CAPE ISABEL
Year Built
1976
Official Number
577636
Shipyard
Bath Iron Works Corporation
General Type
Roll On - Roll Off (RO/RO)
Specific Type
Roll On/Roll Off
MARAD Type
C7-S-95a
Ship Length
685.00 feet
Beam
102.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
--
Gross Tons
13156.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
32.00 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
36355.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
16007.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Still in Govt. Service
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
1976 - 1979: Nevada
1976 - 1986: Charles Lykes
1986 - present: Cape Isabel
Photo Captions
1.) Cape Isabel underway. MARAD file photo.
2.) Cape Isabel underway. MARAD file photo.
3.) Cape Isabel underway. MARAD file photo.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| C7-S-95a Small Scale.pdf |
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| C7-S-95a Ship Loading Characteristics Pamphlet.pdf |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Acquisition
| 3/20/1986 | |
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Ship Name Change
| 6/9/1986 | Ship CHARLES LYKES changes name to CAPE ISABEL |
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Entry
| 6/9/1986 | |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/10/1990 | Operation "Desert Storm" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/21/1990 | Completed Operation "Desert Storm" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/7/1993 | Conducted Sea Trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/10/1993 | Completed Sea Trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/12/1994 | JRTC Cargo Lift in Hawaii. |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/29/1994 | Completed JRTC Cargo Lift. |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/19/1998 | Conducting acitvation sea trial. TA-98-1 |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/20/1998 | Completed activation sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/10/1998 | No-Notice Turbo Activation 98-4 |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/11/1998 | Completed Turbo Activation |
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Vessel Activation
| 11/13/1999 | Conducting sea trial and PRX exe |
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Vessel Activation
| 11/14/1999 | Complete sea trial and PRX exercise |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/3/2000 | Turbo Activation TA00-3 sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/4/2000 | Completed Turbo Activation TA00-3 |
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Interim Movement
| 3/6/2001 | ENRTE: San Diego CA / MSC OPCON 3/5/01 |
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Interim Movement
| 3/7/2001 | At 10th Ave. Berth 2 San Diego CA |
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Interim Movement
| 3/8/2001 | ENRTE: Pearl Harbor to load cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 3/13/2001 | |
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Interim Movement
| 3/17/2001 | ENRTE: Iwakuni Japan w/ ETA 03/26/01 |
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Interim Movement
| 3/26/2001 | Loading in Iwakini |
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Interim Movement
| 3/29/2001 | ENRTE: Tengan Japan |
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Interim Movement
| 4/1/2001 | Loading at Tengan |
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Interim Movement
| 4/3/2001 | ENRTE: Naha Japan |
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Interim Movement
| 4/3/2001 | |
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Interim Movement
| 4/5/2001 | ENRTE: Pusan South Korea |
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Interim Movement
| 4/7/2001 | |
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Interim Movement
| 4/8/2001 | ENRTE: Gladstone Australia ETA 04/17/01 |
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Interim Movement
| 4/17/2001 | Dicharging cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 4/19/2001 | ENRTE: Long Beach CA w/ETA 05/06/01 |
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Interim Movement
| 5/5/2001 | Drydocked Cascade General SY| MARADOPCON |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/18/2001 | Conducting sea trial to Long Beach CA |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/20/2001 | Completed sea trial from drydock |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/27/2002 | Turbo Activation 02-02 sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/30/2002 | Completed Turbo Activation 02-02 S/T |
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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 01/28/03 |
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Interim Movement
| 5/12/2003 | Return from OP IRAQI FREEDOM |
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Interim Movement
| 2/13/2004 | Commencing OIF II | MSC OPCON 02/12/04 |
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Interim Movement
| 7/10/2004 | Returned from OIF II | MARAD OCPON |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/24/2008 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-08-02 |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/28/2008 | "Conducting Turbo Activation sea trial from Long Beach, CA at 1045PDT." |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/29/2008 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/23/2009 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-09-4B |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/28/2009 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/23/2013 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-13-7 |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/27/2013 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/27/2015 | No notice turbo activation sea trial. TA-15-03 |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/2/2015 | Completed turbo activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/22/2016 | Transit to shipyard and post drydock maintenance sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/25/2016 | Completed post drydock maintenance sea trial. |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/7/2016 | Historical | C7-S-95a Small Scale.pdf |
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| 1/1/1988 | Historical | C7-S-95a Ship Loading Characteristics Pamphlet.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
