USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)
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| Career |
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| Laid down: | 2 May 1995 |
| Launched: | 27 March 1997 |
| Delivered: | 18 November 1998 |
| Fate: | in service |
| General Characteristics |
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| Displacement: | 62,069 tons full |
| Length: | 951.4 ft (290 m) |
| Beam: | 106 ft (32.3 m) |
| Draft: | 34 ft maximum |
| Power plant: | four Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels; 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW) |
| Capacity: | 380,000 ft² (35,000 m²) |
| Complement: | 26 to 45 civilian crew; up to 50 active duty |
USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300), the only naval ship of the United States named for the
entertainer and one of the few ships named for a living person, is the lead ship of her class of Army prepositioning ships. Her keel was laid down on 2 May 1995 by Avondale Industries. She was launched on 27 March 1997 and delivered on 18 November 1998.
A non-combatant roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel crewed by civilian mariners under the Navy's Military Sealift Command, Bob Hope and other ships of the class are used to preposition tanks, trucks and other wheeled vehicles and supplies needed to support an Army heavy brigade.
Bob Hope has already seen service delivering supplies and equipment to the Balkans and Iraq.
Referenced By
Bob Hope | List of military vessels named after living Americans | List of submarines named after living Americans
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