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MV Cape Hudson (AKR-5066)

Cape H Class Roll-on/Roll-off ship:

Built in 1978-79 as MV Barber Taif, a G2-Dsl - RO-RO ship at Tangen Verft, Kragro, Norway, for Wilhelmsen Line, Finland

Launched, date unknown

Delivered for commercial service, 30 May 1979 to Barber Steamship Co.

Sold by Barber Steamship Co. to the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, in December 1986

Renamed MV Cape Hudson

Assigned to the Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve Force as MV Cape Hudson (AKR-5066)

When activated MV Cape Hudson (AKR-5066) is one of the Maritime Administrations 31 Roll-on/Roll-off Reserve Force Ships assigned to MSC

MV Cape Hudson was activated for Desert Storm from 15 August 1990 to 20 May 1992

MV Cape Hudson is assigned to the MSC Pacific Strategic Sealift Force and is berthed at Pier 50, San Francisco, CA. in ROS-5 status

Specifications:
Displacement 15,000 t.(lt) 51,836 t.(fl)
Length 749'
Beam 106'
Draft 36' (max)
Speed 18.5 kts.
Cargo Capacity 180,000 sq. ft., or 6,766 ISO containers
Crane lift capacity, 39 t.
Vehicle Ramp capacity 63.9 t.

Complement

Fully Operational Status 27

Reduced Operational Status 9

Armament none

Propulsion one slow speed diesel engine, 17,288 hp, one propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Merchant Service Barber Blue Line (Wilhelmsen LInes A/S)
	589k	MV Barber Taif moored at Singapore, 27 March 1986	Chris Howell
MV Cape Hudson (AKR-5066) - MARAD Ready Reserve Force
	69k	*MV Cape Hudson* (AKR-5066)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	MSC web site
	78k	*MV Cape Hudson* (AKR-5066)** underway, date and location unknown. MARAD photo	Maritime Administration
0954506606	248k	*MV Cape Hudson* (AKR-5066)** moored pierside in the port of Huston, Texas during unloading operations, 19 July 1991. US Navy photo by PH1 Dewayne B. Smith. This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication	Robert Hurst
	505k	*MV Cape Hudson* (AKR-5066)** conducting anchor tests south of Angel Island, San Francisco Bay, 28 July 2007.	Photo by CAPT Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG Ret.
	54k	*MV Cape Hudson* (AKR-5066) and MV Cape Horn (AKR-5068)** moored in their lay berths at Pier 50, San Francisco, CA., date unknown.	Photo by Mike McCullough

There is no DANFS history for MV Cape Hudson (AKR-5066) at NavSource

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