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SS Cape Avinoff (AK-5013)

Cape A Class Breakbulk Cargo Ship:

Laid down, 9 April 1962, as SS African Sun a Maritime Administration type (C4-S-58a) hull under Maritime Administration contract (MA 107) at Ingalls Shipbuilding Co., Pascagoula, MS.

Launched, 8 December 1962

Delivered, 1 May 1963, to Farrell Lines

Title transferred, 17 December 1979, to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), Trade-in and Build Program

Bare-bottom charter by Farrell Lines, 17 December 1979

Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, 14 April 1980

Renamed SS Sun, 4 August 1980

Named changed to Cape Avinoff, 30 December 1980

Assigned to the MARAD Ready Reserve Force,(RRF), laid up in a layberth at Baltimore, MD.

When activated Cape Avinoff (AK-5013) was assigned to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as one of the Military Sealift Command's Modular Cargo Delivery System Ready Reserve Force (RRF) Ships

Cape Avinoff (AK-5013) could be activated as needed

Downgraded from RRF and laid up in the Maritime Administrations (MARAD) National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Lee Hall, VA. 31 March 2003

Specifications:
Displacement 7,380 t.(lt), 21,110 t.(fl)
Length 575'
Beam 75'
Draft 30' (max.)
Speed 18.3 kts.
Full Operating Status Complement (unknown) Civilian Mariners, Reduced Operating Status 5 maintainers

Propulsion

one steam turbine

two boilers

single propeller, 16,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	53k	*SS Cape Avinoff* (AK-5013)** moored pierside probably at her layberth at Baltimore, MD., date unknown.	US Maritime Administration
	260k	*SS Cape Avinoff* (AK-5013) and SS Cape Ann (AK-5009)** moored in their layberths near Baltimore, MD. as part of the Maritime Administrations Ready Reserve Force in 1994.	Photos by Cody Shaffer
	144k		Photos by Cody Shaffer
0913500907	256k	*SS Cape Ann* (AK-5009) and SS Cape Avinoff (AK-5013)** moored in their layberths near Baltimore, MD. as part of the Maritime Administrations Ready Reserve Force, 21 May 1996.	Robert Hurst
	66k	*SS Cape Avinoff* (AK-5013)** under tow, date and location unknown.	US Maritime Administration
	71k	*SS Cape Avinoff* (AK-5013)** under tow, date and location unknown.	US Maritime Administration
	72k	*SS Cape Avinoff* (AK-5013)** under tow, date and location unknown.	US Maritime Administration
	30k	*SS Cape Avinoff* (AK-5013)** being moved by tugs, date and location unknown.	US Maritime Administration
	94k	From left to right; SS Cape Archway, SS Cape Avinoff and SS Cape Alva laid up in the Maritime Administration's James River Reserve Fleet, 8 April 2009.	Photo by Mike Hibbard
	186k	SS Cape Avinoff being towed into New York harbor, 24 April 2019.	Photo by Kieth Rathman

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