Where is SS Cape Farewell now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for SS Cape Farewell in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is SS Cape Farewell?

SS Cape Farewell is a ship, built in 1973 by Avondale Shipyard. The vessel is 272.3 m long with a beam of 30.5 m.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SS Cape Farewell?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for SS Cape Farewell from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for SS Cape Farewell. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

SS Cape Farewell

ship · built 1973

IMO7304792No AIS position on record

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In short

SS Cape Farewell (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1973
Gross tonnage: —
Size (length × beam): 272 m × 30 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: SS Cape Farewell
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 7304792
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: —
Length overall: 272.3 m
Beam: 30.5 m
Year built: 1973

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

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Builder: Avondale Shipyard
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Oct 27, 2004	Reported arrival at Port ArthurAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oct 6, 2004	Reported arrival at OaklandAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Aug 29, 2004	Reported departure from San DiegoAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

Port calls

Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
Port Arthur USPOA	Arrival	Oct 27, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Arrival	Oct 6, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Departure	Aug 29, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Arrival	Aug 6, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: August 6, 2004.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About SS Cape Farewell

SS Cape Farewell (AK-5073) was laid down in 1973, as SS Delta Mar, a Maritime Administration type (C9-S-81d) hull under Maritime Administration contract (MA 259) at Avondale Industries Corp., New Orleans, LA. She launched and delivered to the Maritime Administration for operation by Delta Line. She was renamed SS American Mar and reacquired by the Maritime Administration for assignment to the Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF), 2 April 1987. She was assigned to the Beaumont Reserve Fleet as part of the Maritime Administration Ready Reserve Fleet. When activated Cape Farewell was assigned to Military Sealift Command (MSC) was one of four LASH Ready Reserve Force Ships. Cape Farewell arrived for scrapping in Brownsville on 15 June 2023.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is SS Cape Farewell now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for SS Cape Farewell in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is SS Cape Farewell?: SS Cape Farewell is a ship, built in 1973 by Avondale Shipyard. The vessel is 272.3 m long with a beam of 30.5 m.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SS Cape Farewell?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for SS Cape Farewell from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for SS Cape Farewell. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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