Ready Reserve Force vessels
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Ready Reserve Force vessels are U.S. government-owned, militarily useful cargo ships maintained in a reduced operating status so they can be rapidly activated to support national defense and emergency sealift operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ready Reserve Force vessels canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government-owned vessel
ⓘ
cargo ship ⓘ sealift asset ⓘ |
| activationAuthority |
United States Department of Defense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United States national defense strategy
ⓘ
United States sealift policy ⓘ |
| basedOn | commercial cargo ship design ⓘ |
| canBeActivatedWithin | 5 days ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewType | civilian mariner crew ⓘ |
| designedFor |
rapid activation
ⓘ
short-notice deployment ⓘ |
| governedBy |
National Defense Reserve Fleet statutes
ⓘ
United States Code Title 46 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
containerized cargo transport
ⓘ
heavy-lift cargo transport ⓘ roll-on/roll-off cargo handling ⓘ self-sustaining cargo gear ⓘ |
| hasFleetSize | dozens of ships ⓘ |
| hasRole |
emergency sealift support
ⓘ
militarily useful cargo transport ⓘ national defense support ⓘ strategic sealift support ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States commercial ports
ⓘ
strategic U.S. coastal locations ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | United States Maritime Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedIn | reduced operating status ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
MARAD
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Maritime Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Defense Reserve Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Ready Reserve Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States strategic sealift fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | maritime readiness for surge sealift ⓘ |
| status | non-commissioned ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
United States maritime regulations
ⓘ
international maritime conventions ⓘ |
| supports |
Military Sealift Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Transportation Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
late 20th century
ⓘ
post-Cold War era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
rapid deployment of military cargo
ⓘ
support of contingency operations ⓘ support of disaster relief operations ⓘ support of humanitarian assistance operations ⓘ transport of equipment for U.S. armed forces ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.