USNS Cape Henry

Thanks for the replies. Its good to see others with interest in these vessels. I do have a picture of the Nedlloyd Rotterdam near the end of her career as a civilian vessel. This would be after Nedlloyd was bought by HappagLloyd. The stack colors were slightly different then when I knew her.

If I can get access to a good scanner (at work its only black and white) I'll post them. Someone had told me it was the Cape Henry, thanks for the correction. 

I believe the USNS Ro-Ro conversion you can make of the Imex NedLloyd Rouen kit is of the Cape K class ships, Cape Knox (T-AKR 5082) and Cape Kennedy (T-AKR 5083), not the Cape H class. The most obvious visual difference is that the H class has the big handling crane for containers on the foredeck, while the K class does not.

Cape Knox is the former NedLloyd Rouen: http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/545082.htm and is homeported in New Orleans. This is a conversion I am interested in doing as well. I have the Imex kit and am now trying to figure out how to make/buy 1/400 scale military vehicles for the deck. Right now I am thinking about converting 1/285 wargame vehicles... a jeep in 1/285 is about the same size as a humvee in 1/400.

And the Cape Knox doesn't have any weaponry on it, either.

As far as any deck-mounted armament, Cape Henry has none.  USNS ships (operated by or for Military Sealift Command) are all civilian manned, with the exception of a small Navy or Military Detachment (MILDET) on some ships.  The only arms I'm aware of that they carry are small firearms.

Yes - here is info about the three Cape H class Ro Ro ships in their RRF Grey existences

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/cape-h.htm

I agree that Cape Henry is the one that Imex produces - the Nedlloyd Rouen.  I'm going to build it someday, just don't know when.

 

Best regards,

Rick Heinbaugh