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USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - November - Mike
NHNM

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from left to right

National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal

Bob Hope Class Vehicle Cargo Ship- (LMSR) Medium-speed Roll-on/Roll-off ship:

Laid down, 29 May 1995, at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Avondale Operations, New Orleans, LA.

Launched, 27 March 1997

Delivered to the US Navy, 11 November 1998

Assigned to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) and placed in service as USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)

USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300) is one of the Navy's 11 Surge LMSRs operated by a private company under contract to MSC

While not in an operational status USNS Bob Hope is at a layberth in Violet, LA.

USNS Bob Hope is assigned to the MSC Pacific surge force and is maintained in ROS-96 status which means she is maintained in a 96-hour readiness status

Specifications:
Displacement 35,500 t.(lt) 62,069 t.(fl)
Length 951'
Beam 106'
Draft 34' (max)
Speed 24 kts.
Cargo Capacity 380,000 sq. ft. plus 49,991 sq. ft. deck cargo

Complement

Civilian Mariners 26 reduced / up to 45 full

US Navy personnel 50

Armament none

Propulsion

four Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V Diesels, 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)

two shafts, cp props

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	160k	*Namesake* Leslie Townes Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), known professionally as Bob Hope, was a British-born American stand-up comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with 54 feature films with Hope as star, including a series of seven "Road" musical comedy movies with Bing Crosby as Hope's top-billed partner. Library of Congress photo # http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.24325/ (cropped)	Tommy Trampp
	89k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** ready for launching at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Avondale Operations, New Orleans, LA., 27 March 1997. US Navy photo	Global Security web site
	302k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	MSC web site
	63k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** at anchor, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Global Security web site
	51k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** moored pierside, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Global Security web site
	62k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** moored pierside, view of stern vehicle ramp, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Global Security web site
	316k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** sits at anchor, at Souda Bay, Greece, 20 January 2004. US Navy photo # 040120-N-078-F-015 by Paul Farley.	Navy Newsstand web site
	76k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** under way, date and location unknown.	Photo by Peter Westdijk the Netherlands
	244k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** moored at Naval Station San Diego, CA., 7 December 2007.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	215k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, 22 July 2008. Photo by Rennett Stowe.	Robert Hurst
	897k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** moored at Naval Station San Diego, CA., in August 2008.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	191k	A helicopter being loaded aboard *USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** at Antwerp, Belgium in 2009 for redeployment to the United States. Photo by Bram de Jong.	Robert Hurst
	1989k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** moored at Naval Station San Diego, CA., circa 2009.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	649k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** prepares to load an improved Navy lighterage system during exercise Brilliant Tern. Brilliant Tern was conducted by Military Sealift Command ships using real world scenarios. US Navy photo # 111108-N-SH505-101 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 8, 2011) by MCSA Jasmine Sheard.	Lee Wahler
141008-N-EW716-002 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2014)	60k	*USNS Montford Point* (T-ESD-1) demonstrates the capability to perform skin-to-skin transfer and the launch and recovery of Landing Craft Air Cushons while attached to Medium-speed Roll-on Roll-off ship USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)*, 8 October 2014. US Navy photo # 141008-N-EW716-002 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2014)* by Shannon E. Renfried.	Lee Wahler
141008-N-EW716-003 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2014)	192k		Lee Wahler
	288k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** moored pierside Naval Station San Diego, CA., 10 October 2015	Photo by Tommy Trampp
	323k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** moored pierside Naval Station San Diego, CA., 4 March 2016. Photo by Tomás Del Coro.	Robert Hurst
	99k	*USNS Bob Hope* (T-AKR-300)** postcard	Photo by Tommy Trampp