Military Sealift Command - 2003
Ship Types - Draft Jan'03

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MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND
    Auxiliary Force   Special Mission   Prepositioning   Ship Introduction   SeaLift
MSC currently operates 123 non-combatant, civilian-crewed ships around the world. In addition, the command has access to 77 other ships which are kept in reduced operating status, ready to be activated if needed.

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• Ammunition Ships - AE - 8 ships USNS Kilauea (T-AE 26)   564 feet ; 18,000 tons(full) ; 20 knots ; 2 helos. USNS Butte (T-AE 27) USNS Santa Barbara (T-AE 28) USNS Mount Hood (T-AE 29) USNS Flint (T-AE 32) USNS Shasta (T-AE 33) USNS Mount Baker(T-AE 34) USNS Kiska (T-AE 35) Facts
• Aviation Maintenance Logistics Ships - AVB - 2 ships SS CURTISS -- RRF, dedicated to Prepositioning, USMC. SS WRIGHT -- RRF, dedicated to Prepositioning, USMC Facts
• Cable Repair Ship - ARC - 1 ship USNS ZEUS (T-ARC 7) - 513 feet x 73 feet x 26 feet ; 14,934 long tons ; 15.0 knots   51 civilian ; 38 military/sponsor personnel ; MSC Atlantic Facts
• Combat Stores Ships - AFS - 6 ships USNS NIAGARA FALLS AFS-3   581 feet ; 17,000 tons full ; 21 knots ; 136 civ, 26 mil USNS CONCORD AFS-5 USNS SAN JOSE AFS-7 USNS SIRIUS AFS-8   524 feet ; 16,900 tons full ; 19 knots ; 103 civ, 26 mil USNS SPICA AFS-9 USNS SATURN AFS-10 Facts
• Container & Roll-on/Roll-off Ships - T-AK - 16 ships MV   PFC James ANDERSON Jr. (T-AK 3002) MV   PFC William B. BAUGH (T-AK 3001) MV   2nd Lt John P. BOBO (T-AK 3008) MV   1st Lt Alex BONNYMAN (T-AK 3003 MV   Sgt William R. BUTTON (T-AK 3012) MV   Cpl Louis J. HAUGE Jr. (T-AK 3000) SS   Sgt Matej KOCAK (T-AK 3005) MV   1st LT Baldomero LOPEZ (T-AK 3010) MV   1st LT Jack LUMMUS (T-AK 3011) MV   1st LT Harry L. MARTIN (T-AK ) MV   Sgt Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) MV   Merlin (T-AK ) SS   PFC Eugene A. OBREGON (T-AK 3006) MV   PVT Franklin J. PHILLIPS (T-AK 3004) SS   MAJ Stephen W. PLESS (T-AK 3007) USNS GYSGT Fred W. STOCKHAM (T-AK ) USNS LCPL Roy M. WHEAT -- to MPSRON-3 in 2003. MV   PFC Dewayne T. WILLIAMS (T-AK 3009) Facts
• Container Ships - T-AK - 9 ships MV SSG Edward A. CARTER, Jr. MV MAJ Bernard F FISHER MV Green Wave MV LTC John U. D. PAGE MV A1C William H PITSENBARGER MV SAGAMORE Prepositioned MV CAPT Steven L. BENNETT (T-AK 4296) - 687 ft ; 53,727 tons full ; 16.5 kt ; 26 civilian MV LTC Calvin P. TITUS * (T-AK 5089) - 652 ft ; 14,000 tons empty ; 19 kts ; 25 civilian MV SP5 Eric G. GIBSON (T-AK 5091) Bennett
• Crane Ships - T-ACS - 10 ships SS KEYSTONE STATE (T-ACS 1) - Reserve, except Gopher State SS GEM STATE (T-ACS 2) - 668.6 feet x 76 feet SS GRAND CANYON STATE (T-AC 3) - 31,500 tons full SS GOPHER STATE (T-ACS 4) -- Preposition SS FLICKERTAIL STATE (T-ACS 5) - 300+ standard containers SS CORNHUSKER STATE (T-ACS 6) - 20 knots SS DIAMOND STATE (T-ACS 7) - 2 boilers; 2 GE turbines SS EQUALITY STATE (T-ACS 8) - 19,250 hp; 1 shaft SS GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE (T-ACS 9) SS BEAVER STATE (T-ACS 10) Facts Beaver State   Keystone State
