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Name | MV Cape Taylor (T-AKR-113) |
Owner | United States Department of Transportation |
Operator | United States Maritime Administration |
Builder | Sasebo Heavy Industries, Sasebo, Japan |
Launched | 8 July 1977 |
Acquired | 15 March 1993 |
In service | 27 July 1994 |
Homeport | Houston, Texas |
Identification |
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Status | RRF; ROS-5 status |
Notes | When activated, Cape Taylor comes under the operational control of the Military Sealift Command. [1] |
General characteristics [2] [3] [4] [5] | |
Class and type | Cape T-class Roll-on/roll-off (Vehicle Carrier) ship |
Displacement | 26,456 long tons (26,881 t) |
Length | 634 ft 3 in (193.3 m) [a] |
Beam | 88 ft 7 in (27.0 m) |
Height | 163 ft 5 in (49.8 m) |
Draft | 28 ft 4 in (8.6 m) |
Installed power | 18,980 bhp (14.15 MW) |
Propulsion | 2 × MAN 9L 52/55A heavy oil Diesel Engines with one Propeller |
Speed | 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) |
Range | 22,600 nautical miles (41,900 km) @ 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Crew | 10 civilians in reserve status; [6] 26 civilians when activated [b] |
MV Cape Taylor (T-AKR-113) is a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ship with the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) of the United States Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD). [4] As of 31 December 2014 [update], her homeport is the Port of Houston in Houston, Texas, and she is on ROS-5 status; she is able to be fully operational within 5 days of being activated. [1] When activated, she becomes part of the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC). [6]
The vessel now known as Cape Taylor was laid down by Sasebo Heavy Industries in Sasebo, Japan in 1977. [2] She is a conventional RO/RO (Vehicle Carrier) ship with the superstructure aft, followed by twin funnels, and a stern ramp. [2] She is 634 ft 3 in (193.3 m) in overall length with a lightweight displacement of 12,141 long tons (12,336 t) and a fully loaded displacement of 26,456 long tons (26,881 t). For carrying US Army and Marine Corps combat vehicles, she has 88,136 sq ft (8,188.1 m2) of cargo capacity. [5] She can carry 340 containers plus vehicles and her hull is ice strengthened. [2]
She was launched on 8 July 1977 and began service with DDG Hansa Line as MV Rabenfels. [3] In 1981, the vessel was sold to Lykes Lines who operated her as MV Cygnus. [4] There are also records of her being named MV ASL Cygnus (1992) and MV Thakwini (1993) [3] or MV ASL Cygnus Thakwini. [1]
Cape Taylor was purchased by the US Government in 1992 and acquired on 15 March 1993. [4] On 19 August 1994, she was transferred to MARAD and became part of the Ready Reserve Fleet. [3]
On 23 January 2003, Cape Taylor was activated and placed "In Service" from the Ready Reserve Force to haul military cargo to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. On 6 June 2003, she was placed "Out of Service" and returned to her Ready Reserve Force lay berth in Houston on a four-day recall status. The Ship is Currently managed by Patriot Contract Services. [4]
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This article includes information collected from the
Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the
public domain.
![]() Cape Taylor at sea
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History | |
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Name | MV Cape Taylor (T-AKR-113) |
Owner | United States Department of Transportation |
Operator | United States Maritime Administration |
Builder | Sasebo Heavy Industries, Sasebo, Japan |
Launched | 8 July 1977 |
Acquired | 15 March 1993 |
In service | 27 July 1994 |
Homeport | Houston, Texas |
Identification |
|
Status | RRF; ROS-5 status |
Notes | When activated, Cape Taylor comes under the operational control of the Military Sealift Command. [1] |
General characteristics [2] [3] [4] [5] | |
Class and type | Cape T-class Roll-on/roll-off (Vehicle Carrier) ship |
Displacement | 26,456 long tons (26,881 t) |
Length | 634 ft 3 in (193.3 m) [a] |
Beam | 88 ft 7 in (27.0 m) |
Height | 163 ft 5 in (49.8 m) |
Draft | 28 ft 4 in (8.6 m) |
Installed power | 18,980 bhp (14.15 MW) |
Propulsion | 2 × MAN 9L 52/55A heavy oil Diesel Engines with one Propeller |
Speed | 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) |
Range | 22,600 nautical miles (41,900 km) @ 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Crew | 10 civilians in reserve status; [6] 26 civilians when activated [b] |
MV Cape Taylor (T-AKR-113) is a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ship with the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) of the United States Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD). [4] As of 31 December 2014 [update], her homeport is the Port of Houston in Houston, Texas, and she is on ROS-5 status; she is able to be fully operational within 5 days of being activated. [1] When activated, she becomes part of the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC). [6]
The vessel now known as Cape Taylor was laid down by Sasebo Heavy Industries in Sasebo, Japan in 1977. [2] She is a conventional RO/RO (Vehicle Carrier) ship with the superstructure aft, followed by twin funnels, and a stern ramp. [2] She is 634 ft 3 in (193.3 m) in overall length with a lightweight displacement of 12,141 long tons (12,336 t) and a fully loaded displacement of 26,456 long tons (26,881 t). For carrying US Army and Marine Corps combat vehicles, she has 88,136 sq ft (8,188.1 m2) of cargo capacity. [5] She can carry 340 containers plus vehicles and her hull is ice strengthened. [2]
She was launched on 8 July 1977 and began service with DDG Hansa Line as MV Rabenfels. [3] In 1981, the vessel was sold to Lykes Lines who operated her as MV Cygnus. [4] There are also records of her being named MV ASL Cygnus (1992) and MV Thakwini (1993) [3] or MV ASL Cygnus Thakwini. [1]
Cape Taylor was purchased by the US Government in 1992 and acquired on 15 March 1993. [4] On 19 August 1994, she was transferred to MARAD and became part of the Ready Reserve Fleet. [3]
On 23 January 2003, Cape Taylor was activated and placed "In Service" from the Ready Reserve Force to haul military cargo to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. On 6 June 2003, she was placed "Out of Service" and returned to her Ready Reserve Force lay berth in Houston on a four-day recall status. The Ship is Currently managed by Patriot Contract Services. [4]
Notes
Citations
Printed References
Online
This article includes information collected from the
Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the
public domain.