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Cape W-class roll-on/roll-off
 Cape Wrath
underway
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| History
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|---|
 United States
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| Name
| MV
Cape Wrath
|
| Namesake
| Cape Wrath
|
| Owner
| Grace Marine Co. S.A.
|
| Builder
| Stocznia im Komuny Partyskiej,
Gdynia
,
Poland
(now Stocznia Gdynia)
|
| Launched
| 6 December 1980
|
| Completed
| 1982
|
| Acquired
| 7 April 1993
|
| Renamed
| from
Hual Trader
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| Identification
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| Status
| Moored at
Livorno
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| General characteristics
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| Class and type
| Cape
W
-class
roll-on/roll-off
|
| Tonnage
| 51,960
GT
|
| Displacement
| 53,652 long tons
|
| Length
| 697 feet
|
| Beam
| 105 feet 11 inches
|
| Draft
| 38 feet
|
| Propulsion
| Diesel, single propeller
|
| Speed
| 14.9 knots
|
| Range
| Not Disclosed
|
| Complement
| 27 civilian mariners
|
| Armament
| none
|
| Armor
| none
|
| Aircraft carried
| none
|
MV
Cape Wrath
(T-AKR-9962)
was originally built as a commercial ship in 1982 and sold to the
Grace Marine Company
with the name
Hual Trader
. She has a sister ship named
MV Cape Washington
.
Construction and career
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It served as a merchant ship until it was purchased by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration on 7 April 1993. From there it was later transferred to the Maritime Administrations Ready reserve fleet and assigned to
Maryland
. Since then it has been activated to serve in bringing vehicles and supplies to Europe where they are air lifted to troops engaged in
Iraq
and
Afghanistan
.
Gallery
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- MV Cape Wrath
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Cape Wrath
underway
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Cape Wrath
underway
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