MV Cape Kennedy
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 MV Cape Kennedy moored at New Orleans 2007
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | MV Cape Kennedy (T-AKR-5083) |
| Namesake | Cape Kennedy |
| Owner | United States Maritime Administration |
| Operator | Keystone Shipping Company |
| Laid down | 24 June 1978 |
| Launched | 17 October 1978 as MV Nedlloyd Rosario |
| Renamed | MV Rosario Date unknown, MV Cape Kennedy |
| Homeport | New Orleans, LA |
| Identification |
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| Status | National Defense Reserve Fleet |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 15,718 tons light; 44,466 tons full |
| Length | 696 ft (212 m) |
| Beam | 106 ft (32 m) |
| Draft | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Propulsion | Single diesel, single screw |
| Speed | 16.6 knots |
| Complement | 25 |
| Time to activate | 5 Days |
MV Cape Kennedy (T-AKR 5083) is one of the United States Military Sealift Command's 27 Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and one of the 44 Ready Reserve Force (RRF) ships in the Sealift Program Office. She is the sister ship of MV Cape Knox
References[edit]
- 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.
- Navsource
External links[edit]
Media related to IMO 7714636 at Wikimedia Commons
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