Barber Taif 1979


Buildingyard: Tangen Verft A/S., Kragerø                                                      Built year: 1979               Yard no: 785

​Tonnage: GRT: 21976/ NET: 12006/ TDW: 31930                                          Dims: LOA: 228,51/ BR: 32,26/ DR: 10,802mtr

Machinery: 9-cyl B&W by Nylands Verksted A/S., Oslo                                BHP: 30700                    Speed: 21,00knots

Container cap: 1774TEU 

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20.09.1978: Launched                                                                                                                                                                                        01.06.1979: Delivered. Price: NOK 151.700.000                                                                                                                                                  25.11.1986: Sold to United States Dept of Transportation for service with the Ready Reserve Force (US Reserve Fleet)                          19.06.1986: Arrived at Hampton Roads for transfer, and later renamed CAPE HUDSON. Manager: Maritime Transport Corp., USA      00.07.2006: Technical manager: Pacific-Gulf Marine. Vessel positioned at San Fransisco. NavyID: AKR-5066                                        00.00.2026: Still in service. Actively chartered by the Military Sealift Command to transport military equipment and containers for major Indo-Pacific exercises, including Super Garuda Shield in Indonesia (most recently in August 2025).

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