CAPE FLATTERY (AK 5070)
(ex - DELTA NORTE (MA 260))
CARGO SHIP
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		AK 981				UIC:		47068
Status:		Special, MARAD titled ship, assigned to the Ready Reserve Force (RRF), listed here as part of the U.S. Navy Ship Forces.				Fleet:
Date Status Changed:		05/14/1987				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:		Beaumont Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX
Force:		Strategic Sealift Force
Builder:		Avondale Marine Ways Inc.
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		05/19/1971				Commission Date:
Keel Date:		02/10/1972				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		05/19/1973				Decommission Date:
Age (since Launch)		45.6				Years from Commission to Decommission:
Delivery Date:		09/12/1973				In-Service Date:
Age (since Delivery)		45.3				Out of Service Date:
						Stricken Date:
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		894 ft				Waterline Length:		797 ft
Extreme Beam:		100 ft				Waterline Beam:
Max Navigational Draft:		36 ft				Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:		18900 tons				Full Displacement:		57150 tons
Dead Weight:		38250 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		1
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbines
Accommodations:			Officers:
			Enlisted:
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			MARITIME ADMINISTRATION (NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET)
Planning Yard:			Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Nuclear Planning Yard:
Ships Program Manager:
Comments:
Last Updated:		09/27/2017
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