CAPE ORLANDO (AKR-2044)

Cape Orlando underway. Date and location unknown. MARAD photo.

Year Built

1981

Official Number

658479

Shipyard

Kockums A. B.

General Type

Roll On - Roll Off (RO/RO)

Specific Type

Roll On/Roll Off

MARAD Type

Ship Length

635.20 feet

Beam

91.86 feet

Mast Height

166.70 feet

Net Tons

8856.00 tons

Gross Tons

15623.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

78424.00 square feet

Draft, Summer

30.24 tons

Draft, Lightweight

13.30 tons

Displacement, Summer

32799.00 tons

Displacement, Lightweight

13166.00 tons

Immersion, Summer

110.00 tons

Immersion, Lightweight

91.00 tons

Fate

Still in Govt. Service

Historical Narrative

There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.

Vessel Name History

1981 - 1983: Finneagle
1983 - 1983: Zenit Eagle
1983 - 1993: American Eagle
1993 - present: Cape Orlando (AKR-2044)

Vessel Name History

AMERICAN EAGLE

CAPE ORLANDO (AKR-2044)

Mission

Mission Name
Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom

Historical Documents

No documents for this vessel

Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Acquisition	4/14/1993
Entry	5/1/1993
Disposition	5/1/1993	ex-AMERICAN EAGLE
Vessel Name Change	7/12/1993	Vessel name changed from AMERICAN EAGLE to CAPE ORLANDO
Vessel Activation	3/9/1995	Operation "Cobra Gold 95" mission.
Vessel Activation	3/31/1995	Completed operation "Cobra Gold 95" mission.
Vessel Activation	8/27/1997	Conducting sea trial
Vessel Activation	8/28/1997	Completed sea trial
Vessel Activation	8/18/1998	Conducting sea trial
Vessel Activation	8/20/1998	Completed sea trial
Interim Movement	8/6/1999	ENRTE: San Francisco Drydock
Interim Movement	8/6/1999	At San Francisco Drydock
Interim Movement	9/8/1999	Under tow back to Pier 80
Interim Movement	9/8/1999	Returned from San Francisco DD
Vessel Activation	9/14/1999	Conducting sea trial
Vessel Activation	9/16/1999	Completed sea trial
Vessel Activation	9/20/1999	Conducting sea trial
Vessel Activation	9/21/1999	Completed sea trial
Vessel Activation	12/1/2000	Turbo Activation 01-01 sea trial
Vessel Activation	12/2/2000	Completed Turbo Activation 01-01 S/T
Vessel Activation	11/29/2001	Conducting maintenance sea trial
Vessel Activation	11/30/2001	Completed maintenance sea trial
Vessel Activation	8/26/2002	Turbo Activation 02-02 sea trial
Vessel Activation	8/30/2002	Completed Turbo Activation 02-02 S/T
Vessel Activation	1/24/2003	Activation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Interim Movement	1/31/2003	OP ENDURING FREEDOM \| MSC OPCON 01/28/03
Interim Movement	5/26/2003	Return f/ OP IRAQI FREEDOM\|New Homeport
Vessel Activation	2/12/2004	Commencing OIF II \| MSC OPCON 02/12/04
Vessel Activation	5/24/2004	Returned from OIF II
Vessel Activation	8/13/2004	Activated for OIF III \| MSC OCPON
Vessel Activation	11/15/2004	Completed activation support of OIF III.
Vessel Activation	12/19/2004	OIF 04-06.
Vessel Activation	12/19/2004	Returned from OIF 04-06
Vessel Activation	3/4/2005	Returned from OIF III \| MARAD OPCON
Interim Movement	2/11/2006	Commencing NEW HORIZONS EX to Port Hueneme, CA \| MSC OPCON
Interim Movement	2/12/2006	At Port Hueneme for NEW HORIZONS EX.
Interim Movement	3/18/2006	ENRTE: Alameda, CA
Interim Movement	3/18/2006	Returned from NEW HORIZONS EX. \| MARAD OPCON 3/19/06
Vessel Activation	3/19/2006	Conducting sea trial
Vessel Activation	3/21/2006	Completed sea trial
	6/26/2006	Commencing NEW HORIZONS PERU 06
Interim Movement	6/26/2006	Commencing NEW HORIZONS PERU 06
Interim Movement	6/26/2006	Commencing NEW HORIZONS PERU 06
Vessel Activation	5/25/2007	OIF 07-09/Tallisman Sabre
Depart	5/30/2007	"Underway from Alameda, CA and under MSC OPCON for OIF 07-09."
Vessel Activation	5/30/2007	Returned from OIF 07-09/Tallisman Sabre
Arrival	8/26/2007	"Completed OIF 07-09 and tendered back to MARAD OPCON in Alameda, CA."
Depart	3/25/2008	"Under tow to Pier 2 Alameda, CA at 1122PDT."
Arrival	3/25/2008	"Completed tow to Pier 2 Alameda, CA at 1248PDT."
Vessel Activation	7/22/2009	Conducted Maintenance Sea Trail.
Vessel Activation	7/23/2009	Completed successful Maintenance Sea Trail.
Vessel Activation	8/23/2012	No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-12-2
Vessel Activation	8/28/2012	Completed Turbo Activation.
Vessel Activation	5/14/2014	Activated for Exercise Coyote Shield.
Vessel Activation	5/16/2014	Exercise Coyote Shield complete.
Vessel Activation	10/6/2015	Conducting after dry dock sea trial.
Vessel Activation	10/11/2015	Completed after dry dock sea trial.