CAPE HENRY
Year Built
1979
Official Number
901126
Shipyard
Mitsubishi Heavy Industires
General Type
Roll On - Roll Off (RO/RO)
Specific Type
Roll On/Roll Off
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
749.70 feet
Beam
105.83 feet
Mast Height
158.00 feet
Net Tons
28074.00 tons
Gross Tons
37757.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
160725.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
35.42 tons
Draft, Lightweight
16.40 tons
Displacement, Summer
51836.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
15000.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
149.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
121.00 tons
Fate
Still in Govt. Service
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
1979 - 1986: Barber Priam
1986 - present: Cape Henry
Photo Captions
1.) Cape Henry, loaded with military cargo, underway. MARAD file photo.
2.) Cape Henry, loaded with military cargo, underway. MARAD file photo.
3.) Cape Henry at its layberth in Alameda, California. Stern view with ramp deployed. MARAD file photo. James Kahler, photographer. Photo taken December 9, 2014.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom |
Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Acquisition
| 5/15/1986 | |
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Ship Name Change
| 9/30/1986 | Ship BARBER PRIAM changes name to CAPE HENRY |
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Entry
| 11/18/1986 | |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/19/1987 | Operation "Bright Star" exercise. |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/4/1987 | Completed Operation "Bright Star" exercise. |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/30/1989 | Operation "Bright Star" exercise. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/4/1989 | Completed Operation "Bright Star" exercise. |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/10/1990 | Operation "Desert Storm" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/15/1990 | Completed Operation "Desert Storm" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/19/1992 | Operation "Team Spirit" exercise. |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/23/1992 | Completed Operation "Team Spirit" exercise. |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/28/1993 | Operation "Restore Hope" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/29/1993 | Completed Operation "Restore Hope" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/7/1993 | AWR-3 DIEGO GARCIA mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/8/1994 | Completed AWR-3 DIEGO GARCIA |
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Interim Movement
| 1/2/1997 | ENRTE: Bahrain |
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Interim Movement
| 1/3/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 2/11/1997 | ENRTE: Charleston SC |
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Interim Movement
| 2/12/1997 | In for bunkers |
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Interim Movement
| 2/13/1997 | ENRTE: Charleston SC |
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Interim Movement
| 3/15/1997 | Offload to complete AWR 3 Ops. |
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Interim Movement
| 3/30/1997 | ENRTE: Wilmington NC |
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Interim Movement
| 3/30/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 4/4/1997 | ENRTE: Rotterdam Netherlands |
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Interim Movement
| 4/13/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 4/14/1997 | ENRTE: Bremerhaven Germany |
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Interim Movement
| 4/15/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 4/20/1997 | ENRTE: Brixham England |
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Interim Movement
| 4/21/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 4/21/1997 | ENRTE: Charleston SC |
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Interim Movement
| 5/1/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 5/1/1997 | ENRTE: BRF |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/2/1997 | Operation "Joint Guard" exercise. |
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Interim Movement
| 5/5/1997 | In for remaining cargo discharge |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/5/1997 | Completed Operation "Joint Guard" exercise. |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/5/1997 | Presidential Determination in Columbia mission. |
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Interim Movement
| 5/10/1997 | ENRTE: Gulfport MS to police helos |
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Interim Movement
| 5/11/1997 | Loaded 32 helos for Columbia Police |
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Interim Movement
| 5/12/1997 | ENRTE: Santa Marta Columbia |
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Interim Movement
| 5/16/1997 | Discharging cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 5/17/1997 | ENRTE: San Francisco CA |
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Interim Movement
| 5/18/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 5/19/1997 | ENRTE: San Francisco CA |
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Interim Movement
| 5/27/1997 | |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/28/1997 | Completed Columbia mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/4/1997 | Conducting sea trial to Oakland CA |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/5/1997 | Completed sea trial at FISC Oakland |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/23/1998 | Conducting sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/24/1998 | Completed sea trial at new homeport |
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Interim Movement
| 10/17/1998 | ENRTE: Balboa PN ETA 10-25-98/MSC OPCON |
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Interim Movement
| 10/25/1998 | Transitting Panama Canal ENRTE Jax FL |
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Interim Movement
| 10/26/1998 | ENRTE: Jacksonville FL |
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Interim Movement
| 10/30/1998 | In for loading |
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Interim Movement
| 11/3/1998 | ENRTE: Port Hueneme CA via Panama Canal |
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Interim Movement
| 11/6/1998 | Transiting the Panama Canal |
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Interim Movement
| 11/7/1998 | ENRTE: Port Hueneme CA via Panama Canal |
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Interim Movement
| 11/14/1998 | Discharging cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 11/15/1998 | S/T to San Fran CA/MARAD OPCON 11/15/98 |
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Vessel Activation
| 11/16/1998 | Completed Sea Trial in San Francisco CA |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/9/1999 | No Notice Turbo Activation seatrial 00-1 |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/10/1999 | Completed TA 00-1 |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/6/2000 | Conducting sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/7/2000 | Completed sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 8/2/2002 | ENRTE: Todd Seattle S/Y for drydocking |
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Interim Movement
| 8/5/2002 | At Todd Seattle S/Y for drydocking |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/7/2002 | Maintenance sea trial to San Francisco |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/9/2002 | Completed sea trial from repair yard |
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Interim Movement
| 10/7/2002 | ENRTE: Port Chicago Concord CA |
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Interim Movement
| 10/7/2002 | At Port Chicago for loadout | MSC OPCON |
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Interim Movement
| 10/13/2002 | ENRTE: Yokohama Japan w/ETA 10/26/02 |
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Interim Movement
| 10/27/2002 | Unloading cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 10/27/2002 | ENRTE: Okinawa |
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Interim Movement
| 10/30/2002 | |
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Interim Movement
| 10/30/2002 | ENRTE: Pusan Korea |
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Interim Movement
| 11/1/2002 | |
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Interim Movement
| 11/1/2002 | ENRTE: San Francisco CA w/ETA 11/16/02 |
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Interim Movement
| 11/16/2002 | Completed operation MARAD OPCON |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/24/2003 | Activation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/24/2003 | Commence OIF mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/28/2003 | Completed OIF mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 11/24/2003 | Activation mission complete in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
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Interim Movement
| 6/5/2004 | Returned from OIF II MARAD OPCON |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/27/2007 | Commence OIF 07-09 mission |
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Depart
| 5/3/2007 | "Commencing OIF 2007 and MSC OPCON from San Francisco, CA." |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/3/2007 | Completed OIF mission. |
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Arrival
| 7/29/2007 | "At San Francisco, CA after completing OIF 2007 and MARAD OPCON." |
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Interim Movement
| 11/14/2008 | Departed San Francisco, CA for Cascade General S/Y for drydocking at 1440 PST. |
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Interim Movement
| 11/17/2008 | Arrived at Cascade General S/Y for drydocking at 0724. |
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Interim Movement
| 1/23/2009 | Underway en route back to San Francisco, CA at 1442. |
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Interim Movement
| 1/26/2009 | Returned from S/Y at 1131PST with the completion of the sea trial test. |
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Interim Movement
| 8/1/2011 | Late notice on ship movement from Alameda, CA to San Francisco, CA. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/21/2015 | No notice turbo activation sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/28/2015 | Turbo activation sea trial complete. |
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