CAPE BON (AK-5059)

Year Built

1967

Official Number

509652

Shipyard

Avondale Marine Ways

General Type

Naval Auxiliary

Specific Type

AK Cargo Ship

MARAD Type

C4-S-66a

Ship Length

540.00 feet

Beam

76.00 feet

Mast Height

Net Tons

Gross Tons

10723.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

Draft, Summer

Draft, Lightweight

Displacement, Summer

Displacement, Lightweight

Immersion, Summer

Immersion, Lightweight

Fate

Still in Govt. Service

Historical Narrative

There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.

Vessel Name History

1967 - 1985: Velma Lykes
1985 - 2003: Cape Bon (AK-5059)
2003 - 2009: USTS Enterprise
2009 - present: USTS Kennedy

Vessel Name History

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents

No documents for this vessel

Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Interim Movement	3/19/1997	ENRTE: SBRF
Interim Movement	3/19/1997
Interim Movement	9/9/1997	ENRTE: Aladeda Point
Interim Movement	9/19/1997	At Alameda Point
Interim Movement	10/1/1997	No-notice activation & sea trial
Interim Movement	10/2/1997	Completed sea trial
Interim Movement	3/12/1998	ENRTE: SBRF
Interim Movement	3/12/1998	Returned from Alameda Point
Interim Movement	9/30/1999	Maitenance activation
Interim Movement	9/30/1999	ENRTE: Port of Richmond
Interim Movement	9/30/1999	At Port of Richmond
Interim Movement	10/25/1999	Conducting sea trial
Interim Movement	10/26/1999	Completed sea trial
Interim Movement	10/30/1999	ENRTE: Long Beach Shipyard for repairs
Interim Movement	10/31/1999	At Long Beach Shipyard
Interim Movement	11/2/1999	Repairs complete
Interim Movement	11/13/1999	At Bender S/Y for drydocking
Interim Movement	12/6/1999	ENRTE: Buzzards Bay MA
Interim Movement	12/10/1999	At Mass Maritime/New homeport
Interim Movement	1/1/2001	Under tow to Bender S/Y for conversion
Interim Movement	1/14/2001	At Bender S/Y for ENTERPRISE conversion
Interim Movement	1/14/2001	At Bender S/Y \| Conversion from CAPE BON
Interim Movement	1/8/2003	Conducting sea trial
Interim Movement	1/11/2003	Completed sea trial
Interim Movement	4/1/2003	ENRTE: Moon Engineering Norfolk
Interim Movement	4/5/2003	At Moon Engineering
Interim Movement	4/11/2003	ENRTE: Mass Maritime Academy
Interim Movement	4/13/2003	Assigned Mass Maritime Acad. 04/16/2003
Interim Movement	1/14/2004	Commencing Winter Sea Term 2004
Interim Movement	1/21/2004
Interim Movement	1/22/2004	ENRTE: Puntarenas Costa Rica
Interim Movement	1/24/2004
Interim Movement	1/27/2004	ENRTE: Oranistad Aruba w/ETA 02/06/04
Interim Movement	2/6/2004
Interim Movement	2/9/2004	ENRTE: Charleston SC w/ETA 02/15/04
Interim Movement	2/15/2004