MV Cape Edmont explained
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MV Cape Edmont (T-AKR-5069), (former
MV Paralla), was a
Cape E-class
roll-on/roll-off built in 1971.
[1] Construction and commissioning
The ship was built in 1971 by Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Eriksberg, Gothenburg. She was delivered to be used by Rederi AB TransAtlantic as MV Paralla in January of the same year.[2]
On 7 July 1986, Automar IV Corporation purchased the ship and was renamed MV Cape Edmont. She was then sold to the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration for their Ready Reserve Force on 20 April 1987 and re-designated T-AKR-5069. She would be operated by the Military Sealift Command if activated.
An internal fire broke out which resulted in the breaking down of Cape Edmont occurred during the 1991 Gulf War. She required towing back to port for repairs.[3] During the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, she was part of the four Ready Reserve Fleet provided disaster relief to Central America.
On 8 January 2004, the ship would be reactivated for the transport of rotating troops of June 2004 during the Iraq War.[4] She unloaded M196A1s, M870A1s and UH-60s for the 108th Aviation Brigade in Colón, Panama during New Horizons 2005.[5] [6]
On 29 February 2020, Cape Edmont with 7,000 tons of military cargo arrived at the Port of Agadir, Morocco in preparation for African Lion 20.[7]
She currently sits at the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Charleston a National Defense Reserve Fleet in Charleston, South Carolina in ROS-5 status.[8] [9]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 27 October 2021. CAPE EDMONT (AKR 5069). 17 February 2022. Naval Vessel Register.
- Web site: Vehicle Cargo Ship Photo Index. 2022-02-16. www.navsource.org.
- Book: U.S. Navy Salvage Report: Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Naval Sea Systems Command. July 1992. 1. 1–6.
- Book: Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute. United States Naval Institute. 2005. 131. 166.
- Web site: 2005-02-17. A U.S. Army M916A1 truck tractor, pulling an M870A1 low bed semi-trailer, drives off the Military Sealift Command's Roll-on/Roll-off Ships MV CAPE EDMONT (T-AKR-5069) in Colon, Panama, on Feb. 17, 2005, during New Horizons 2005. (U.S. Army photo by Miguel A. Negron) (Released). 2022-02-16. The U.S. National Archives. en.
- Web site: 2005-02-17. A U.S. Army M4K forklift, 1ST Battalion, 108th Aviation Brigade, Kansas Army National Guard (KSANG), tows a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from the Military Sealift Command's Roll-on/Roll-off Ships MV CAPE EDMONT (T-AKR-5069) toward the assembly area in Colon, Panama, on Feb. 17, 2005, during New Horizons 2005. (U.S. Army photo by Miguel A. Negron) (Released). 2022-02-16. The U.S. National Archives. en.
- Web site: 2020-02-29. The Cape Edmont Ready Reserve Force vessel arrives. 2022-02-16. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. en.
- Web site: Ready Reserve Force (RRF). 2022-02-16. www.usmm.org.
- Web site: Larter. David. 2019-09-21. Here's every ship activated for TRANSCOM's massive sealift surge, and what they do. 2022-02-16. Defense News. en.
