SS Cape Isabel

The SS Cape Isabel (AKR-5062) was originally launched in 1976 as the SS Nevada, a Type C7 commercial ship. The States SS company took the first contract in 1976 and it operated until it was transferred to Lykes Brothers steamship company and renamed the SS Charles Lykes. Later the ship was reacquired from its commercial roles and brought back under military control via the Maritime Administration and renamed the Cape Isabel. Since then it has been kept in ready reserve status and used occasionally for heavy lifting operations to European theaters to have equipment air-lifted to active engagements. It has heavily participated in Operation Enduring Freedom ferrying goods across the Atlantic to staging points in Europe. As of August 2021, the ship is undergoing recommissioning at Vigor Shipyards in Portland, Oregon. As of May 2024, berthed in Long Beach, California adjacent to SS Cape Inscription.

Cape Isabel underway
History
United States
Name	SS Nevada
Owner	United States Maritime Administration
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME
Laid down	July 28, 1975
Launched	May 15, 1976
Acquired	June 9, 1986
Renamed	SS Cape Isabel
Identification	IMO number: 7390129 MMSI number: 368849000 Callsign: KLHR
Status	Currently undergoing recommissioning in drydock at Vigor Shipyards, Portland Oregon for the United States Navy.
General characteristics
Class & type	Roll-on/Roll-off ship
Displacement	15,000 tons empty, 33,900 tons full
Length	655 feet
Beam	102 feet
Draft	32 feet
Propulsion	Two steam turbines (one high pressure, one low pressure), one propeller
Speed	18.7 knots
Complement	Full operational status 31, reserve status 9
Armament	None
Armor	None

External links

• navy.mil Ship's official page on Military Sealift Command
• Photo gallery of SS Cape Isabel at NavSource Naval History
• https://wikimapia.org/5155486/SS-Cape-Isabel-AKR-5062-SS-Cape-Inscription-AKR-5076 Wikimapia site
•  This article incorporates public domain material from Cape Isabel (AKR-5062) at the Naval Vessel Register.

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