• Down Range Support Ships - 1 ship MV Sea Mark III 150 ft x 50 ft x 9 feet ; 550 long tons
• Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships - T-AKE - New class, 12 will be constructed USNS Lewis and Clark * (T-AKE 1)   689 feet x 105.6 feet x 29.9 feet; 21May'05 USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) Comm 24Jun'06 USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3)   41,000 long tons ; 20 knots ; 123 civilian, 49 military Comm 6Dec'06 USNS Richard E. Bryd (T-AKE 4) Christen 15May'07 USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) Christen 9Feb'08 USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) Will combine AE, AFS, AOE - 12 planned Facts Lewis&Clark
• Dual Band Radar Ships - T-AGM - 1 ship USNS INVINCIBLE (T-AGM 24) is one of 27 Special Mission Ships. 224 feet x 43 feet x 15 feet ; 2,262 long tons ; 11.0 knots 18 civilian , 18 military/sponsor ; MSC Central
• Fast Combat Support Ships - AOE - 8 ships USS Sacramento* (AOE 1), Bremerton, WA 1964 - 793 feet x 107 feet USS Camden (AOE 2), Bremerton, WA - 53,000 tons (full) ; 26 knots ; 2 helos Decomm Sep'05 USS Seattle (AOE 3), Earle, NJ - 26 knots (30 mph,48kph) ; 2 CH-46E Sea Knight helo USNS Detroit (AOE 4), Earle. - Crew: O=24, E=576 ; Sea Sparrow missiles, 2 Phalanx civilian crew USNS Supply * (AOE 6) 1994 - 754 ft x 107 ft ; 48,800 tons (full) ; 25 knots USS Rainer (AOE 7), Bremerton. Crew: O=40, E=627 enlisted ; 3 Sea Knight helo USNS Arctic (AOE 8) Four GE LM2500 gas-turbines; 2 shafts; 105,000 hp USNS Bridge (AOE 10), Bremerton. facts
• Fast Sealift Ships - T-AKR - 8 ships 947 feet x 106 feet x 32 feet ; 32,295 tons dead weight Crew: 42 civilian , up to 12 Army, no Navy. USNS Algol (T-AKR 287) New Orleans, La. USNS Bellatrix(T-AKR 288) New Orleans, La. USNS Denebola (T-AKR 289) Staten Island N.Y. USNS Pollux (T-AKR 290) New Orleans, La. USNS Altair (T-AKR 291) New Orleans, La. USNS Regulus (T-AKR 292) Norfolk, Va. USNS Capella (T-AKR 293) Jacksonville, Fla. USNS Antares (T-AKR 294) Jacksonville, Fla. Crew: 42 civilian ,Military up to 12 Army, no Navy personnel. Facts
• Float-on/Float-off Cargo Ship - T-AKF - 1 ship MV American Cormorant (T-AK 2062) - 738 ft x135 ft ; 69,555 full ; 14 kt ; 21 civilian Facts
• Fleet Ocean Tugs - ATF - 6 ships UNSN Powhatan (T-ATF 166) - 226 feet x 42 fe3t UNSN Catawba (T-ATF 168) - 2,260 tons full load UNSN Navajo (T-ATF 169) - 2 GM EMD 20-645F7B diesels; 5.73 MW sustained UNSN Mohawk (T-ATF 170) - Kort nozzles ; cp props; bow thruster; 300 hp UNSN Sioux (T-ATF 171) - 14.5 knots UNSN Apache (T-ATF 172) - 16 civilians, 4 naval communications tech. Facts
• Heavy Lift Ship - AKR - 1 ship SS Cape Mohican (AKR 5065) -- 873 feet x 105 feet x 39 feet ; 57,290 long tons ; 16.2 knots
• High-Speed Vessels - HSV - 2 ships + prototypes under construction HSV Westpac Express (HSV 4676) - 331 feet , 33 knots . catamaran , Far East HSV-X1 Joint Venture, Australian designed and built. Atlantic HSV-X2 (unnamed) - Larger deck with helo hanger. TSV-1X (unnamed) - Army prototype.
