SS Cape Florida (AK-5071)

History
United States
Name	SS Cape Florida (AK-5071)
Builder	Avondale Industries Corp., New Orleans, LA
Laid down	29 December 1969
Launched	10 October 1970
Acquired	17 February 1987
Out of service	28 July 2006
Identification	IMO number: 7034335 MMSI number: 366057000 Callsign: WMIG
Status	In Beaumont Reserve Fleet categorized as 'Military Useful'
Notes	Launched as SS Lash Turkiye
General characteristics
Class and type	Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) Barge Carrier - C8-S-81b
Displacement	44,610 tons
Length	893 ft 0 in (272.19 m)
Beam	100 ft 0 in (30.48 m)
Draft	38 ft 0 in (11.58 m)
Propulsion	Steam turbine, single propeller
Speed	18.7 kn (21.5 mph; 34.6 km/h)
Capacity	77 barges
Complement	Full Operational Status: 31 civilian mariners
Armament	None
Aviation facilities	None

SS Cape Florida (AK-5071) was laid down 29 December 1969, as SS LASH Turkiye, a Maritime Administration type (C8-S-81b) hull under Maritime Administration contract (MA 229) at Avondale Industries Corp., New Orleans. She was launched, 10 October 1970 and delivered to the Maritime Administration, 12 September 1973, for operation by . She was acquired by Delta Line and renamed SS Delta Caribe and SS American Caribe respectively.^{[clarification needed]} She was reacquired by the Maritime Administration for assignment to the Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF) on 17 February 1987 where she was berthed at Beaumont, Texas. When activated Cape Florida was assigned to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as one of the Military Sealift Command's four LASH Ready Reserve Force Ships and could be activated in 10 days. She was removed from MSC control, withdrawn from the RRF by reassignment to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, 28 July 2006.

References[]

• SS Cape Florida (AK-5071)
• 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.

External links[]

• National Defense Reserve Fleet Inventory

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