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MV Cape Race (T-AKR 9960)

- formerly STENA AMERICA, formerly G&G ADMIRAL, formerly SEASPEED AMERICA -

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Built in 1977, the ship was delivered to Transocean Ro-Ro Corp. as MV SEASPEED AMERICA. Later renamed G&G ADMIRAL and STENA AMERICA she was purchased by the Maritime Administration in 1993 and was subsequently converted for military use. Renamed MV CAPE RACE (T-AKR 9960), she was assigned to the Ready Reserve Force on September 11, 1994. Since then, she is maintained in reduced operating status in a layberth at Portsmouth, Va. If required, she can be fully activated within 5 days.

General Characteristics:Built: 1977
Builder: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan
Purchased by MARAD: 1993
Propulsion system: two Diesel engines
Propellers: one
Length: 648 feet (197.5 meters)
Beam: 105 feet (32 meters)
Draft: 32 feet (9.75 meters)
Displacement: approx. 35,350 long tons full load
Speed: 16+ knots
Aircraft: none
Armament: none
Crew: 9 civilian mariners in ROS; 29 civilian mariners when activated
Homeport: Portsmouth, Va.


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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard MV CAPE RACE. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.


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