• Hospital Ships - AH - 2 ships USNS Mercy (AH 19) - 894 feet ; 69,360 tons ; 17.5 knots USNS Comfort (AH 20) - 63 civilian ; 956 medical ; 258 naval Facts   Mercy
• Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ships (LMSRs) - T-AKR New construction LMSRs USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR 300), delivered November 1998; USNS Fisher (T-AKR 301), delivered August 1999; USNS Seay (T-AKR 302), delivered March 2000; USNS Mendonca (T-AKR 303), delivered January 2001; USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304), delivered in August 2001; USNS Brittin (T-AKR 305), delivered in July 2002; USNS Benavidez(T-AKR 306), delivered in Sept 2003.   USNS Watson (T-AKR 310), delivered June 1998; USNS Sisler (T-AKR 311), delivered December 1998; USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), delivered July 1999; USNS Red Cloud(T-AKR 313), delivered January 2000; USNS Charlton (T-AKR 314), delivered May 2000; USNS Watkins (T-AKR 315), delivered March 2001; USNS Pomeroy (T-AKR 316), delivered in August 2001; USNS Soderman (T-AKR 317), delivered in September 2002;   Converted LMSRs - Five container ships underwent conversion USNS Shughart (T-AKR 295) USNS Gordon (T-AKR 296) USNS Yano (T-AKR 297) USNS Gilliland(T-AKR 298) Facts
• Lighter Aboard Ships - T-AK - 4 ships SS CAPE FEAR (AK-5061) - 820 feet SS CAPE FLATTERY (AK-5070 - 29,820 tons dead weight SS CAPE FLORIDA (AK-5071) SS CAPE FAREWELL (AK-5073) Cape Fear
• LASH : Cargo Ships, Barge, Barge - T-AK - 4 ships SS Green Valley (T-AK 2049) - 893 ft 46,152 tons full ; 16 knots ; 24 civilian MV Jeb Stuart (T-AKB 9204) - 857 ft ; 66,630 tons full ; 16 knots ; 24 civilian SS Austral Rainbow * (T-AK 1005) - 820 ft ; 39,277 tons full ; 16 knots ; 24 civilian SS Green Harbor (T-AK 2064) - Prepositioning Facts
• Missile Range Instrumentation Ships - T-AGM - 1 ship USNS Observation Island (T-AGM 23) Special Mission Ship 564 feet x 76 feet x 28 feet, 7 inches ; 17,015 long tons 20.0 knots ; MSC Pacific 66 civilian (34 sponsor), military: 0 Facts
• Modular Cargo Delivery System Ships - T-AK - 7 ships SS CAPE GIRARDEAU (AK 2039) SS CAPE ALEXANDER (AK 5010) SS CAPE JOHN (AK 5022) -- RRF, activated for Prepositioning. SS CAPE JACOB (AK 5029) -- RRF, activated for Prepositioning. SS CAPE GIBSON (AK 5051) SS CAPE JOHNSON (AK 5075) -- RRF, activated for Prepositioning. SS CAPE JUBY (AK-5077) - 565 ft x 76ft x 32 ft ; 14,340 tons dw Cape Ruby
• Ocean Surveillance Ships - T-AGOS - 10 ships - ASW USNS Stalwart (TAGOS-1) - Counter-Drug Operations USNS VICTORIOUS USNS ABLE USNS CAPABLE MV   CORY CHOUEST USNS EFFECTIVE USNS Indomitable (TAGOS-7) - Counter-Drug Operations USNS LOYAL USNS PREVAIL(T-AGOS 8) USNS Capable (TAGOS-16) - Counter-Drug Operations USNS ASSERTIVE(T-AGOS 9) USNS BOLD (T-AGOS 12) USNS IMPECCABLE(T-AGOS 23) Victorious   Able   Effective   Loyal   Prevail   Asseretive   Bold Counter-Drug Facts Anti-Sub Facts
• Oceanographic Survey Ships - T-AGS - 8 ships USNS John McDonnell * (T-AGS 51) 1990 ; 208 ft x 45 ft ; 2,054 long tons full load USNS Littlehales (T-AGS 52) 1991 ; 12 knots (13.8 mph) ; 22 civilian, 11 scientists USNS Pathfinder * (T-AGS 60) 328.5 ft x 58 ft ; 4,762 long tons full load USNS Sumner (T-AGS 61) 16 knots (18.4 mph) ; Crew: 28 civilians, 27 scientists USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62) Built: Halter Marine, Moss Point, Miss. USNS Henson (T-AGS 63) 4 EMD/Baylor diesel electric generators, 11,425 hp USNS Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS 64) 2 GE CDF 1944 motors; 8,000 hp (5.96 MW) USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65) 2 Lips Z drives; bow thruster, 1,500 hp (1.19 MW) McDonnell   Pathfinder
