Bob Hope class vehicle cargo ship

Bob Hope class vehicle cargo ship

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).

hips

* 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 April 15 1996, launched, October 21 1997, delivered August 4 1999. Named after Zachary Fisher.
* USNS "Seay" (T-AKR-302)
Laid down March 24 1997, launched 25 June 1998, delivered March 28 2000. Named after William W. Seay.
* USNS "Mendonca" (T-AKR-303)
Laid down November 3 1997, launched May 25 1999,delivered January 30 2001. Named after Leroy A. Mendonca
* USNS "Pililaau" (T-AKR-304)
Laid down June 29 1998, launched January 29 2000, delivered July 24 2001. Named after Herbert K. Pililaau
* USNS "Brittin" (T-AKR-305)
Laid down May 3 1999, launched November 11 2000, delivered July 11 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

External links

* [http://www.navysite.de/akr/index.html AKR Vehicle Cargo Ships at Navy Site]


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