MV Cape Horn (T-AKR-5068)
MV "Cape Horn" (T-AKR-5068) was originally built as a commercial ship in 1979 and sold to the Wilhelmsen Line with the name Barber Tonsberg. She has 2 sister ships named MV Cape Hudson and MV Cape Henry. Construction and career. It served as a merchant ship until it was purchased by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, in December 1986. Operated under contract by Marine Transport Lines of Weehawken. On 15 April 1987, the ship was moored in Pusan for shipment back to the United States at the conclusion of the joint US /South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '87. MV "Cape Horn" was docked at a port facility in the Persian Gulf region on 19 October 1994. Army stevedores from the 567th Transportation Unit, Ft. Eustis, Virginia, were flown to the region to download the equipment from the ships in preparation for Operation Vigilant Warrior. On 18 April 2005, she housed the military tactical vehicles for the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, 12th Marines, and Combat Logistics Regiment 7 for exercise Cobra Gold. From there it was later transferred to the Maritime Administrations Ready reserve fleet and assigned to San Francisco. MV Cape Horn