to Europe where they are air lifted to troops engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Further reading

• (https://web.archive.org/web/20120612073319/http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=58) Military Sealift Command Ship Inventory
• (http://www.navsource.net/archives/09/54/549961.htm) NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive
•  This article incorporates public domain material from Cape Washington (AKR-9961) at the Naval Vessel Register.

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