SS Cape Ann (T-AK 5009)

- formerly SS MERCURY, formerly AFRICAN MERCURY -

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Delivered in 1962 as SS AFRICAN MERCURY the ship served as civilian cargo ship until transferred to MARAD for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Fort Eustis, Va., in March 1980. Renamed SS MERCURY and thereafter SS CAPE ANN (T-AK 5009), the ship was subsequently assigned to MARAD's Ready Reserve Force and was kept in a reduced operating status able to be activated within 10 days. On December 19, 2002, the CAPE ANN was reassigned to the National Defense Reserve Fleet again and is presently still laid up on the James River in Virginia.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: September 22, 1960
	Keel laid: September 18, 1961
	Launched: July 7, 1962
	Delivered: December 21, 1962
	Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss.
	Propulsion system: two boilers, steam turbine
	Propellers: one
	Length: 572 feet (174.35 meters)
	Beam: 75 feet (22.86 meters)
	Draft: 30 feet (9.1 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 20,110 tons full load
	Speed: 18 knots
	Aircraft: none
	Armament: none
	Homeport: laid up on the James River at Fort Eustis, Va.

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard SS CAPE ANN. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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SS CAPE ANN Image Gallery:

The photos below were taken by me and show the CAPE ANN laid up on the James River in Virginia on October 30, 2010.

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