CAPE DUCATO (AKR-5051)

Cape Ducato underway, view of port side. Date and location unknown. MARAD photo.

Year Built

1972

Official Number

684101

Shipyard

Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads A/B

General Type

Roll On - Roll Off (RO/RO)

Specific Type

Roll On/Roll Off

MARAD Type

Foreign

Ship Length

680.40 feet

Beam

97.01 feet

Mast Height

160.70 feet

Net Tons

9129.00 tons

Gross Tons

13083.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

Draft, Summer

31.46 tons

Draft, Lightweight

13.50 tons

Displacement, Summer

34617.00 tons

Displacement, Lightweight

13220.00 tons

Immersion, Summer

113.00 tons

Immersion, Lightweight

92.00 tons

Fate

Still in Govt. Service

Historical Narrative

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

Vessel Name History

1972 - 1985: Barranduna
1985 - present: Cape Ducato (AKR-5051)

Photo Captions

1.) Cape Ducato underway, view of port side. MARAD file photo.
2.) Cape Ducato near pier, view of starboard side. MARAD file photo.
3.) Cape Ducato pierside, view of stern ramp. MARAD file photo.
4.) Loading military cargo, date unknown. MARAD file photo.
5.) Loading military cargo, date unknown. MARAD file photo.
6.) Loading military cargo, date unknown. MARAD file photo.
7.) Loading military cargo, date unknown. MARAD file photo.
8.) Cape Ducato underway, overhead view. MARAD file photo.
9.) Cape Ducato at its layberth in Charleston, South Carolina, inboard of Cape Edmont. MARAD file photo. Photograph by Barbara Voulgaris. May 4, 2016.

Vessel Name History

BARRANDUNA

CAPE DUCATO (AKR-5051)

Mission

Mission Name
Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom
Operations Desert Shield/Storm/Sortie

Historical Documents

No documents for this vessel

Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Ship Name Change	11/18/1985	Ship BARRANDUNA changes name to CAPE DUCATO
Acquisition	11/18/1985	ex-BARRANDUNA
Acquisition	11/18/1985	MARAD purchased vessel.
Entered RRF	12/10/1985
Vessel Activation	1/24/1986	Operation "Team Spirit" exercise in Korea.
Vessel Activation	1/29/1986	Completed Operation "Team Spirit" exercise.
Entry	6/6/1986
Vessel Activation	2/11/1988	Operation "Team Spirit" exercise in Korea.
Vessel Activation	2/25/1988	Completed Operation "Team Spirit" exercise.
Vessel Activation	8/10/1990	Operation "Desert Storm" mission.
Vessel Activation	8/24/1990	Completed Operation "Desert Storm" mission.
Vessel Activation	9/11/1991	Operation "Display Determination" mission.
Vessel Activation	9/12/1991	Completed Operation "Display Determination" mission.
Vessel Activation	9/8/1994	Operation "Uphold Democracy" mission.
Vessel Activation	9/9/1994	Completed Operation "Uphold Democracy" mission.
Vessel Activation	7/1/1996	Operation "Joint Endeavor" exercise.
Vessel Activation	7/3/1996	Completed Operation "Joint Endeavor" exercise.
Vessel Activation	9/9/1997	Conducting sea trial to Charleston SC
Vessel Activation	9/11/1997	Completed sea trial
Interim Movement	2/25/1998	Under tow to Tampa SB & Drydock
Interim Movement	3/4/1998	At Tampa Bay SB & DD for drydocking
Vessel Activation	4/22/1998	Conducting sea trial to Charleston SC
Vessel Activation	4/24/1998	Completed sea trial from Tampa Bay SB&DD
Interim Movement	11/29/1998	Hurricane Relief OPS/MSC OPCON 11/29/98
Interim Movement	11/29/1998	Loading supplys for Hurricane Relief OPS
Interim Movement	12/4/1998	ENRTE: Guatemala via Panama Canal
Interim Movement	12/8/1998	Transiting Panama Canal enrte: Guatemala
Interim Movement	12/9/1998	Exiting the Panama Canal to Guatemala
Interim Movement	12/11/1998
Interim Movement	12/13/1998	ENRTE: Balboa Panama to await orders
Interim Movement	12/15/1998	Waiting on further orders at anchorage
Interim Movement	12/25/1998	Exiting Panama Canal for Charleston SC
Interim Movement	12/30/1998	Relief OPS complete/MARAD OPCON 01/01/99
Vessel Activation	12/9/1999	No Notice Turbo Activation seatrial 00-1
Vessel Activation	12/11/1999	Completed TA 00-1
Interim Movement	1/26/2000	"Temporary pier shift to pier ""Zulu"""
Interim Movement	1/26/2000	"Completed temporary shift to pier ""Zulu"""
Interim Movement	2/17/2000	"Shifting back to pier ""Tango"""
Interim Movement	2/17/2000	Completed pier shift
Vessel Activation	12/5/2000	Conducting annual M&R sea trial
Vessel Activation	12/7/2000	Completed annual M&R sea trial
Vessel Activation	1/8/2002	Conducting maintenance sea trial
Vessel Activation	1/10/2002	Completed maintenance sea trial
Vessel Activation	9/16/2002	Turbo Activation 02-03 sea trial
Vessel Activation	9/19/2002	Completed Turbo Activation 02-03 S/T
Vessel Activation	2/3/2003	Activation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Interim Movement	5/14/2003	End OP IRAQI FREEDOM\|MARAD OPCON 5/14/03
Interim Movement	12/17/2003	Shifting to allow CAPE EDMONT daparture
Interim Movement	12/17/2003	Completed shift
Vessel Activation	2/5/2004	Conducting sea trial
Vessel Activation	2/6/2004	Completed sea trial \| MSC OPCON 02/06/04
Interim Movement	2/9/2004	Completed cargo ops for OIF II
Interim Movement	5/31/2004	Returned from OIF II
Interim Movement	6/5/2004	Commencing Exercise NEW HORIZONS
Interim Movement	6/23/2004	Completed Exercise NEW HORIZONS \| MARAD OPCON
Vessel Activation	7/5/2004	Commencing OIF II \| MSC OPCON
Interim Movement	5/14/2005	Cargo discharge
Vessel Activation	5/15/2005	Enrte: North Florida S/Y for repairs \| MARAD OPCON 05/15/05
Interim Movement	5/15/2005	In for repairs
Depart	2/28/2008	"Shifting to Detyens S/Y Charleston, SC for drydocking."
Arrival	2/28/2008	"At Detyens S/Y Charleston, SC for drydocking."
Vessel Activation	6/17/2008	Conducting sea trial.
Vessel Activation	6/20/2008	"Completed sea trial at Charleston, SC."
Vessel Activation	9/23/2009	No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-09-4B
Vessel Activation	9/27/2009	Completed Turbo Activation.
Vessel Activation	3/18/2015	Conducting maintenance sea trial.
Vessel Activation	3/21/2015	Completed sea trial.