- Source: MV Cape Wrath
MV Cape Wrath (T-AKR-9962) was originally built as a commercial ship in 1982 and sold to the Grace Marine Company with the name Hual Trader. She has a sister ship named MV Cape Washington.
Construction and career
She served as a merchant ship until she was purchased by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration on 7 April 1993. From there she was later transferred to the Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve Fleet and assigned to Maryland. Since then she has been activated to serve in bringing vehicles and supplies to Europe, from where they are air-lifted to troops engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Gallery
MV Cape Wrath
Further reading
(https://web.archive.org/web/20120612073411/http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=59 Ship's official page on Military Sealift Command)
(http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/54/549962.htm Ship photo index) NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.