United States Naval Ship

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 [ [http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/lists/ship-fpo.html Ships List: Mailing Addresses ] ] 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.

References

ee also

*List of Military Sealift Command ships
*Ship prefix
*United States Navy ships
*United States Navy
*hull classification symbol