Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship

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Class overview
USNS Bob Hope in harbor at Souda Bay in Crete, Greece
Builders	Avondale Shipyard
Cost	US$265 million (1993)
Built	1993–2001
In service	1998–
Completed	7
General characteristics
Displacement	62,069 tons full
Length	951 ft 5 in (290.0 m)
Beam	106 ft (32.3 m)
Draft	34 ft 10 in (10.6 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels; 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Range	15,000 miles
Capacity	380,000 sq ft (35,000 m), 1,000 wheeled or tracked military vehicles
Complement	26 to 45 civilian crew; up to 50 active duty
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing area

The Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship is a class of vehicle cargo ships, used for prepositioning of Army vehicles. The lead ship of this class is USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300).

Ships

USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)
Laid down 29 May 1993, launched, 27 March 1997, delivered 18 November 1998. Named after Bob Hope.
USNS Fisher (T-AKR-301)
Laid down 15 April 1996, launched, 21 October 1997, delivered 4 August 1999. Named after Zachary Fisher.
USNS Seay (T-AKR-302)
Laid down 24 March 1997, launched 25 June 1998, delivered 28 March 2000. Named after William W. Seay.
USNS Mendonca (T-AKR-303)
Laid down 3 November 1997, launched 25 May 1999,delivered 30 January 2001. Named after Leroy A. Mendonca
USNS Pililaau (T-AKR-304)
Laid down 29 June 1998, launched 29 January 2000, delivered 24 July 2001. Named after Herbert K. Pililaau
USNS Brittin (T-AKR-305)
Laid down 3 May 1999, launched 11 November 2000, delivered 11 July 2002. Named after Nelson V. Brittin.
USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306)
Laid down 15 December 1999, launched, 11 August 2001, delivered 10 September 2003. Named after Roy Benavidez

"T-AKR USNS Bob Hope". Federation of American Scientists. 14 October 2000. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
"Bob Hope Class Roll-On Roll-Off Vehicle Cargo Ships, United States of America". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

v t e Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ships
Bob Hope Fisher Seay Mendonca Pililaau Brittin Benavidez
Preceded by: Gordon class Followed by: Watson class
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

Commissioned

Aircraft carriers	Nimitz Gerald R. Ford
Surface combatants	Freedom Independence Arleigh Burke Zumwalt Ticonderoga Constellation
Amphibious warfare	San Antonio Whidbey Island Harpers Ferry Wasp America Blue Ridge Lewis B. Puller
Submarines	Los Angeles Seawolf Virginia Ohio Columbia
Other	Avenger Emory S. Land

Replenishment	Supply Lewis and Clark John Lewis Henry J. Kaiser
Vehicle transport	Bob Hope Gordon Shughart John P. Bobo Watson
Hospital	Mercy Bethesda
Surveillance	Pathfinder Victorious
Rescue & Salvage	Navajo Safeguard
Other	Spearhead Montford Point Black Powder Matej Kocak

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