MV Cape Taylor explained
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| Ship Name: | MV Cape Taylor (T-AKR-113) | | Ship Launched: | 8 July 1977 | | Ship Acquired: | 15 March 1993 | | Ship In Service: | 27 July 1994 | | Ship Identification: |
WZSB
| | Ship Status: | RRF; ROS-5 status | | Ship Notes: | When activated, Cape Taylor comes under the operational control of the Military Sealift Command. |
| Ship Class: | (Vehicle Carrier) ship | | Ship Displacement: | 26456LT | | Ship Length: | 634feet | | Ship Beam: | 88feet | | Ship Height: | 163feet | | Ship Draft: | 28feet | | Ship Power: | 18980bhp | | Ship Speed: | 20.5kn | | Ship Range: | 22600nmi @ | | Ship Crew: | 10 civilians in reserve status; 26 civilians when activated |
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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)., 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. When activated, she becomes part of the
United States Navy's
Military Sealift Command (MSC).
Design and construction
The vessel now known as Cape Taylor was laid down by Sasebo Heavy Industries in Sasebo, Japan in 1977. She is a conventional RO/RO (Vehicle Carrier) ship with the superstructure aft, followed by twin funnels, and a stern ramp. She is 634feet in overall length with a lightweight displacement of 12141LT and a fully loaded displacement of 26456LT. For carrying US Army and Marine Corps combat vehicles, she has 88136square feet of cargo capacity. She can carry 340 containers plus vehicles and her hull is ice strengthened.
Service history
Commercial service
She was launched on 8 July 1977 and began service with DDG Hansa Line as . In 1981, the vessel was sold to Lykes Lines who operated her as . There are also records of her being named and or .
US Government service
Cape Taylor was purchased by the US Government in 1992 and acquired on 15 March 1993. On 19 August 1994, she was transferred to MARAD and became part of the Ready Reserve Fleet.
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.
Footnotes
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Citations
References
Printed References
- Book: Polmar
, Norman
. 2005. [{{Google books|8MwyTX-iA2wC|The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet|page=318|plainurl=yes}}
The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet
]. Annapolis, Maryland. Naval Institute Press. 318. 1591146852.
- Book: Silverstone
, Paul
. 2011. [{{Google books|Y36QAgAAQBAJ|The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947–2007|page=244|plainurl=yes}}
The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947–2007
]. New York, NY. Routledge. 244. 978-1135864668.
Online
- Web site: CAPE TAYLOR. US Maritime Administration. 8 March 2015. .
- Web site: Ready Reserve Force Fleet Pamphlet. US Maritime Administration. 1 October 2009. 8 March 2015. PDF. .
- Web site: [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=AKR113}}
MV Cape Taylor (AKR-113)
]. 11 March 2011. Naval Vessel Register. US Navy. 8 March 2015. .
- Web site: MV Cape Taylor (AKR-113). 29 June 2012. Navsource.org. 8 March 2015. .
