Class overview | |
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Builders | Avondale Shipyard |
Cost | US$265 million (1993)[1] |
Built | 1993–2001 |
In service | 1998– |
Completed | 7 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 62,069 tons full |
Length | 951 ft 5 in (290.0 m) |
Beam | 106 ft (32.3 m) |
Draft | 34 ft 10 in (10.6 m) maximum |
Propulsion | 4 × Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels; 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW) |
Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
Range | 15,000 miles |
Capacity | 380,000 sq ft (35,000 m2), 1,000 wheeled or tracked military vehicles[2] |
Complement | 26 to 45 civilian crew; up to 50 active duty |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing area |
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).