User:Stewartsoda/SS Cape Fear (T-AK-5061)
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| Name | SS Cape Fear (AK-5061) |
| Builder | Avondale Industries Corp., New Orleans, LA |
| Laid down | 29 December 1969 |
| Launched | 10 October 1970 |
| Acquired | 17 February 1987 |
| Out of service | 28 July 2006 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In Beaumont Reserve Fleet categorized as 'Military Useful' |
| Notes | Launched as SS Lash Turkiye |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) Barge Carrier |
| Displacement | 44,610 tons |
| Length | 893 ft 0 in (272.19 m) |
| Beam | 100 ft 0 in (30.48 m) |
| Draft | 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m) |
| Propulsion | steam turbine, single propeller |
| Speed | 18.7 kn (21.5 mph; 34.6 km/h) |
| Capacity | 77 barges |
| Complement | Full Operational Status: 31 civilian mariners |
| Armament | None |
| Aviation facilities | None |
SS Cape Fear (T-AK-5061) was laid down on April 29, 1971 as SS LASH España for Prudential-Grace Lines and operated as Austral Lightning by Farrell Lines from July 1, 1976 to April 1, 1985. The Maritime Administration purchased Austral Lightning in 1985 and renamed it Cape Fear in February 1993.
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