MV Cape Hudson (T-AKR-5066)

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Coordinates: 37°46′23″N 122°22′53″W / 37.7730888°N 122.3814327°W / 37.7730888; -122.3814327

MV Cape Hudson.jpg
MV Cape Hudson on 19 July 1991
History
United States
NameMV Cape Hudson
NamesakeCape Hudson
OwnerWilhelmsen Line
Builder, , Norway
Launched20 September 1978
Completed1979
AcquiredDecember 1986
Commissioned15 August 1990
Decommissioned20 May 1992
Renamedfrom Barber Taif
Identification
Statuslaid in San Francisco, in ROS-5 status
General characteristics
Class and type roll-on/roll-off
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 Hudson (T-AKR-5066) was originally built as a commercial ship in 1979 and sold to the Wilhelmsen Line with the name Barber Taif. She has 2 sister ships named MV Cape Henry and MV Cape Horn.

Construction and career[]

It served as a merchant ship until it was purchased by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration in December 1986.

On 15 August 1990, she was reactivated for Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield until 20 May 1992.[1]

She conducted anchor tests south of Angel Island, San Francisco Bay on 28 July 2007.

From there it was later transferred to the Maritime Administrations Ready reserve fleet and assigned to San Francisco.

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References[]

  1. ^ "The Military Sealift Command-chartered vehicle cargo ship CAPE HUDSON (T-AKR-5066) lies tied up at the pier during unloading operations. The CAPE HUDSON transported the tanks and other equipment back from the Persian Gulf region, where they were used in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm". The U.S. National Archives. 19 July 1991. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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