T-AKR Cape RO/RO
MV Cape D Ships
Two ships of the Cape D RO/RO class served with the Army Preposition Afloat [APA] program. They are the MV Cape Decision and MV Cape Douglas. These ships can carry up to 554 standard (8'x8'x20') ISO containers, but have no shipboard cranes; they require either pier cranes or an auxiliary crane ship to unload them. They have a fixed 65-ton-capacity vehicle ramp on the starboard/stern quarter. The ramp allows RO/RO operations to the starboard side or aft only. These ships are capable of carrying 170,000 square feet of cargo.
MV Cape H Ships
Three Cape H RO/RO-class ships served with the Army Preposition Afloat [APA] program: the MV Cape Henry, MV Cape Horn, and MV Cape Hudson. They can carry up to 6,766 standard ISO containers spread over four holds and have a 39-ton crane to unload the containers. They have a fixed 63.9-ton capacity vehicle ramp on the starboard/stern quarter. The ramp allows RO/RO operations to the starboard side or aft only. These ships have an overall capability of carrying 180,000 square feet of cargo.
MV Cape W Ships
Two Cape W RO/RO-class ships served with the Army Preposition Afloat [APA] program are the Cape Washington and Cape Wrath. These ships have a container capacity of 1,203 and one twin-boom shipboard crane with a capacity of 5 tons for self-unloading of vehicles. They also have a fixed vehicle ramp on the starboard/stern quarter and a vehicle ramp on the
starboard side, amidships. The side ramp allows RO/RO operations to starboard, and the stern ramp allows RO/RO operations to the starboard side or aft only. Overall, these ships can carry 190,000 square feet of cargo.
Sources and Resources
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/takr-roro.htm
Maintained by Robert Sherman
Originally created by John Pike
Updated Saturday, March 06, 1999 5:26:58 PM
