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General Characteristics Crew List Image Gallery to end of page| Sorry, no coat of arms available. |  MV Cape Decision at Bremerhaven, Germany, on February 12, 2025. Photo by Thoralf Doehring. |
MV CAPE DECISION was originally built in Sweden as MV TOMBARRA in 1973. Acquired by the US Maritime Administration in 1985, she was renamed CAPE DECISION and assigned to MARAD's Ready Reserve Fleet. The ship is presently homeported in Charleston, SC., capable of being fully activated within 5 days.
| General Characteristics: | Delivered: August 30, 1973 |
| Acquired by MARAD: October 10, 1985 | |
| Builder: Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Lindholmen, Sweden | |
| Propulsion system: three Lindholmen-Pielstick 18 PC2V medium speed Diesels | |
| Propellers: one | |
| Length: 680.4 feet (207.4 meters) | |
| Beam: 97 feet (29.57 meters) | |
| Draft: 32.8 feet (10 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 34,790 tons full load | |
| Speed: 22 knots | |
| Armament: none | |
| Capacity: 180,855 square feet (16,802 square meters) vehicle parking space (five decks), 554 standard 20-ft containers | |
| Crew: fully operational: 27 civilian crew (9 officers, 18 mariners) | |
| Homeport: Charleston, SC |
back to top go to the end of the pageback to top go to the end of the pageCrew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard MV CAPE DECISION. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
back to top go to the end of the pageMV CAPE DECISION Image Gallery:
The photos below were taken by me and show MV CAPE DECISION at Bremerhaven, Germany, on February 12, 2025.
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