MV Cape Wrath

39.2621591°N 76.6014007°W / 39.2621591; -76.6014007

Cape Wrath under way
History
United States
Name	Cape Wrath
Namesake	Cape Wrath
Owner	Grace Marine Co. S.A.
Builder	Stocznia im Komuny Partyskiej, Gdynia, Poland (now Stocznia Gdynia)
Yard number	48701
Launched	6 December 1980
Completed	26 March 1982
Acquired	7 April 1993
Renamed	from Hual Trader
Identification	IMO number: 7826166 MMSI number: 303940000 Callsign: WRGJ Pennant number: T-AKR-9962
Status	In active service
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 Wrath (T-AKR-9962) was originally built as a commercial ship in 1982 and sold to the Grace Marine Company with the name Hual Trader. She has a sister ship named MV Cape Washington.

Construction and career

She served as a merchant ship until she was purchased by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration on 7 April 1993. From there she was later transferred to the Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve Fleet and assigned to Maryland. Since then she has been activated to serve in bringing vehicles and supplies to Europe, from where they are air-lifted to troops engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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