CAPE TEXAS
Year Built
1977
Official Number
632749
Shipyard
Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG
General Type
Roll On - Roll Off (RO/RO)
Specific Type
Roll On/Roll Off
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
634.30 feet
Beam
88.59 feet
Mast Height
161.40 feet
Net Tons
6534.00 tons
Gross Tons
21782.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
87032.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
28.25 tons
Draft, Lightweight
13.70 tons
Displacement, Summer
24555.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
9687.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
95.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
73.80 tons
Fate
Still in Govt. Service
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
1977 - 1981: Reichenfels
1981 - 1993: Lyra
1993 - present: Cape Texas
Photo Captions
1.) Cape Texas, underway. MARAD file photo.
2.) Cape Texas, underway. MARAD file photo.
3.) Cape Texas, underway, stern view. MARAD file photo.
4.) Cape Texas, underway. MARAD file photo.
5.) Cape Texas, underway. MARAD file photo.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom |
Historical Documents
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Ship Name Change
| (No Date) | Ship LYRA changes name to CAPE TEXAS |
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Entry
| 2/5/1992 | |
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Acquisition
| 1/21/1993 | ex REICHENFELS/LYRA |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/9/1994 | Operation "Uphold Democracy" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/12/1994 | Completed operation "Uphold Democracy" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/22/1997 | Conducting sea trial; TURBO ACT 97-1 |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/24/1997 | Completed sea trial at new homeport |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/15/1998 | Conducting sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/16/1998 | Completed sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/12/1998 | No-Notice Turbo Activation 98-4 |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/15/1998 | Completed Turbo Activation |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/26/2000 | Conducting sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/28/2000 | Completed sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 4/24/2001 | ENRTE: Tampa Ship Inc for drydocking |
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Interim Movement
| 4/27/2001 | In for scheduled drydocking |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/31/2001 | Conducting maintenance sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/2/2001 | Completed maintenance sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/4/2002 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-02-1 |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/6/2002 | Turbo Activation 02-01 sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/6/2002 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/8/2002 | Completed Turbo Activation 02-01 S/T |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/13/2002 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-02-3 |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/16/2002 | Turbo Activation 02-03 sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/16/2002 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/20/2002 | Completed Turbo Activation 02-03 S/T |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/17/2003 | Activation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
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Interim Movement
| 1/23/2003 | ENRTE: Corpus Christi TX |
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Interim Movement
| 5/2/2003 | End OP IRAQI FREEDOM|MARAD OPCON 5/03/03 |
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Interim Movement
| 12/26/2004 | Conducting sea trial for OIF III | MSC OPCON 12/27/04 |
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Interim Movement
| 4/7/2005 | Returned from OIF III | MARAD OPCON |
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Interim Movement
| 5/6/2006 | ENRTE: Bender Shipyards to perform her scheduled Dry-dock |
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Interim Movement
| 5/8/2006 | At Bender Shipyards to perform her scheduled Dry-dock |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/6/2006 | Conducting sea trial to ROS berth |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/6/2006 | Conducting sea trial to ROS berth |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/6/2006 | Conducting sea trial to ROS berth |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/7/2006 | Completed sea trial to ROS berth following drydocking |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/7/2006 | Completed sea trial to ROS berth following drydocking |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/7/2006 | Completed sea trial to ROS berth following drydocking |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/27/2007 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-07-06 |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/1/2007 | Commencing sea trial for Turbo Activation TA 07-06 |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/1/2007 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/5/2007 | "Completed sea trial for Turbo Activation TA 07-06 at Houston, TX." |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/5/2010 | LVI-Large Vessel Interface Exercise MARAD OPCON |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/9/2010 | Completed exercise. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/30/2010 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-10-05 |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/4/2010 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/20/2012 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-12-3 |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/25/2012 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/12/2014 | Conducting maintenance sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/15/2014 | Completed maintenance sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/7/2015 | Conducting no notice turbo activation sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/16/2015 | Completed turbo activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/21/2016 | Conducting maintenance sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/24/2016 | Completed maintenance sea trial. |
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