SS Cape Florida
lighter aboard ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Cape Florida
- IMO number
- 7034335
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- lighter aboard ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 249.9 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1971
- Builder
- Avondale Shipyard
- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS Cape Florida
SS Cape Florida (AK-5071) was laid down 29 December 1969, as SS LASH Turkiye, a United States Maritime Administration type (C8-S-81b) hull under Maritime Administration contract (MA 229) at Avondale Industries Corp., New Orleans. She was launched, 10 October 1970 and delivered to the Maritime Administration, 12 September 1973, for operation by Prudential Grace Line. She was acquired by Delta Line and initially renamed SS Delta Caribe and subsequently SS American Caribe. She was reacquired by the Maritime Administration for assignment to the Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF) on 17 February 1987 where she was berthed at Beaumont, Texas. When activated Cape Florida was assigned to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as one of the Military Sealift Command's four LASH Ready Reserve Force Ships and could be activated in 10 days.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Cape Florida now?
- SS Cape Florida has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is SS Cape Florida?
- SS Cape Florida is a lighter aboard ship, built in 1971 by Avondale Shipyard. The vessel is 249.9 m long.
- Has SS Cape Florida been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Cape Florida appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).