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The ships were redesignated from USAFS to USNS, along with the hull code "AGM", eg: USAFS Sword Knot (E-45-1852) became USNS Rose Knot (T-AGM-14). MSTS had administrative control of the ships and operational control when the ships were in port. The US Air Force Eastern Test Range had operational control when the ships were at sea.
USNS Big Horn ( Henry J. Kaiser -class oiler) Watson -class vehicle cargo ship – 8 active. Bob Hope -class vehicle cargo ship – 7 active. Shughart -class vehicle cargo ship – 3 active. Gordon -class vehicle cargo ship – 2 active. Supply -class fast combat support ship – 2 active. Lewis and Clark -class dry cargo ship – 14 active.
The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons that are integrated with sophisticated sensors, navigation, and fire-control systems. Unlike other modern military fixed-wing aircraft, the AC-130 relies on ...
USNS Twin Falls. Categories: United States Air Force. Ships by navy. Naval ships of the United States. Equipment of the United States Air Force. Ships by air force.
The James River Reserve Fleet consists of a small number of decommissioned U.S. Navy auxiliaries and warships anchored in Virginia 's James River near Newport News . The fleet originally comprised approximately 60 ships, most of which were gradually towed away for scrapping. From 2012 to 2016, among its few remaining vessels was MV Freedom Star ...
USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) - German-built as LZ 126, served 1924-39 (decommissioned 1932, and dismantled 1940) Akron class. USS Akron (ZRS-4) - aircraft carrier served 1931-33, lost 4 April 1933 in a storm, 73 killed. USS Macon (ZRS-5) - aircraft carrier served 1933-35, lost 12 February 1935 due to structural failure, 2 killed.
Military Sealift Command ships as of January 2022. This is a list of Military Sealift Command ships.The fleet includes about 130 ships in eight programs: Fleet Oiler (PM1), Special Mission (PM2), Strategic Sealift (PM3), Tow, Salvage, Tender, and Hospital Ship (PM4), Sealift (PM5), Combat Logistics Force (PM6), Expeditionary Mobile Base, Amphibious Command Ship, and Cable Layer (PM7) and ...
The United States Navy ( USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the world's most powerful navy and the largest by tonnage, at 4.5 million tons in 2021 [9] and in 2009 an estimated battle fleet tonnage that exceeded the next 13 navies combined. [10]