MV Cape Knox (T-AKR-5082)

	MV Cape Knox
History
United States
Class and type	Vehicle cargo ship
Name	MV Nedlloyd Rouen
Builder	Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha
Completed	1979
Renamed	MV Cape Knox
Homeport	New Orleans, Louisiana
Identification	IMO number: 7715290; MMSI number: 367801000; Callsign: KAOP;
Status	Ready Reserve Fleet
General characteristics
Type	Roll-on/Roll-off ship
Displacement	29,218 long tons (29,687 t)
Length	695 ft (212 m)
Beam	105 ft (32 m)
Draft	35 ft (11 m)
Propulsion	one slow speed diesel engine, one shaft
Speed	16.6 knots (30.7 km/h; 19.1 mph)
Range	not disclosed
Complement	When idle 9 contract mariners/ active 25
Time to activate	5 days

MV Cape Knox (T-AKR-5082) was originally built and operated out of Rotterdam, the Netherlands by Nedlloyd Lines and was eventually sold to the United States Department of Transportation as a ready reserve vessel. Later the ship was transferred to the Ready Reserve Fleet. The ship is currently under care of Keystone Shipping Company, and is kept in ready reserve status. It can be mobilized with five days of notice.

References[]

^ US Military. "Active Rollon Rolloff ships in ready reserve". Military Sealift Command roll on roll off ships. Military Sealift Command. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

Original Dutch Flag, operated by Neddloyd Lines in Rotterdam Type: Ro-Ro cargo - IMO: 7715290 - Callsign: PGEJ - Vlag: Nederland Bouw: 1978, Nippon Kokan KK, Shimizi, Japan (nr. 97) Specs: LxBxH: 212.37 x 32.29 x 18.69 m. - 21.145 brt. - 1.550 TEU Aandrijving: 2 tew 8 cil. Sulzer diesel - 26.800 pk (19.711 kW) - 19 kn

Short history: 1978 - Built as NEDLLOYD ROUEN for Nedlloyd Lijnen in Rotterdam. 1986 - renamed: ROUEN 1988 - renamed: NEDLLOYD ROUEN. 1995 - to Maritime Administration, Washington USA: CAPE KNOX.

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[1] US Military. "Active Rollon Rolloff ships in ready reserve". Military Sealift Command roll on roll off ships. Military Sealift Command. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

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