Name MV Seaspeed America Laid down 1977 Length 198 m Draft 10 m | Owner Sea Lift Command In service April 1993 Construction started 1977 | |
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Acquired 28 April 1993, by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration Renamed MV Cape Race, February 1st, 1994 Builders Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan | ||
The MV Cape Race was originally built as the MV Seaspeed America for the Transocean RO-RO Corp. She was sold to various other corporations until she was purchased by the United States Navy in April 1993. She underwent conversion to fit a more active roll in and serve a military need better and was placed back in service April 1993. She has served on multiple occasions but is currently in the US Ready Reserve Fleet.
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