CAPE GIBSON
Year Built
1968
Official Number
517717
Shipyard
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
605.00 feet
Beam
82.00 feet
Mast Height
150.90 feet
Net Tons
10002.00 tons
Gross Tons
15949.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
70929.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
35.00 tons
Draft, Lightweight
12.30 tons
Displacement, Summer
31995.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
9779.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
91.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
74.00 tons
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
The Maritime Administration has completed a National Register eligibility assessment on Cape Gibson which includes a history of the vessel. This report can be downloaded in the documents section.
Vessel Name History
1968 - 1978: Indian Mail
1978 - 1988: President Jackson
1988 - present: Cape Gibson
Photo Captions
1.) Cape Gibson, underway. MARAD file photo
2.) Cape Gibson at dock. MARAD file photo.
3.) Cape Gibson underway in San Francisco Bay. MARAD file photo.
4.) Cape Gibson at dock. MARAD file photo.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Entry
| 3/31/1988 | |
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Acquisition
| 3/31/1988 | ex PRES JACKSON |
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Interim Movement
| 2/9/1998 | ENRTE: San Francisco Drydock for repair |
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Interim Movement
| 2/9/1998 | At San Francisco Drydock for prop repair |
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Interim Movement
| 4/23/1998 | Conducting sea trial to Alameda CA |
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Interim Movement
| 4/24/1998 | Completed sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 10/26/1999 | Conducting sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 10/26/1999 | Complete sea trial/MSC OPCON 10/27@0001 |
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Interim Movement
| 10/27/1999 | Participating in MCDS group exercise@sea |
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Interim Movement
| 11/12/1999 | Completed MCDS Ex / MARAD OPCON 11/13/99 |
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Interim Movement
| 5/28/2001 | Conducting TA-01-03 Sea Trial |
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Interim Movement
| 5/29/2001 | Completed TA-01-03 Sea Trial |
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Interim Movement
| 6/20/2002 | No Notice Activation sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 6/21/2002 | Completed sea trial MSC OPCON 06/22/02 |
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Interim Movement
| 6/22/2002 | ENRTE: Pearl Harbor HI for RIMPAC 2002 |
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Interim Movement
| 7/22/2002 | Completed RIMPAC 02 | MARAD OPCON |
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Interim Movement
| 11/4/2002 | ENRTE: San Francisco Drydock for repairs |
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Interim Movement
| 11/4/2002 | |
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Interim Movement
| 11/18/2002 | ENRTE: Alameda CA |
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Interim Movement
| 11/18/2002 | Returned from drydocking |
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Interim Movement
| 12/4/2002 | OP ENDURING FREEDOM | MSC OPCON 12/04/02 |
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Interim Movement
| 12/9/2002 | Loading cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 12/14/2002 | ENRTE: Indian Island WA |
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Interim Movement
| 12/14/2002 | |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/1/2003 | Activation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
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Interim Movement
| 12/12/2004 | End OP IRAQI FREEDOM|MARAD OPCN 12/12/04 |
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| 6/15/2006 | Commencing RIMPAC06 Exercise |
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Interim Movement
| 6/15/2006 | Commencing RIMPAC06 Exercise |
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Interim Movement
| 6/15/2006 | Commencing RIMPAC06 Exercise |
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Depart
| 7/25/2007 | "Activated for Summer Exercise 07 from Alameda, CA and MSC OPCON." |
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Arrival
| 8/13/2007 | "Returned to Alameda, CA and MARAD OPCON after completing Summer Exercise 07." |
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Depart
| 11/19/2007 | "Going to BAE San Francisco, CA for drydocking." |
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Arrival
| 11/19/2007 | "At BAE San Francisco, CA for drydocking." |
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Depart
| 12/21/2007 | "Completed drydocking and returning to Alameda, CA." |
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Arrival
| 12/21/2007 | "At Alameda, CA following drydocking." |
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Depart
| 3/25/2008 | "Shifting from Pier 2 South Alameda, CA to Pier 2 North at 0845PDT." |
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Arrival
| 3/25/2008 | "Completed shift to Pier 2 North Alameda, CA at 0908PDT." |
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Depart
| 3/31/2008 | "Under tow to BAE S/Y San Francisco, CA at 0638PDT." |
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Arrival
| 3/31/2008 | "Completed tow to BAE S/Y San Francisco, CA at 0809PDT." |
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Depart
| 6/29/2008 | "Leaving San Francisco, CA for RIMPAC 08 exercise." |
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Arrival
| 7/28/2008 | "Completed RIMPAC 08 exercise at Alameda, CA." |
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Homeport Change
| 11/20/2008 | Vessels homeport changed from Alameda to SBRF. |
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Interim Movement
| 11/20/2008 | Vessel arrived at SBRF on 11/20/2008 at 1340 PST. |
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Interim Movement
| 11/20/2008 | Departed Alameda, CA at 0804 PST to SBRF. |
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| 10/1/2009 | "Vessel moved to Galveston, TX to become new school ship for Texas Maritime Academy." |
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Interim Movement
| 10/1/2009 | Vessel moved to Galveston, TX to become new school ship for Texas Maritime Academy. |
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| 10/19/2009 | Vessel is new Texas Maritime Academy school ship. |
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Interim Hold
| 1/24/2012 | Projected fleet entry and FY14 downgrade. |
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| 2/3/2012 | |
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| 2/7/2012 | |
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| 3/8/2012 | |
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Location
| 4/4/2012 | Vessel entered BRF. |
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Non-Retention
| 9/30/2014 | Vessel downgraded to non-retention |
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Disposal
| 11/16/2015 |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/2014 | Cape Gibson National Register Eligibility Assessment.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
