SS Cape Fear (T-AK-5061)
USA /
California /
Benicia /
World
/ USA
/ California
/ Benicia
World / United States / California
warship, historical layer / disappeared object, United States Navy
Laid down in 1969 as the commercial LASH (Lighter Aboard SHip) vessel SS LASH Espania, this ship served in the commercial trades from 1971 to 1985 before she was delivered to the Maritime Administration and made part of the Military Sealift Command's Ready Reserve Fleet.
Renamed SS Cape Fear, she, along with her sisterships Cape Florida, Cape Flattery & Cape Farewell, form half of the USN LASH fleet which is used by Naval Construction Battalions (SeaBees) to provide heavy-lift transport for lighters (barges) for worldwide deployment.
The Cape Fear was downgraded from the RRF in 2006 and was towed to Suisun Bay, where she is held in emergency sealift status while functioning mainly as a parts source for her three RRF sisterships presently held at Beaumont, TX.
www.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/734
www.navsource.org/archives/09/13/135061.htm
Renamed SS Cape Fear, she, along with her sisterships Cape Florida, Cape Flattery & Cape Farewell, form half of the USN LASH fleet which is used by Naval Construction Battalions (SeaBees) to provide heavy-lift transport for lighters (barges) for worldwide deployment.
The Cape Fear was downgraded from the RRF in 2006 and was towed to Suisun Bay, where she is held in emergency sealift status while functioning mainly as a parts source for her three RRF sisterships presently held at Beaumont, TX.
www.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/734
www.navsource.org/archives/09/13/135061.htm
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°4'2"N 122°5'55"W
- Concord Naval Weapons Station 8 km
- Naval Air Station Lemoore 264 km
- Fallon Naval Range B-17 356 km
- Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, North Range 426 km
- Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, South Range 486 km
- Naval Air Station Point Mugu 510 km
- Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach 598 km
- San Clemente Island 643 km
- Borrego Valley Manuever Area 732 km
- Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range (CMAGR) 765 km
- Unloading lot for imported cars 2.4 km
- Valero Benicia Refinery 3.4 km
- Lake Herman 5.7 km
- Benicia Community Park 5.7 km
- Suisun Bay 6 km
- Southampton 6.2 km
- Morrow Island 6.3 km
- Carquinez Strait 9 km
- Joice Island 12 km
- Suisun Marsh 13 km