MV Cape Henry (T-AKR-5067) is a roll-on/roll-off cargo ship. She has two sister ships: and .

Construction and career

The Cape Henry was originally built as a commercial ship in 1979 and sold to the Ocean Transport and Trading Co. with the name Barber Priam. It served as a merchant ship until it was purchased by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, on 30 September 1986. Operated under contract by Marine Transport Lines of Weehawken.

MV Cape Henry

She was anchored in the Bay of Gibraltar on 18 May 1993.

MV Cape Henry

It was later transferred to the Maritime Administrations Ready reserve fleet and assigned to San Francisco.

MV Cape Henry

Further reading

(https://web.archive.org/web/20120616101500/http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=35) Military Sealift Command Ship Inventory (http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/54/545067.htm) NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

References

Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

1978 ships

Transports of the United States Navy

Gulf War ships of the United States