CAPE RAY

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

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

Photo Captions

Photo 1: 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.

Photo 2: The bow and forcastle deck of Cape Ray. Maritime Administration image.

Vessel Name History

CAPE RAY

SAUDI MAKKAH

Mission

Mission Name
Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom

Historical Documents

Name	Download
CAPE Ray Construction Profile and Deck Plan.pdf
CAPE Ray Design Presentation.pdf

Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Acquisition	4/29/1993
Entry	5/4/1993	Entered James River Reserve Fleet
Vessel Name Change	2/1/1994	Vessel name changed from SAUDI MAKKAH to CAPE RAY
Vessel Activation	3/11/1997	Conducting sea trial
Vessel Activation	3/13/1997	Completed sea trial
Interim Movement	8/31/1998	ENRTE: Baltimore Marine Inc.
Interim Movement	9/1/1998	At Baltimore Marine Inc. for stern ramp
Vessel Activation	11/3/1998	Conducting sea trial to Portsmouth VA
Vessel Activation	11/5/1998	Completed sea trial at ROS outport berth
Interim Movement	1/13/1999	ENRTE: N. Florida S/Y in Jacksonville FL
Interim Movement	1/15/1999	At N. Florida S/Y for spar desk install
Interim Movement	4/19/1999	ENRTE: Moon Engineering in Portsmouth VA
Interim Movement	4/21/1999	Return after spar deck install at NFLSY
Interim Movement	7/8/1999	Under tow to BMI B'more MD w/ETA 7/9/99
Interim Movement	7/9/1999	At BMI for drydocking
Vessel Activation	9/10/1999	Conducting maintenance sea trial
Vessel Activation	9/12/1999	Completed sea trial to layberth
Vessel Activation	7/11/2000	Conducting Maintenance Activation S/T
Vessel Activation	7/13/2000	Completed Maintenance Activation S/T
Vessel Activation	12/21/2000	Turbo Activation 01-02 sea trial
Vessel Activation	12/22/2000	Completed Turbo Activation 01-02 S/T
Vessel Activation	10/3/2001	Turbo Activation 01-06 sea trial
Vessel Activation	10/4/2001	Completed Turbo Activation 01-06 S/T
Vessel Activation	8/27/2002	Turbo Activation 02-02 sea trial
Vessel Activation	8/29/2002	Completed Turbo Activation 02-02 S/T
Vessel Activation	11/19/2002	Conducting sea trial
Vessel Activation	11/22/2002	Completed sea trial
Vessel Activation	1/24/2003	Activation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Vessel Activation	5/17/2003	End OP IRAQI FREEDOM\|MARAD OPCON 5/16/03
Vessel Activation	12/22/2004	Activating for OIF \| MSC OPCON 12/06/04
Vessel Activation	3/30/2005	Returned from OIF \| MARAD OPCON
Vessel Activation	9/18/2006	No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-06-05
Vessel Activation	9/23/2006	Completed Turbo Activation.
Vessel Activation	9/26/2008	No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-08-05
Vessel Activation	10/1/2008	Completed Turbo Activation.
Vessel Activation	11/19/2013	Activated to support OPCW.
Vessel Activation	9/17/2014	Completed mission and returned to Portsmouth, VA.
Vessel Activation	6/20/2015	Conducting post drydock maintenance sea trial.
Vessel Activation	6/23/2015	Completed sea trial.