CAPE JACOB
Cape Jacob, underway. Date and location unknown. MARAD photo.
Year Built
1962
Official Number
287232
Shipyard
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
General Type
Container
Specific Type
Combination Bulk Container
MARAD Type
C4-S-1u
Ship Length
565.00 feet
Beam
76.00 feet
Mast Height
139.00 feet
Net Tons
8150.00 tons
Gross Tons
12693.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
55198.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
31.50 tons
Draft, Lightweight
13.30 tons
Displacement, Summer
22629.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
8280.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
71.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
69.00 tons
Fate
Still in Govt. Service
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
1962 - 1974: California
1974 - 1980: Santa Rita
1980 - 1993: California
1993 - present: Cape Jacob (AK-5029)
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom |
| Operations Desert Shield/Storm/Sortie |
Historical Documents
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Entry
| 2/22/1980 | |
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Acquisition
| 2/22/1980 | "ex CALIFORNIA, SANTA RITA" |
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Ship Name Change
| 6/1/1993 | Ship CALIFORNIA changes name to CAPE JACOB |
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Interim Movement
| 2/23/1998 | ENRTE: Bender Shipyard in Mobile AL |
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Interim Movement
| 2/26/1998 | At Bender S/Y to complete APF/VPL cntrct |
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| 7/20/1998 | Conducting sea trial |
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| 7/21/1998 | Completed sea trial |
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| 7/29/1998 | Participating in Computex 98-2 Excercise |
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| 8/5/1998 | "Phase ""O"" status as of 07/29/98" |
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| 8/6/1998 | Conducting unrep exercises |
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Interim Movement
| 8/9/1998 | Completed unrep exercises |
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Interim Movement
| 8/10/1998 | ENRTE: Earle NJ w/ETA 08/13/98 |
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Interim Movement
| 8/13/1998 | At Navy Weapons Station / MARAD OPCON |
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| 11/16/1998 | ENRTE: DGAR / MSC OPCON 10/01/98 |
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Interim Movement
| 11/22/1998 | At Violet Dockport / DGAR trip scrubbed |
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| 5/28/1999 | ENRTE: NWS in Earle NJ to load ammo |
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Interim Movement
| 6/2/1999 | At Naval Weapons Station Earle |
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| 7/17/1999 | ENRTE: Cape Town South Africa |
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Interim Movement
| 8/9/1999 | In Cape Town South Africa |
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| 8/10/1999 | ENRTE: Diego Garcia w/ETA 08/23/99 |
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| 8/22/1999 | Joining PREPRO fleet in Diego Garcia |
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| 9/6/1999 | Conducting ISE w/ return ETA 09/08/99 |
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Interim Movement
| 9/8/1999 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 9/20/1999 | Conducting ISE w/ETA 09/24/99 |
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Interim Movement
| 9/24/1999 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 10/12/1999 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 10/13/1999 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 11/8/1999 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 11/10/1999 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 12/6/1999 | Coop Ex between U.S. & U.K w/ETA 12/10 |
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Interim Movement
| 12/10/1999 | Returned from U.S. & U.K. coop exercise |
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Interim Movement
| 12/27/1999 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 12/29/1999 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 1/10/2000 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 1/12/2000 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 2/7/2000 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 2/9/2000 | Completed ISE |
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| 2/21/2000 | Exercise w/ British Navy |
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Interim Movement
| 2/25/2000 | Returned from joint underway exercise |
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Interim Movement
| 3/13/2000 | Conducting ISE w/ ETA 03/15/00 |
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Interim Movement
| 3/15/2000 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 3/27/2000 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 3/29/2000 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 4/10/2000 | Conducting ISE |
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| 4/12/2000 | Completed ISE |
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| 6/5/2000 | Participating under BRIT ops |
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| 6/8/2000 | Completed BRIT ops |
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| 6/21/2000 | Conducting ISE |
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| 6/23/2000 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 7/10/2000 | ENRTE: Singapore for shipyard |
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| 7/16/2000 | |
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| 8/1/2000 | ENRTE: Diego Garcia w/ETA 08/07/00 |
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Interim Movement
| 8/7/2000 | |
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| 10/25/2000 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 10/26/2000 | Completed ISE |
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| 12/3/2000 | Participating in Brit Ops |
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Interim Movement
| 12/7/2000 | Completed Brit Ops |
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Interim Movement
| 1/3/2001 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 1/5/2001 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 1/16/2001 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 1/18/2001 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 3/5/2001 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 3/7/2001 | Completed ISE |
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| 3/24/2001 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 3/26/2001 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 4/10/2001 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 4/14/2001 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 4/20/2001 | ENRTE: Singapore for shipyard |
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| 4/26/2001 | At shipyard |
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Interim Movement
| 5/19/2001 | ENRTE: Diego Garcia w/ETA 05/25/01 |
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Interim Movement
| 5/25/2001 | |
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Interim Movement
| 6/5/2001 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 6/8/2001 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 6/19/2001 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 6/22/2001 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 7/23/2001 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 7/25/2001 | Completed ISE |
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| 8/17/2001 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 8/21/2001 | Completed ISE |
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| 8/29/2001 | Departed for Surveillance OPS |
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| 9/1/2001 | Completed Surveillance OPS |
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Interim Movement
| 9/8/2001 | Departed DGAR for security purposes |
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Interim Movement
| 9/19/2001 | |
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| 10/6/2001 | On picket duty |
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Interim Movement
| 10/10/2001 | Returned from picket duty |
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| 2/4/2002 | Underway on picket duty |
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Interim Movement
| 2/8/2002 | Completed picket duty |
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| 3/25/2002 | Underway on picket duty |
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Interim Movement
| 3/30/2002 | Completed picket duty |
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Interim Movement
| 8/1/2002 | ENRTE: Australia | scheduled yard period |
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Interim Movement
| 8/7/2002 | |
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| 9/7/2002 | ENRTE: Diego Garcia |
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Interim Movement
| 9/14/2002 | Returned from repair yard in Australia |
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Interim Movement
| 8/6/2003 | |
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Interim Movement
| 10/6/2003 | At Indian Island Pier |
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Interim Movement
| 10/17/2003 | |
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Arrival
| 3/18/2008 | "At Port Angeles, WA for drydocking." |
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Depart
| 3/31/2008 | "ENROUTE to Cascade S/Y Portland, OR for drydocking." |
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Arrival
| 4/1/2008 | "At Cascade Gen S/Y Portland, OR for drydocking." |
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Depart
| 6/23/2008 | "Conducting sea trial to Port Angeles, WA." |
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Arrival
| 6/24/2008 | "Completed sea trial to Port Angeles, WA." |
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Depart
| 6/25/2008 | "Enroute to Indian Island, WA." |
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Arrival
| 6/25/2008 | "At load port in Indian Island, WA." |
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Depart
| 6/30/2008 | "Returning to OIF from Indian Island, WA." |
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Interim Movement
| 3/3/2011 | |
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Interim Movement
| 3/3/2011 | |
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Interim Movement
| 5/4/2011 | |
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Logistics Support
| 3/30/2015 | Lifecycle downgrade |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | Cape Jacob NRHP Assessment.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
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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