SS Cape Mendocino

SS Cape Mendocino (T-AKR-5064) is a steam turbine powered heavy-lift Seabee barge carrier, one of three ships of her type in the Military Sealift Command's Ready Reserve Force.

SS Cape Mendocino (T-AKR-5064) - Doctor Lykes
History
United States
Name	SS Doctor Lykes
Owner	United States Maritime Administration
Builder	General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	15 July 1970
Launched	10 October 1971
Acquired	21 June 1972
Renamed	SS Cape Mendocino in 1986
Identification	IMO number: 7117292 MMSI number: 368550000 Callsign: KHNB
General characteristics
Class and type	Heavy Lift Barge Carrier
Displacement	18,900 tons empty, 55,660 full
Length	876 ft
Beam	106 ft
Draft	40 ft
Propulsion	two steam turbines, two shafts
Speed	16.2 kts.
Range	not disclosed
Capacity	24 barges, 19 CAFS
Complement	34 when operational, 9 while in reserve
Time to activate	5 days
Armament	none
Aviation facilities	Capable of landing a helicopter but not basing one

She was originally built as the Maritime Administration type (C8-S-82a) hull SS Doctor Lykes, under a MARAD contract (for commercial use with the Lykes Brothers Steamship Company. She was laid down on 15 July 1970, at the General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, MA, launched on 10 October 1971, and delivered for service on 21 June 1972.

Cape Mendocino is used in various tasks for the US military in heavy transport of goods in various theaters of action. In October 2011 she was moved from the James River Reserve Fleet to the Beaumont Reserve Fleet. ^[1][2]

See also

• SS Cape Mohican (T-AKR-5065) sister ship