CAPE HORN
Cape Horn, underway. Date and location unknown. MARAD photo.
Year Built
1979
Official Number
901125
Shipyard
Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads A/B
General Type
Roll On - Roll Off (RO/RO)
Specific Type
Roll On/Roll Off
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
749.70 feet
Beam
105.84 feet
Mast Height
173.50 feet
Net Tons
28397.00 tons
Gross Tons
37812.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
160725.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
35.42 tons
Draft, Lightweight
15.20 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 Tonsberg
1986 - present: Cape Horn (AKR-5068)
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom |
| Operations Desert Shield/Storm/Sortie |
Historical Documents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
| 12/1/1986 | Ship BARBER TONSBERG changes name to CAPE HORN |
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Entry
| 12/22/1986 | |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/14/1987 | Operation "Team Spirit" exercise. |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/23/1987 | Completed Operation "Team Spirit" exercise. |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/17/1989 | Operation "Cobra Gold" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/25/1989 | Completed Operation "Cobra Gold" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/10/1990 | Operation "Desert Storm" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/19/1990 | Completed Operation "Desert Storm" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/9/1993 | AWR-3 DIEGO GARCIA mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/31/1993 | Completed AWR-3 DIEGO GARCIA mission. |
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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
| 1/5/1997 | ENRTE: Jebel Ali UAE |
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Interim Movement
| 1/6/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 4/20/1997 | Conducting Convoy Ex. |
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Interim Movement
| 4/23/1997 | Completed Convoy Ex. |
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Interim Movement
| 5/4/1997 | Resumed Convoy Ex. |
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Interim Movement
| 5/10/1997 | Completed Convoy Ex. |
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Interim Movement
| 5/18/1997 | ENRTE: Abu Dhabi |
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Interim Movement
| 5/18/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 5/23/1997 | ENRTE: Jebel Ali UAE |
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Interim Movement
| 5/23/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 5/31/1997 | Conducting Convoy Exercise |
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Interim Movement
| 6/5/1997 | Completed Convoy Exercise |
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Interim Movement
| 7/7/1997 | ENRTE: Bahrain |
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Interim Movement
| 7/9/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 7/16/1997 | ENRTE: Jebel Ali UAE |
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Interim Movement
| 7/17/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 8/20/1997 | Conducting Convoy Exercise |
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Interim Movement
| 8/28/1997 | Completed Convoy Exercise |
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Interim Movement
| 10/1/1997 | ENRTE: Charleston SC via Dubai |
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Interim Movement
| 10/1/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 10/3/1997 | ENRTE: Charleston SC w/ ETA 11/01/97 |
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Interim Movement
| 11/1/1997 | Discharging ammo and other cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 11/6/1997 | ENRTE: San Francisco via Panama Canal |
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Interim Movement
| 11/7/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 11/18/1997 | Shifting to anchorage |
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Interim Movement
| 11/18/1997 | At anchorage |
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Interim Movement
| 11/19/1997 | ENRTE: San Diego CA via Panama Canal |
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Interim Movement
| 11/22/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 11/23/1997 | ENRTE: San Diego and then to Oakland CA |
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Interim Movement
| 12/1/1997 | |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/2/1997 | Conducting sea trial to Oakland CA |
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Interim Movement
| 12/3/1997 | At SFDD; MARAD OPCON 12/03/97 @ 2118Z |
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Interim Movement
| 12/28/1997 | ENRTE: FISC Oakland |
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Interim Movement
| 12/29/1997 | At FISC Oakland Pier 4 Berth G |
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Vessel Activation
| 2/18/1998 | Retrialing sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 2/20/1998 | Completed retrial of sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 7/7/1998 | ENRTE: New homeport in San Francisco CA |
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Interim Movement
| 7/7/1998 | In San Francisco CA at Pier 50 |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/19/1998 | No-Notice Turbo Activation 98-5 |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/20/1998 | Completed Turbo Activation |
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Vessel Activation
| 11/13/1998 | Conducting sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 11/17/1998 | Completed sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/25/1999 | Conducting Turbo Activation sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/27/1999 | Completed Turbo Activation sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 7/5/1999 | Beamount TX for cargo/MSC OPCON 06/29/99 |
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Interim Movement
| 7/18/1999 | Loading cargo for delivery to West coast |
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Interim Movement
| 7/21/1999 | ENRTE: Port Hueneme to discharge cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 8/2/1999 | Discharging cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 8/5/1999 | ENRTE: Pier 50 in San Francisco |
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Interim Movement
| 8/6/1999 | Completed SEDRE Ex/MARAD OPCON 08/06/99 |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/7/2000 | Maintenance sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/9/2000 | Completed maintenance sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/25/2001 | Conducting sea trial to Seattle WA |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/27/2001 | Completed sea trial / In for drydocking |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/19/2001 | Conducting sea trial to San Francisco |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/21/2001 | Completed sea trial from repair facility |
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Interim Movement
| 3/19/2002 | Activated for COBRA GOLD 02 EX:MSC OPCON |
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Interim Movement
| 4/12/2002 | MARAD OPCON | USCG fire investigation |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/25/2002 | Conducting sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/26/2002 | Completed sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 6/28/2002 | ENRTE: San Francisco | MSC OPCON 6/27/02 |
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Interim Movement
| 7/4/2002 | MSC returned OPCON to MARAD 07/04/2002 |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/24/2003 | Activation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
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Interim Movement
| 1/29/2003 | OP ENDURING FREEDOM|MSC OPCON 01/29/03 |
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Interim Movement
| 7/11/2003 | Unloading cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 7/14/2003 | ENRTE: San Francisco CA |
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Interim Movement
| 7/15/2003 | End OP IRAQI FREEDOM|MARAD OPCON 7/17/03 |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/17/2004 | Commencing OIF II | MSC OPCON 01/17/04 |
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Interim Movement
| 1/21/2004 | At N. Island loading helicopters |
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Interim Movement
| 1/22/2004 | Shift to National City berth for cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 1/22/2004 | Loading Ro-Ro and Lo-Lo cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 1/25/2004 | Completed cargo ops for OIF II |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/21/2004 | Returned from OIF II | MARAD OPCON |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/4/2004 | Activation for OIF | MSC OPCON 07/03/04 |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/23/2005 | Returned from OIF & COBRA GOLD OP | MARAD OPCON 06/24/05 |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/7/2007 | Conducting sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/10/2007 | "Completed sea trial at San Francisco, CA." |
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Vessel Activation
| 2/17/2011 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-11-2B |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/4/2011 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/25/2014 | Activated for transit to shipyard, drydocking, and sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/28/2014 | Sea trial completed and returned to ships berth at Pier 50. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/28/2014 | Activated for post drydock sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/2/2014 | Post drydock sea trial completed. |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
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Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
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Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
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Incident Information
Incident Date
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Use at Loss
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Cause
Still in Govt. Service
Cause Comments
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Conflict
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Location of Incident
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Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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