MV Cape Lambert

	MV Cape Lambert
History
United States
Name	Cape Lambert
Namesake	Cape Lambert
Owner	Burnett Steamship Co. (1973–1985); Piute Energy & Transportation Co. (1985–1987); Department of Transportation (1987–2013);
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Builder	Port Weller Dry Docks
Laid down	1972
Launched	19 April 1973
Completed	June 1973
Acquired	31 August 1973
Renamed	Avon Forest (1973–1985); Federal Lake (1985–1987);
Stricken	2006
Identification	IMO number: 7324390; MMSI number: 366647000; Callsign: KJCJ; ; Hull number: T-AKR-5077;
Fate	Scrapped, 2013
General characteristics
Class and type	Cape L-class roll-on/roll-off
Displacement	10,557 t (10,390 long tons), light; 30,375 t (29,895 long tons), full;
Length	682 ft 0 in (207.87 m)
Beam	75 ft (23 m)
Draft	30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Depth	58 ft 0 in (17.68 m)
Installed power	2 × propellers; 18,000 brake horsepower (13,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × Pielstick PC2V diesel engine
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	6,000 nanometres (0.00024 in) at 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)
Capacity	1,250,000 cu. ft.; 2,250 vehicles;
Complement	10 reserve; 27 operational;

MV Cape Lambert (T-AKR-5077), (former MV Avon Forest), was a Cape L-class roll-on/roll-off built in 1973.^[1]

Construction and commissioning

The ship was built in 1973 by Port Weller Dry Docks, St. Catharines, Ontario. She was delivered to be used by Burnett Steamship Company as MV Avon Forest on 31 August of the same year.^[2]

On 10 April 1985, she was sold to

MV Cape Lobos (T-AKR-5078).^[3] She would be operated by the Military Sealift Command when activated.^[2]

On 10 August 1990, together with her sister ship were activated to transport military equipments from

Wilmington Reserve Fleet, North Carolina.^[4] In September 1999, she was transferred to ROS-10 status (activation within 10 days).^[4]

She would be returned to the James River Reserve Fleet and maintained by the

Operation Iraqi Freedom, Cape Lambert as re-activated from March until May 2003. From late November until December 2003, she had undergone drydocking at the Tampa Shipbuilding and Repair Company and returned to Wilmington Reserve Fleet once repairs were done.^[6]

From 22 until 25 September 2004, she would again undergo a readiness reaction test trial but in July 2006, Cape Lambert would be transferred to the Ready Reserve Fleet status and Beaumont Reserve Fleet in August 2006. Her fate would be decided in February 2009, when she was lowered to the emergency sealift status and on 30 September 2013, she began to be stripped of parts to began her disposal while in her non-retention status.^[7]

In 2006, Cape Lambert was stuck from the Naval Register and later towed to Brownsville for scrap.^[8]

References

^ "CAPE LAMBERT (AKR 5077)". Naval Vessel Register. 5 November 1987. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Vehicle Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "CAPE LAMBERT". vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT VESSEL: M/V CAPE LAMBERT (PDF). 26 September 2014. p. 4.
^ "MARITIME BRIEFS | JOC.com". www.joc.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ Skipper, Rommyn (22 November 2003). 'Cape Lambert' leaves town for painting, minor repairs. MARAD Vessel History Database. pp. 8B.
^ "Cape Lobos pulls out of port". MARAD. 30 September 2013. pp. 2, 12, 17.
^ "Shipbreaking" (PDF). ROBIN DES BOIS. 28 April 2015. p. 8. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

External links

NavSource Online: MV Cape Lambert (AKR-5077)

[1] "CAPE LAMBERT (AKR 5077)". Naval Vessel Register. 5 November 1987. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[:0-2] "Vehicle Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[3] "CAPE LAMBERT". vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[:1-4] NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT VESSEL: M/V CAPE LAMBERT (PDF). 26 September 2014. p. 4.

[5] "MARITIME BRIEFS | JOC.com". www.joc.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[6] Skipper, Rommyn (22 November 2003). 'Cape Lambert' leaves town for painting, minor repairs. MARAD Vessel History Database. pp. 8B.

[7] "Cape Lobos pulls out of port". MARAD. 30 September 2013. pp. 2, 12, 17.

[8] "Shipbreaking" (PDF). ROBIN DES BOIS. 28 April 2015. p. 8. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

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