United States Naval Ship
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United States Naval Ship (USNS) is a designation for non-commissioned support vessels operated by the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command, typically crewed by civilians and used for logistics and auxiliary services.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naval ship designation
ⓘ
ship prefix ⓘ |
| abbreviation | USNS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeControl | Military Sealift Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canEmbark | small military detachments ⓘ |
| commissioningStatus | non-commissioned vessel ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewType |
civil service mariners
ⓘ
civilian mariners ⓘ contract mariners ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
USS
ⓘ
United States Ship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingOrganization | U.S. Department of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public vessel of the United States ⓘ |
| manningPolicy | primarily civilian-crewed ⓘ |
| marking | hull classification symbol with "T-" prefix for MSC ⓘ |
| namingConvention | uses USNS instead of USS for non-commissioned support ships ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Military Sealift Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalControl | U.S. Navy fleet commanders when assigned ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Navy logistics system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peacetimeRole | strategic sealift and logistics ⓘ |
| prefixPlacement | placed before the ship name ⓘ |
| role |
hospital and medical support
ⓘ
logistics support ⓘ naval auxiliary support ⓘ oceanographic research support ⓘ sealift support ⓘ special mission support ⓘ transport of ammunition ⓘ transport of equipment ⓘ transport of fuel ⓘ transport of military cargo ⓘ underway replenishment ⓘ |
| supports |
U.S. Marine Corps operations
ⓘ
U.S. Navy combatant ships ⓘ joint and coalition forces logistics ⓘ |
| typicalShipTypes |
ammunition ship
ⓘ
dry cargo ship ⓘ fast combat support ship ⓘ fleet replenishment oiler ⓘ hospital ship ⓘ oceanographic survey ship ⓘ special mission ship ⓘ submarine tender ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Military Sealift Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor | naming non-commissioned U.S. Navy support ships ⓘ |
| wartimeRole | sustainment of deployed naval forces ⓘ |
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