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USNS Big Horn (T-AO-198)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - India - Golf NBIG

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Service Medal (3)

Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Oiler:

Laid down, 9 October 1989, at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA.

Launched, 2 February 1991

Delivered to the Navy and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Big Horn (T-AO-198), 21 May 1992

USNS Big Horn is assigned to the MSC Naval Auxiliary Force, MSC Atlantic

Specifications:
Displacement 9,500 t.(lt) 42,382 t.(fl)
Length 677'
Beam 97' 5"
Draft 35' (max.)
Cargo Capacity 178,000-bbls
Speed 20 kts.
Complement Civilian Mariners, 18 Officers, 64 Seamen, Navy, 1 Officer, 20 Enlisted
Aircraft helicopter platform only
Propulsion two medium speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, twin shafts, 16,000 hp per shaft

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
90k	*USNS Big Horn* (T-AO-198)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	MSC web site
78k	*USNS Big Horn* (T-AO-198) underway, date and location unknown. Photo taken from USS Nimitz (CVN-68)**, date unknown US Navy photo	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
97k	*USS San Jacinto* (CG 56) executes a high-speed break away following replenishment at sea (RAS) operations with USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198)** in the Central Mediterranean, 24 February 1996.. US Navy photo # 960224-N-3717S-008 by PH3 Tod Summerlin.	Navy Newsstand
57k	*USNS Big Horn* (T-AO 198) changes course following an underway replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73)** in the Mediterranean Sea, 2 July 2002. US Navy photo # 020702-N-1082Z-001 by PHAN Jason Zalasky.	Navy Newsstand
66k	SM3 Ian Leimbach, signals *USNS Big Horn* (T-AO 198) prior to an underway replenishment with USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)*, 14 November 2003. US Navy photo # 031114-N-4190W-001* by PH3 Christian Weibull.	Navy Newsstand
83k	*USNS Big Horn* (T-AO-198) pulls away from USS Enterprise (CVN 65) following a replenishment at sea (RAS), 12 June 2004. Enterprise*is one of seven aircraft carriers involved in Summer Pulse 2004. Summer Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat power across the globe, in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the Navy's first deployment under its Fleet Response Plan (FRP). US Navy photo # 040612-N-7263H-035* by PHAN William Howell.	Navy Newsstand
895k	*USNS Big Horn* (T-AO-198) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG-68) steam side-by-side during a replenishment-at-sea. Anzio and Big Horn** are en-route to participate in Joint Warrior 081, a United Kingdom-led, multinational exercise in the North Atlantic designed to improve interoperability between allied navies as well as to prepare for a role in combined operations during upcoming deployments. US Navy photo # 080415-N-2953W-009 ATLANTIC OCEAN (APRIL 15, 2008) by MC3 Adrian T. White	Navy Newsstand

There is no DANFS history available for USNS Big Horn (T-AO-198) at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Navy Fact File - Underway Replenishment Oilers - T-AO

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Last Updated 25 April 2008