CAPE BOVER (AK-5057)
Cape Bover, with tugs. Date and location unknown. MARAD photo.
Year Built
1967
Official Number
506812
Shipyard
Avondale Marine Ways
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
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
22.00 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
Still in Govt. Service
Historical Narrative
Cape Bover is a break-bulk cargo ship, built for the Lykes Brothers Steam Ship Company in 1967 as Frederick Lykes.
The Maritime Administration purchased the vessel in 1989 and renamed it Cape Bover. Part of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF), it was anchored in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet until 1990, when the Maritime Administration shifted it to a lay berth at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco. While part of the RRF, Cape Bover engaged in cargo operations duringOperation DESERT STORM.
In February 2004, the vessel was downgraded to the National Defense Reserve Fleet retention program where it is currently in logistic support status as a source of major equipment spares for the training ship Kennedy (ex-Cape Bon). Its three sister ships, the Cape Breton, Cape Borda, and Cape Blanco, are in a non-retention status.
Vessel Name History
1967 - 1985: Frederick Lykes
1985 - present: Cape Bover
Photo Captions
1.) Cape Bover, with tugs. MARAD file photo.
2.) Cape Bover, dockside. MARAD file photo.
3.) Cape Bover, dockside. MARAD file photo.
4.) Cape Bover, in the Suisun Bay Reserve fleet, bow view. MARAD file photo.
5.) Cape Bover, in the Suisun Bay Reserve fleet, stern view. MARAD file photo.
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Historical Documents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
| 1/11/1985 | Ship FREDERICK LYKES changes name to CAPE BOVER |
Acquisition
| 1/11/1985 | |
Interim Movement
| 5/8/1997 | Conducting bay trial |
Interim Movement
| 5/8/1997 | Completed bay trial |
Interim Movement
| 3/19/1998 | Conducting activation sea trial |
Interim Movement
| 3/20/1998 | 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
| 2/25/2002 | ENRTE: San Francisco Drydock |
Interim Movement
| 2/25/2002 | At San Francisco Drydock |
Interim Movement
| 3/12/2002 | ENRTE: Alameda Point |
Interim Movement
| 3/12/2002 | Returned from San Francisco Drydock |
Interim Movement
| 3/20/2002 | Maintenance Activation sea trial |
Interim Movement
| 3/22/2002 | Completed Maintenance Activation S/T |
Interim Movement
| 7/17/2003 | New Homeport is SBRF |
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Operator Agreement
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Incident Information
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Cause
Still in Govt. Service
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