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M V Cape Henry (AKR-5067)

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

Built, circa 1978-79. as the UK flagged MV Barber Priam, a (G2-Dsl - RO-RO) hull, by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan

Launched, date unknown

Delivered for commercial service, 12 April 1979, to Ocean Transport and Trading Co., (Barber Steamship Lines Ship Management Co.)

Purchased from Barber Steamship Lines, 30 September 1986, by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration

Renamed MV Cape Henry

Assigned, 30 September 1986, to MSC Ready Reserve Force as MV Cape Henry (AKR-5067),

Operated under contract by Marine Transport Lines, Inc. of Weehawken, N.J.

MV Cape Henry (AKR-5067) is one of the Maritime Administrations 31 Roll-on/Roll-off Reserve Force Ships assigned to MSC

MV Cape Henry is assigned to the MSC Pacific Strategic Sealift Force and is berthed at 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 28

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
	79k	*MV Cape Henry* (AKR-5067)** getting underway in the estuary at Oakland, CA., date unknown US Navy photo	MSC web site
	117k	*MV Cape Henry* (AKR-5067)** at anchor in the Bay of Gibraltar, 18 May 1993	Photo by Daniel Ferro
0954506706	210k	Starboard quarter view of *MV Cape Henry* (AKR-5067)** mmored at Moon Engineering Corp., Norfolk, VA., 2 October 1993. U.S. Navy photo by Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.)	Robert Hurst
	58k	*MV Cape Henry* (AKR-5067)** underway, date and location unknown. US Maritime Administration photo	MARAD RRF web site
	53k	*MV Cape Henry* (AKR-5067)** getting underway in the estuary at Oakland, CA., date unknown US Maritime Administration photo	MARAD RRF web site
	310k	*MV Cape Henry* (AKR-5067)** in her berth at San Francisco, 3 December 2000.	Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus

There is no DANFS history for MV Cape Henry (T-AKR-5067) at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable to this ship

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Last Updated 22 September 2023