Strategic sealift ships are part of the United States Military Sealift Command's (MSC) prepositioning program. There are currently 17 ships in the program...

Military Sealift Command ships. The fleet includes about 130 ships in eight programs: Fleet Oiler (PM1), Special Mission (PM2), Strategic Sealift (PM3),...

US Navy support ships are often non-commissioned ships organized and operated by Military Sealift Command. Among these support ships, those denoted "USNS"...

Sealift is a term used predominantly in military logistics and refers to the use of cargo ships for the deployment of military assets, such as weaponry...

MSTS was renamed the Military Sealift Command in 1970. Military Sealift Command ships are made up of a core fleet of ships owned by the United States Navy...

The Point class is a class of six roll-on/roll-off sealift ships originally procured under a Private Finance Initiative to be available for use as naval...

(T-AOT 5246) List of Military Sealift Command ships List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy Strategic sealift ships United States Navy Official website...

Philippines. The class was initially called the "Strategic Sealift Vessel" before being formally named. The ships will also double as a support platform for...

the U.S. Navy under the Military Sealift Command have names that begin with USNS, standing for United States Naval Ship. A letter-based hull classification...

is the second ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy to carry the name. She is also New Zealand's first purpose-built strategic sealift ship. As early as 1988...

Master Sergeant Gary Gordon. Gordon was one of 28 Strategic Sealift Ships operated by the Military Sealift Command. She was assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge...

PEO Unmanned and Small Combatants, Military Sealift Command, and Strategic Systems Programs. DASN (Ships) also represents ASN (RDA) on the board of directors...

Sealift Command under the name USNS Gilliland, after Medal of Honor recipient Corporal Charles L. Gilliland. Gilliland is one of 28 Strategic Sealift...

dedicated helipad at heliports as a base for police helicopters. Large ships and oil platforms usually have a helipad on board for emergency use. In...

The Strategic Sealift Officer Program, previously known as the Merchant Marine Reserve and founded in 1913 as the Naval Auxiliary Reserve, consists of...

Bobo (AK-3008) is a strategic sealift ship currently in service with the United States Navy since its original charter in 1985. The ship is named after US...

MV PFC William B. Baugh (AK-3001) was one of the Strategic sealift ships of the U.S. Military Sealift Command. It was named after Private First Class William...

one of the Kanimbla-class ships and Tobruk, with the other Kanimbla-class ship later replaced by a strategic sealift ship. In January 2006, the Australian...

commissioning in 2017. Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian crewed ships "in service" are given the prefix United States Naval Ship (USNS). When it is stricken...

Navy or United States Navy Reserve. The insignia was replaced by the Strategic Sealift Officer Warfare Insignia (SSOWI) in June 2011, per OPNAVINST 1534...

Point-class sealift ships in 2002–3, but the charter of two commercial ships was approved as an interim measure. Sea Crusader/Celestine is the lead ship of a...

ore carriers (VLOC) Strategic sealift ships are cargo ships operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command. Those ships which are dry cargo/ammunition...

redundant in the 2011 Strategic Defence and Security Review and sold to Australia. Choules represents a major increase in sealift capability for the RAN...

MSC assets include Fast Sealift and Ready Reserve Force ships. In addition, MSC charters and books space on commercial ships. Military Surface Deployment...

Point-class sealift ships were ordered, and four C-17 Globemasters were leased. The SDR also reaffirmed the need for a permanent strategic transport force...

1990s the company won Navy contracts to build AOE-10 support ships, strategic sealift ships, and TOTE Orca-class trailerships. Additional Navy contracts...

capabilities required for strategic sealift were to be included in the Joint Support Ship Project, however, a dedicated amphibious assault ship was favoured by...

A-class auxiliaries and more. These three E-class ships were previously listed as seabasing ships in the Naval Vessel Register. In May 2011, General...

called for three multi-role ships capable of refuelling ships at sea, providing ship-borne helicopter support, heavy sealift capability, a mobile hospital...

landing helicopter dock ships entered service in 2016, but will likely be kept on to fill the role of the strategic sealift ship envisioned by the 2009...