• Oilers - T-AO - 14 ships - Underway Replenishment Oilers USNS Henry J. Kaiser * (T-AO 187) - Prepositioning Program ---- Sealift -- USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) 677.5 feet x 97.5 feet USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) 2 Colt-Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V 570 diesels USNS Ericsson (T-AO 194) 34,442 hp sustained; 2 shafts; cp props USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) 40,700 long tons (41,353 metric) light USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) 20 knots (23 mph) USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) Crew: 66 to 89 civilian, 7 to 24 military USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) Helicopter platform USNS Tippecanoe(T-AO 199) No homeports assigned USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) Builder: Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) 42,000 long tons [T-AO 201, 203-204] fullload USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) Capacity: 180,000 barrels USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) Capacity: 159,000 [T-AO 201, 203-204] barrels USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204)
• Range Instrumentation Ships - T-AG -- 2 ships USNS HAYES (T-AG-195)- Acoustic Research Ship - catamaran ,247 ft ; 3,952 ton ; 1o kt ; crew 56 USNS WATERS Facts Hayes Hayes
• Ready Reserve Force Ships - 8 ships SS CAPE ANN SS CAPE ARCHWAY SS CAPE AVINOF SS CAPE BLANCO SS CAPE BORDA SS CAPE BOVER SS CAPE BRETON SS CAPE NOME Cape Ann
• Roll-on/Roll-off Ships - 32 ships GTS ADM WM. M. CALLAGHAN MV CAPE DECISION MV CAPE DIAMOND MV CAPE DOMINGO MV CAPE DOUGLAS MV CAPE DUCATO MV CAPE EDMONT MV CAPE HENRY MV CAPE HORN SS CAPE INSCRIPTION SS CAPE INTREPID SS CAPE ISABEL SS CAPE ISLAND MV CAPE KENNEDY MV CAPE KNOX MV CAPE LAMBERT MV CAPE LOBOS SS CAPE MAY SS CAPE MENDOCINO MV CAPE ORLANDO MV CAPE RACE MV CAPE RAY MV CAPE RISE MV CAPE TAYLOR MV CAPE TEXAS MV CAPE TRINITY MV CAPE VICTORY MV CAPE VINCENT MV CAPE WASHINGTON MV CAPE WRATH SS COMET SS METEOR -- Sealift -- MV Buffalo Soldier (T-AK 9881) 670 ft ; 40,357 tons ; 16 kt ; 19 civilian
• Submarine Support Vessels - 4 ships SSV C-COMMANDO MV CAROLYN CHOUEST MV DOLORES CHOUEST MV KELLIE CHOUEST
• Transport Tankers - T-AOT - 15 ships MV ALATNA MV CHATTAHOOCHEE SS CHESAPEAKE -- activated for Prepositioning. SS MISSION BUENAVENTURA MV MISSION CAPISTRANO MT MONTAUK SS MOUNT WASHINGTON MV NODAWAY SS PETERSBURG -- RRF, activated for Prepositioning SS POTOMAC SeaLift - 5 ships MV Gus W. DARNELL (T-AOT 1121) - 615 feet , 39,624 ton , 16 knots MV Paul BUCK (T-AOT 1122) - 237,766 barrels MV Samuel L. COBB (T-AOT 1123) - 23 civilian MV Richard G. MATTHIESEN (T-AOT 1124) - rig underway MV Lawrence H. GIANELLA T-AOT-1125) - rig underway Facts Montauk
• Chartered Tankers - AOE (T5s) - 6 ships MV Gus W. Darnell (T-AOT 1121) 615 feet x 90 feet ; 32,572 tons full load MV Paul Buck (T-AOT 1122) 1 Sulzer diesel; 15,300 hp at 90 rpm; 1 shaft MV Samuel L. Cobb (T-AOT 1123) 239,456 barrels ; 16 knots ; 24 civilian MV Richard G. Matthiesen (T-AOT 1124) - underway gear MV Lawrence H. Gianella (T-AOT 1125) - underway gear MT Montauk
• Troop Ships - AP - 2 ships SS EMPIRE STATE AP-100 , 565 feet ; 22,629 tons ; 17 knots ; Atlantic SS GOLDEN BEAR AP-??? , 499 feet ; 15,000 tons ; 20 knots
  Ship Designations GTS - ? HSV - High-speed Vessel (catamaran) MV - Motor Vessel (diesel) MT - ? S.S. - Steam Ship USNS - United States Naval Ship   ie. unarmed, civilian crewed. U.S.S. - United States Ship   ie. warship

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