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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

Contributed by Mike Smolinski

USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10)
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USS Bridge (AOE-10) (1998 - 2004)

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Defense Service Medal

Supply Class Fast Combat Support Ship:

Laid down, 2 August 1993, at National Steel and Shipbuilding, Co., San Diego, CA.

Launched, 24 August 1996

Commissioned USS Bridge (AOE-10), 5 August 1998

Decommissioned, 24 June 2004, at Naval Base Bremerton, WA. and placed in service as USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) the same date

USNS Bridge is assigned to MSC Pacific

Specifications:
Displacement 48,800 t.(fl)
Length 754'
Beam 107'
Draft 40'
Speed 25 kts.
Complement

(USS) 40 Officers, 35 Chief Petty Officers, 591 Enlisted

(USNS) 160 Civilian mariners, 28 Naval personal, augmented by 30+ Naval personal for the helo detachment
Cargo Capacity 19,700 t.
Diesel Fuel Marine (DFM) 1,965,600 gallons
JP-5 Fuel 2,620,800 gallons
Lube Oil 500 55 gallon drums
Bottled Gas 800 bottles
Ordnance Stowage 1,800 long tons
Chill and Freeze Stowage 400 long tons
Water 20,000 Gallons (Emergency Transfer)
Underway Replenishment Systems

One Receive-Only Sliding Padeye

Four 10 Ton Cargo Booms

Three Double-Probe Stream Fueling Stations

Two Single-Probe Stream Fueling Stations
Aircraft

Three CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters
Command and Control Communications

AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar

AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar

MK 23 Target Acquisition System

WRN-6 NAVSTAR GPS Satellite Navigation Receiver

OMEGA Navigation Receiver

MK 22 AIMS IFF, Full Communications Suite Armament

One NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System (NSSMS)

Two Close-In-Weapons System (CIWS)

Two 25MM Machine Guns

Four .50-Caliber Machine Guns

One AN/SLQ-32(V)3 Electronic Warfare System

Four Decoy Launchers

One NIXIE (Torpedo Decoy System)
Propulsion

Four LM-2500 Gas Turbine Engines (100,000 shp)

Two Reversing Reduction Gears (RRGs)

Four Reversing Converter Couplings (RRCs)

Two Shafts with 23-Foot Fixed-Pitch Propellers

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS Bridge (AOE-10)
	129k	*USS Bridge* (AOE-10)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	USS Bridge (AOE-10) web site
	59	*USS Bridge* (AOE-10)** replenishes combat ships in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001. US Navy photo from "Battle at Sea: 3,000 years of Naval Warfare," by R.G. Grant.	Robert Hurst
	69k	*USS Bridge* (AOE-10)** moored pierside at Southwest Marine Inc., Shipyard, San Diego, CA., 2004	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	72k	*USS Bridge* (AOE-10)** moored pierside, at Southwest Marine Inc., Shipyard, San Diego, CA., 2004	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	48k	*USS Bridge* (AOE-10)** standing out of San Diego, 2004	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	96k	*USS Bridge* (AOE-10) conducting an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59)** while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 10 April 2003. US Navy photo # (030410-N-1974E-003) by PH3 Kristi Earl	US Navy
	90k	*USS Bridge* (AOE-10)** is decked out with bunting and signal flags for her transfer from the US Navy's combatant Fleet to Military Sealift Command's combat logistics fleet 24 June 2004 at the Naval Base in Bremerton, WA. US Navy photo	MSC web site
USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10)
	97k	An HH-60H Seahawk from the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Eight (HS-8) approaches *USNS Bridge* (T-AOE-10) while in the Arabian Sea, 3 June 2007, during a vertical replenishment with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)*. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, is currently conducting operations in support of the global war on terrorism and participating in Expeditionary Strike Force Exercise consisting of three Strike Groups; the John C. Stennis Strike Group, Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, and the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. US Navy photo # 070603-N-3038W-014 ARABIAN SEA (June 3, 2007)* by MCSN John Wagner.	Douglas Brown
	77k	*USNS Bridge* (T-AOE-10) pulls alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) during an underway replenishment, 26 April 2007, in the Persian Gulf. Eisenhower** and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW-7) are on deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). MSO help set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment, as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations.US Navy photo # 070426-N-6854D-001 PERSIAN GULF (April 26, 2007) by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jon Dasbach.	Douglas Brown
	1155k	The guided-missile destroyer *USS Preble* (DDG-88) steams alongside USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). Preble is part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group. The John C. Stennis, