SS Cape Jacob
 Cape Jacob underway
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA. |
| Laid down | Unknown |
| Launched | 1961 as SS California |
| Acquired | 18 January 1962, to the Maritime Administration to be operated by States Steamship Co. |
| Renamed | Cape Jacob (AK-5029) |
| Homeport | Guam |
| Identification |
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| Status | currently mothball fleet in Benicia California. No longer active and assigned to the Pacific area, Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three and normally operates out of Saipan or Guam. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Modular Cargo Delivery System Ship |
| Displacement | 8,280 long tons empty, 22,929 tons full |
| Length | 565 ft 0 in (172.21 m) |
| Beam | 76 ft 2 in (23.22 m) |
| Draft | 31 ft 7 in (9.63 m) |
| Propulsion | steam turbine, single propeller |
| Speed | 17 kn (20 mph; 31 km/h) |
| Complement | Full Operational Status: 35 civilian mariners |
| Armament | None |
| Aviation facilities | None |
SS Cape Jacob Was first launched as the SS California to be used by the Maritime Administration, it was delivered in 1962 and put under contract to the States Steamship company. The ship was later transferred to the Military Sealift Command, and put into reserve status temporarily then transferred to active duty as a prepositioning ship.
References
- SS Cape Jacob (AK-5029) NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive
- List of fast sealift ships Naval Sealift command ship
- Shipspotting site for the ship
- Ship overview Federation of American scientists