MV Cape Race (T-AKR-9960)

Cape Race underway
History
United States
Name	MV Seaspeed America
Owner	United States Maritime Administration
Builder	Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan
Laid down	1977
Acquired	28 April 1993, by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration
In service	April 1993
Renamed	MV Cape Race, February 1st, 1994
Identification	IMO number: 7616377 MMSI number: 366842000 Callsign: KAFJ
Status	maintained in a layberth at Portsmouth, VA. in FOS-5
General characteristics
Displacement	12,872 empty, 35,357 full
Length	648 feet
Beam	105 ft 6 in (32.16 m)
Draft	33 ft (10 m)
Propulsion	Two medium speed MAN V Diesel engines Two shaft generators and two auxiliary generators Two propellers, 17,350 hp
Speed	16.6 knots

The MV Cape Race was originally built as the MV Seaspeed America for the Transocean RO-RO Corp. She was sold to various other corporations until she was purchased by the United States Navy in April 1993. She underwent conversion to fit a more active role in and serve a military need better and was placed back in service April 1993. She has served on multiple occasions but is currently in the US Ready Reserve Fleet.^[1]