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MV Cape Henry

37°44′28″N 122°22′06″W / 37.7410565°N 122.3682768°W / 37.7410565; -122.3682768

MV Cape Henry on 2 October 1993
History
United States
NameCape Henry
NamesakeCape Henry
OwnerUnited States Department of Transportation United States Maritime Administration
OperatorMarine Transport Lines
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan
Launched17 November 1978
Completed1979
Acquired30 September 1986
Commissioned30 September 1986
Renamedfrom Barber Priam
Identification
StatusLaid in San Francisco, in ROS-5 status
General characteristics
Class and typeCape H-class roll-on/roll-off
Tonnage39,889 GT
Displacement51,007 long tons
Length749 feet
Beam105 feet inches
Draft35 feet
PropulsionDiesel, single propeller
Speed17.4 knots
RangeNot Disclosed
Complement27 civilian mariners
Armamentnone
Armornone
Aircraft carriednone

MV Cape Henry (T-AKR-5067) is a roll-on/roll-off cargo ship. She has two sister ships: MV Cape Hudson and MV Cape Horn.

Construction and career

The Cape Henry was originally built as a commercial ship in 1979 and sold to the Ocean Transport and Trading Co. with the name Barber Priam. It served as a merchant ship until it was purchased by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, on 30 September 1986. Operated under contract by Marine Transport Lines of Weehawken.

She was anchored in the Bay of Gibraltar on 18 May 1993.

It was later transferred to the Maritime Administrations Ready reserve fleet and assigned to San Francisco.

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