MV Cape Ducato (T-AKR-5051)

MV Cape Ducato (T-AKR-5051)
Career (United States)
Name: MV Cape Ducato (T-AKR-5051)
Builder: Eriksberg, Sweden
Launched: 1972
Acquired: 18 November 1985
Homeport: Charleston, SC
Status: Ready Reserve Force - Five day activation notice
Notes: Built as the MV Barranduna
General characteristics
Class and type:Cape D Class Roll-on/Roll-off Vehicle Cargo Ship
Displacement:34,617 tons
Length:680 ft 4 in (207.37 m)
Beam:91 ft 0 in (27.74 m)
Draft:31 ft 4 in (9.55 m)
Propulsion:Medium Speed Diesel, 10,777 SHP
Speed:16.2 kn (18.6 mph; 30.0 km/h)
Capacity:125,516 sq. ft. vehicle space
Complement:Full Operational Status: 27 civilian mariners
Armament:None
Aviation facilities:None

MV Cape Ducato (T-AKR-5051) was delivered in September 1972, as MV Barranduna at Eriksberg Shipyard in Mekanisk Verkstad, Sweden. She was acquired by the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) on November 18, 1985 and renamed MV Cape Ducato. She was assigned to MARAD Ready Reserve Force, (RRF) and is one of the Military Sealift Command's (MSC) 31 Roll-on/Roll-off ships and one of the 63 ships of the Sealift Program Office. Cape Ducato is laid up as part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet in a layberth at Joint Base Charleston in North Charleston, South Carolina in ROS-5 status.

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