RoRo vessel of the United States Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF) seen at anchor near Manchester, Washington at the north end of Yukon Harbor. Operated by the US Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, or MARAD, the RRF maintains cargo vessels in a ready status for activation in support of the Department of Defense's needs.

Though allocated the US naval ship designation of AKR 9678 in case of wartime use, in her present status CAPE RISE is documented as a civilian merchant vessel, and is not marked with any visible pennant number.

USCG Doc #: 996086
Owner: US Dept of Transportation, Washington, DC, USA
Flag: USA
Hailing Port: Norfolk, Virginia
Call Sign: KAFG
Length: 197.5 m
Beam: 32.3 m
Tonnage: 31,236 GT/22,853 DWT
Year of Build: 1977
Builder: Kawasaki, Sakaide, Japan
Yard Number: 1257
Name History:
SEASPEED ARABIA (1977-1981)
SAUDI RIYADH (1981-1993)
CAPE RISE (1993-Date)