Lykes “Seabee” container barge carrier; 21,667 grt; 39,026 dwt
Operator: Lykes Bros Steamship Co Inc, New Orleans La, USA. Flag: USA
Built: 1972 by General Dynamics Corp, Quincy, Ma, USA. Yard no: 19
Propulsion: 2 x General Electric steam turbines of 36,000 shp (total) geared to single screw shaft. Speed: 19.5 knots
1986-to US Department of Transportation, renamed CAPE MOHICAN T-AKR 5065
Many of the containers unloaded on her regular visits to Gravesend comprised of supplies for USAF bases in the UK. Later, as the bases became concentrated in East Anglia, the “Seabees” made Felixstowe their UK port of call.