SS Cape May
lighter aboard ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Cape May
- IMO number
- 7205958
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- lighter aboard ship
- Gross tonnage
- 47,674
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 275 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1972
- Builder
- Fore River Shipyard
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS Cape May
SS Cape May (T-AKR-5063) is a steam turbine powered heavy-lift Seabee barge carrier, one of two ships of her type in the Military Sealift Command's Ready Reserve Force. She was originally built as the Maritime Administration type (C8-S-82a) hull SS Almeria Lykes, ON 536671, IMO 7205958, under MARAD contract (MA 241), for commercial use with the Lykes Brothers Steamship Company. She was laid down on 31 October 1971, at the General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, MA, hull no. 18, launched on 27 February 1972, and delivered for service on 26 September 1972. The ship was turned over to MARAD 25 July 1986, and assigned to MSC's RRF as SS Cape May (AKR-5063) Cape May is used in various tasks for the US military in heavy transport of goods in various theaters of action. She is currently in ready reserve status ready to be called upon for any large cargo work needed.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Cape May now?
- SS Cape May 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 May?
- SS Cape May is a lighter aboard ship, built in 1972 by Fore River Shipyard. The vessel is 275 m long and has a gross tonnage of 47,674.
- Who owns SS Cape May?
- SS Cape May is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has SS Cape May been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Cape May appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).