MV Cape Knox
MV Cape Knox (T-AKR-5082) was originally built and operated out of Rotterdam, the Netherlands by Nedlloyd Lines and was eventually sold to the United States Department of Transportation as a ready reserve vessel. Later the ship was transferred to the Ready Reserve Fleet. The ship is currently under the care of Keystone Shipping Company and is kept in ready reserve status. It can be mobilized with five days of notice.
 MV Cape Knox | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | MV Nedlloyd Rouen |
| Builder | Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha |
| Completed | 1979 |
| Renamed | MV Cape Knox |
| Homeport | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Identification |
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| Status | Ready Reserve Fleet |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Roll-on/Roll-off ship |
| Displacement | 29,218 long tons (29,687 t) |
| Length | 695 ft (212 m) |
| Beam | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Draft | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Propulsion | one slow speed diesel engine, one shaft |
| Speed | 16.6 knots (30.7 km/h; 19.1 mph)[1] |
| Range | not disclosed |
| Complement | When idle 9 contract mariners/ active 25 |
| Time to activate | 5 days |
References
- US Military. "Active Rollon Rolloff ships in ready reserve". Military Sealift Command roll on roll off ships. Military Sealift Command. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
Original Dutch Flag, operated by Neddloyd Lines in Rotterdam Type: Ro-Ro cargo - IMO: 7715290 - Callsign: PGEJ - Vlag: Nederland Bouw: 1978, Nippon Kokan KK, Shimizi, Japan (nr. 97) Specs: LxBxH: 212.37 x 32.29 x 18.69 m. - 21.145 brt. - 1.550 TEU Aandrijving: 2 tew 8 cil. Sulzer diesel - 26.800 pk (19.711 kW) - 19 kn
Short history: 1978 - Built as NEDLLOYD ROUEN for Nedlloyd Lijnen in Rotterdam. 1986 - renamed: ROUEN 1988 - renamed: NEDLLOYD ROUEN. 1995 - to Maritime Administration, Washington USA: CAPE KNOX.