CAPE KENNEDY
Year Built
1978
Official Number
1.03632e+006
Shipyard
Nippon Kokan
General Type
Roll On - Roll Off (RO/RO)
Specific Type
Roll On/Roll Off
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
695.90 feet
Beam
105.77 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
11698.00 tons
Gross Tons
21144.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
110184.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
35.20 tons
Draft, Lightweight
15.10 tons
Displacement, Summer
44466.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
15718.00 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
1978 - 1995: Nedlloyd Rosario
1995 - present: Cape Kennedy
Photo Captions
1.) Cape Kennedy, underway. MARAD file photo.
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Historical Documents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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Ship Name Change
| 8/10/1995 | Ship NEDLLOYD ROSARIO changes name to CAPE KENNEDY |
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Entry
| 8/10/1995 | |
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Acquisition
| 8/10/1995 | ex NEDLLOYD ROSARIO |
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Interim Movement
| 6/11/1996 | |
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Interim Movement
| 3/20/1997 | ENRTE: St Maurice Street Wharf |
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Interim Movement
| 3/20/1997 | At St Maurice Street Wharf |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/25/1997 | Conducting sea trial to Poland St. Wharf |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/28/1997 | Completed sea trial at Poland St. Wharf |
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Interim Movement
| 8/10/1998 | ENRTE: Avondale S/Y in New Orleans LA |
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Interim Movement
| 8/10/1998 | At Avondale S/Y for drydocking |
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Interim Movement
| 8/31/1998 | ENRTE: Poland St. Wharf |
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Interim Movement
| 8/31/1998 | Completed repairs at Avondale S/Y |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/3/1998 | Conducting M&R sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/5/1998 | Completed sea trial at Poland St. Wharf |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/24/1999 | 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
| 1/20/2000 | Sedre Dragon Ex/MSC OPCON/ENRTE:Jax FL |
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Interim Movement
| 1/23/2000 | Loading cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 1/26/2000 | ENRTE: Beaumont TX w/ETA 01/30/00 |
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Interim Movement
| 1/30/2000 | Return to NOLA after discharging cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 1/31/2000 | ENRTE: New Orleans LA |
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Interim Movement
| 2/3/2000 | Sedre Dragon Ex completed / MARAD OPCON |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/23/2001 | Conducting Annual Maintenance Sea Trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/26/2001 | Completed Annual Maitenance Sea Trial |
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Interim Movement
| 12/5/2001 | Move to Erato St. Wharf for D-Day events |
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Interim Movement
| 12/5/2001 | At Erato Street Wharf for D-Day events |
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Interim Movement
| 12/10/2001 | ENRTE: Poland St. Wharf |
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Interim Movement
| 12/10/2001 | Returned from D-Day events |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/14/2002 | Conducting maintenance sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/16/2002 | Completed sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/22/2003 | Activation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
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Interim Movement
| 1/30/2003 | OP Enduring Freedom | MSC OPCON 01/26/03 |
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Interim Movement
| 5/5/2003 | Return f/ OP IRAQI FREEDOM | MARAD OPCON |
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Interim Movement
| 8/4/2003 | Under tow to Tamp Bay SB for drydocking |
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Interim Movement
| 8/4/2003 | In for drydocking |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/25/2003 | Conducting sea trial to NOLA |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/29/2003 | Completed drydocking and sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 2/9/2004 | Commencing OIF II | MSC OPCON 02/09/04 |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/22/2004 | Return from OIF II | MARAD OPCON 06/22/04 |
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Vessel Activation
| 11/30/2004 | Activated for OIF III | MSC OPCON |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/28/2005 | Returned from OIF | MARAD OPCON |
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Vessel Activation
| 2/27/2006 | Commencing OIF 06-08 | MSC OPCON 02/26/06 |
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Interim Movement
| 3/1/2006 | Loading cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 3/3/2006 | ENRTE: Norfolk, VA to unload cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 3/8/2006 | Unloading cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 3/9/2006 | Completed cargo ops for OIF |
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Interim Movement
| 5/7/2006 | Arrived in Jacksonville, FL |
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Interim Movement
| 5/10/2006 | Departed Jacksonville, FL |
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Interim Movement
| 5/25/2006 | Return from OIF 06-08 mission |
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Depart
| 8/24/2007 | "Underway from New Orleans, LA and under MSC OPCON for OIF 07-09." |
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Arrival
| 11/10/2007 | "Completed OIF 07-09 and tendered back to MARAD OPCON in New Orleans, LA." |
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Interim Movement
| 12/30/2008 | Departed New Orleans, LA at 0644 to arrive at Detyns Shipyard. |
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Interim Movement
| 1/2/2009 | Arrived at Detyns Shipyard, in Charleston, SC. |
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Vessel Activation
| 2/1/2009 | Departed for Sea Trial at the conclusion of her Dry-dock period. |
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Interim Movement
| 2/3/2009 | Return from Drydock at Detyens Shipyard in Charleston, SC. |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/27/2014 | Conducting post drydock sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/3/2014 | Completed post drydock sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/6/2016 | Conducting no notice turbo activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/15/2016 | Completed turbo activation. |
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Documents
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Plans
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