CAPE RAY (AKR-6663)
A port quarter view of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) vehicle transport ship CAPE RAY (T-AKR-6663) tied up at the Moon Engineering Company near Norfolk, Va. Photograph taken August 26, 1994. Image courtesy of US Navy.
Year Built
1977
Official Number
993577
Shipyard
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
General Type
Roll On - Roll Off (RO/RO)
Specific Type
Roll On/Roll Off
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
648.00 feet
Beam
105.64 feet
Mast Height
152.50 feet
Net Tons
7514.00 tons
Gross Tons
14825.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
132209.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
32.81 tons
Draft, Lightweight
14.40 tons
Displacement, Summer
35358.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
12989.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
125.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
88.00 tons
Fate
Still in Govt. Service
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
1977 - 1981: Seaspeed Asia
1981 - 1994: Saudi Makkah
1994 - present: Cape Ray (AKR-6663)
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| CAPE Ray Construction Profile and Deck Plan.pdf |
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| CAPE Ray Design Presentation.pdf |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Acquisition
| 4/29/1993 | |
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Entry
| 5/4/1993 | Entered James River Reserve Fleet |
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Vessel Name Change
| 2/1/1994 | Vessel name changed from SAUDI MAKKAH to CAPE RAY |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/11/1997 | Conducting sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/13/1997 | Completed sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 8/31/1998 | ENRTE: Baltimore Marine Inc. |
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Interim Movement
| 9/1/1998 | At Baltimore Marine Inc. for stern ramp |
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Vessel Activation
| 11/3/1998 | Conducting sea trial to Portsmouth VA |
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Vessel Activation
| 11/5/1998 | Completed sea trial at ROS outport berth |
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Interim Movement
| 1/13/1999 | ENRTE: N. Florida S/Y in Jacksonville FL |
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Interim Movement
| 1/15/1999 | At N. Florida S/Y for spar desk install |
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Interim Movement
| 4/19/1999 | ENRTE: Moon Engineering in Portsmouth VA |
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Interim Movement
| 4/21/1999 | Return after spar deck install at NFLSY |
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Interim Movement
| 7/8/1999 | Under tow to BMI B'more MD w/ETA 7/9/99 |
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Interim Movement
| 7/9/1999 | At BMI for drydocking |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/10/1999 | Conducting maintenance sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/12/1999 | Completed sea trial to layberth |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/11/2000 | Conducting Maintenance Activation S/T |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/13/2000 | Completed Maintenance Activation S/T |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/21/2000 | Turbo Activation 01-02 sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/22/2000 | Completed Turbo Activation 01-02 S/T |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/3/2001 | Turbo Activation 01-06 sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/4/2001 | Completed Turbo Activation 01-06 S/T |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/27/2002 | Turbo Activation 02-02 sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/29/2002 | Completed Turbo Activation 02-02 S/T |
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Vessel Activation
| 11/19/2002 | Conducting sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 11/22/2002 | Completed sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/24/2003 | Activation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/17/2003 | End OP IRAQI FREEDOM|MARAD OPCON 5/16/03 |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/22/2004 | Activating for OIF | MSC OPCON 12/06/04 |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/30/2005 | Returned from OIF | MARAD OPCON |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/18/2006 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-06-05 |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/23/2006 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/26/2008 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-08-05 |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/1/2008 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 11/19/2013 | Activated to support OPCW. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/17/2014 | Completed mission and returned to Portsmouth, VA. |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/20/2015 | Conducting post drydock maintenance sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/23/2015 | Completed sea trial. |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/16/1976 | Historical | CAPE Ray Construction Profile and Deck Plan.pdf |
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| 1/1/1976 | Historical | CAPE Ray Design Presentation.pdf |
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Plans
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | Cape Ray Construction and Load Plan .pdf |
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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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