CAPE BORDA (AK-5058)

Cape Borda (AK-5058) at dock. Date and location unknown. MARAD photo.
Year Built
1967
Official Number
507344
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
143.00 feet
Net Tons
6320.00 tons
Gross Tons
10950.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
54033.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
31.58 tons
Draft, Lightweight
12.60 tons
Displacement, Summer
21840.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
7178.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
69.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
54.00 tons
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
The break-bulk cargo ship Cape Borda was originally built as the SS Howell Lykes at the Avondale Shipyards in Avondale, Louisiana in 1967. The ship was delivered to its owner, Lykes Brothers Steamship Company later that year. The Howell Lykes was a traditional break-bulk cargo vessel that transported cotton and other palletized and bulk cargoes from the Gulf of Mexico to the West Indies, Great Britain, and from the northern border of Portugal to the southern border of Denmark.
Howell Lykes was one of a number of ships acquired by the Maritime Administration in 1985 and assigned to its Ready Reserve Force. The Howell Lykes was renamed Cape Borda, placed on a five-day activation status, and homeported in Alameda, California.
Five years later, Cape Borda was among the 78 RRF ships activated to support Operations DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM. The vessel was ordered to activate on December 9, 1990, and placed under the operational control of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command. It continued in service until September 1991.
Cape Borda was maintained in a reduced operating status (partially crewed) in Alameda, California, after which it was laid-up in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet.
The MARAD's National Register Eligibility Assessment for Cape Borda, available in the Documents section, also contains a detailed history of the vessel.
Vessel Name History
1967 - 1985: Howell Lykes
1985 - present: Cape Borda
Vessel Name History
Mission
Mission Name |
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Operations Desert Shield/Storm/Sortie |
Historical Documents
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Milestones
Event | Date | Content |
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Ship Name Change
| (No Date) | Ship HOWELL LYKES changes name to CAPE BORDA |
Acquisition
| 1/11/1985 | |
Interim Movement
| 3/26/1997 | ENRTE: San Francisco Drydock |
Interim Movement
| 3/26/1997 | At San Francisco Drydock |
Interim Movement
| 4/12/1997 | ENRTE: NAS Alameda |
Interim Movement
| 4/12/1997 | At NAS Alameda |
Interim Movement
| 5/15/1997 | Conducting sea trial |
Interim Movement
| 5/15/1997 | Completed sea trial |
Interim Movement
| 3/19/1998 | Conducting activation sea trial |
Interim Movement
| 3/21/1998 | Completed activation sea trial |
Interim Movement
| 12/9/1999 | No Turbo Notice Activation seatrial 00-1 |
Interim Movement
| 12/10/1999 | Completed TA 00-1 |
Interim Movement
| 4/8/2002 | ENRTE: San Francisco Drydock |
Interim Movement
| 4/8/2002 | In for drydocking at San Francisco DD |
Interim Movement
| 4/29/2002 | ENRTE: Alameda Pt. following drydocking |
Interim Movement
| 4/29/2002 | Returned from San Francisco Drydock |
Interim Movement
| 5/22/2002 | Conducting maintenance sea trial |
Interim Movement
| 5/24/2002 | Completed sea trial |
Interim Movement
| 4/29/2003 | Shifting from Pier 1 to Pier 3 |
Interim Movement
| 4/29/2003 | Completed shift to Pier 3 |
Interim Movement
| 5/22/2003 | Vessel shifting Pier 3 to Pier 2 |
Interim Movement
| 5/22/2003 | Completed shift to Pier 2 |
Interim Movement
| 7/29/2003 | ENRTE: SBRF for NDRF Lay-up |
Interim Movement
| 7/29/2003 | SBRF is New Homeport |
Disposal
| 9/27/2012 | Vessel cleared historic review. |
Ship Imagery



Status Cards







Documents
Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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9/14/2012 | National Regioster Eligibility Assessment Cape Borda.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
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Operator Agreement
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Incident Information
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Use at Loss
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Cause
Sold - Scrap
Cause Comments
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