United States Naval Ship
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United States Naval Ship or USNS is the prefix designation given to non-commissioned ship of the United States Navy. These are usually auxiliary support vessels that are in service, but are crewed by civilians (either as direct employees of the Department of the Navy, or as employees of a firm which contracts to the USN).
The active ships designated as USNS[1] are:
- USNS 1st Lt Harry L. Martin (T-AK-3015)
- USNS Algol (T-AKR-287)
- USNS Altair (T-AKR-291)
- USNS Antares (T-AKR-294)
- USNS Apache (T-ATF-172)
- USNS Bellatrix (T-AKR-288)
- USNS Big Horn (T-AO-198)
- USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300), a Maritime Prepositioning ship (MPS)
- USNS Bowditch (T-AGS-62)
- USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10), an underway replenishment ship
- USNS Capable (T-AGOS 16)
- USNS Capella (T-AKR-293)
- USNS Catawba (T-ATF-168)
- USNS Comfort (T-AH-20), a Mercy-class hospital ship
- USNS Concord (T-AFS-5)
- USNS Dahl (T-AKR-312), also a MPS
- USNS Denebola (T-AKR-289)
- USNS Effective (T-AGOS-21)
- USNS Flint (T-AE-32)
- USNS Gilliland (T-AKR-298)
- USNS Gordon (T-AKR-296)
- USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200)
- USNS Hayes (T-AG-195)
- USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187)
- USNS Henson (T-AGS-63)
- USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194)
- USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)
- USNS John McDonnell (T-AGS-51)
- USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196)
- USNS Kilauea (T-AE-26)
- USNS Kiska (T-AE-35)
- USNS Laramie (T-AO-203)
- USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO-195)
- USNS Littlehales (T-AGS-52)
- USNS Loyal (T-AGOS-22)
- USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)
- USNS Mission Buenaventura (T-AO-111), a fleet oiler
- USNS Mount Baker (T-AE-34)
- USNS Navajo (T-ATF-169)
- USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS-3)
- USNS Observation Island (T-AGM-23)
- USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS-60)
- USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201)
- USNS Pecos (T-AO-197)
- USNS Pollux (T-AKR-290)
- USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204)
- USNS Red Cloud (T-AKR-313)
- USNS Regulus (T-AKR-292)
- USNS San Jose (T-AFS-7)
- USNS Saturn (T-AFS-10)
- USNS Shasta (T-AE-33)
- USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295)
- USNS Sioux (T-ATF-171)
- USNS Sisler (T-AKR-311)
- USNS Spica (T-AFS-9)
- USNS Sumner (T-AGS-61)
- USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO-199)
- USNS Victorious (T-AGOS-19)
- USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193)
- USNS Waters (T-AGS-45)
- USNS Watson (T-AKR-310)
- USNS Yano (T-AKR-297)
- USNS Yukon (T-AO-202)
- USNS Zeus (T-ARC-7)
All USNS ships are under the command of the Military Sealift Command.
By comparison, warships are commissioned into service with the designation 'USS'. For examples refer to the List of ships of the United States Navy.
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[edit] See also
- List of Military Sealift Command ships
- Ship prefix
- United States Navy ships
- United States Navy
- hull classification symbol
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