CAPE FAREWELL (AK-5073)

Cape Farewell stern with tug. Date and location unknown. MARAD photo.

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Year Built

1973

Official Number

549153

Shipyard

Avondale Marine Ways

General Type

Barge Carrier

Specific Type

LASH

MARAD Type

C9-S-81d

Ship Length

893.30 feet

Beam

100.00 feet

Mast Height

142.00 feet

Net Tons

24800.00 tons

Gross Tons

29508.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

84208.00 square feet

Draft, Summer

38.08 tons

Draft, Lightweight

15.30 tons

Displacement, Summer

57150.00 tons

Displacement, Lightweight

18900.00 tons

Immersion, Summer

142.00 tons

Immersion, Lightweight

104.00 tons

Fate

Sold - Scrap

Historical Narrative

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

Vessel Name History

1973 - 1987: Delta Mar
1987 - present: Cape Farewell (AK-5073)

Vessel Name History

CAPE FAREWELL (AK-5073)

DELTA MAR

Mission

Mission Name
Operations Desert Shield/Storm/Sortie

Historical Documents

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Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Acquisition	5/8/1986
Ship Name Change	4/3/1987	Ship DELTA MAR changes name to CAPE FAREWELL
Entry	4/3/1987
Interim Movement	2/18/1997	ENRTE: Orange TX for repairs
Interim Movement	2/18/1997
Interim Movement	3/19/1997	Conducting sea trial
Interim Movement	3/20/1997	Completed sea trial
Interim Movement	7/22/1997	ENRTE: Loading berth in Concord CA
Interim Movement	8/3/1997	Loading containers of ammo
Interim Movement	8/16/1997	ENRTE: Kuwait w/ETA 09/12/97
Interim Movement	9/10/1997	In Fujayrah UAE for bunkers
Interim Movement	9/12/1997	ENRTE: Shuaiba Kuwait to offload barges
Interim Movement	9/12/1997	Offloading 3 barges of military supplies
Interim Movement	9/17/1997	Shifting to Ad Damman berth #23
Interim Movement	9/17/1997	Offloading ammo
Interim Movement	10/10/1997	ENRTE: Shuaiba Kuwait
Interim Movement	10/11/1997	Picking up additional cargo for OPS
Interim Movement	10/11/1997	ENRTE: Fujayrah UAE for fuel
Interim Movement	10/13/1997	In for fuelunkers
Interim Movement	10/14/1997	ENRTE: San Francisco CA w/ETA 11/07/97
Interim Movement	11/7/1997	At Concord Naval Weapons Station
Interim Movement	11/19/1997	ENRTE: Oakland CA
Interim Movement	11/20/1997
Interim Movement	3/13/1998	ENRTE: Southwest Pass LA for sea trial
Interim Movement	3/25/1998	In for lay up repairs and topside coat
Interim Movement	3/26/1998	Conducting sea trial
Interim Movement	3/27/1998	Completed sea trial at Violet LA
Interim Movement	10/2/1998	Under tow to BRF w/ ETA 10/06/98
Interim Movement	10/7/1998	Completed deactivation & topside coating
Interim Movement	7/5/2000	Maintenance activation sea trial to S/Y
Interim Movement	7/17/2000	At Atlantic Marine for drydocking
Interim Movement	12/8/2000	Under tow to BRF following drydocking
Interim Movement	12/14/2000	Returned from drydocking
Interim Movement	7/15/2002	ENRTE: Bi-annual Maintenance Activation
Interim Movement	7/15/2002	At Port of Orange City Docks
Interim Movement	7/23/2002	Conducting sea trial
Interim Movement	7/25/2002	Completed sea trial
Interim Movement	8/16/2002	ENRTE: BRF
Interim Movement	8/16/2002	Returned from deactivation
Interim Movement	3/4/2004	Under tow to Port of Orange for TURBOCADS 2004
Interim Movement	3/4/2004
Interim Movement	3/27/2004	Conducting sea trial for TURBOCADS 2004
Interim Movement	3/30/2004	Complet sea trial for TURBOCADS 2004
Interim Movement	4/3/2004	Commencing TURBOCADS 04 \| MSC OPCON
Interim Movement	10/27/2004	Completed TURBOCADS 04 \| MARAD OPCON
Interim Movement	3/30/2005	Under tow to BRF.
Interim Movement	3/30/2005	Vessel returning to RRF-10 Lay-up
	7/6/2006	"Under tow to Atlantic Marine S/Y in Mobile, AL for drydocking"
Interim Movement	7/6/2006	Under tow to Atlantic Marine S/Y in Mobile, AL for drydocking
Interim Movement	7/6/2006	Under tow to Atlantic Marine S/Y in Mobile, AL for drydocking
Retention	7/28/2012	Downgraded from RRF-30 to NDRF Retention.