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CAPE ALEXANDER (AK 5010)
(ex-AFRICAN METEOR (MA 104), METEOR)

CARGO SHIP

UIC:21718
Class:AK 458 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration Homeport:
Date status changed:03/31/2003 Berth:James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: INGALLS SB CORP/MS
Delivery Date:10/31/1962
Award Date:09/22/1960 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):40.4 years
Keel Date:08/14/1961 Commission Date:
Launch Date:05/12/1962 Inactivation Date:
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)40.8 years Decommission Date:
Years from Commission to Decommission:
Stricken Date:

Overall Length: 575 ft Waterline Length:541 ft
Extreme Beam:75 ft Waterline Beam:
Maximum Navigational Draft:30 ft Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:7380 tons Full Displacement:20110 tons
Dead Weight:12730 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 1
Number of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: Enlisted:

Custodian:MARITIME ADMINISTRATION (NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET) Ships Program Manager:
Planning Yard: Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Last updated 04/09/2007
 

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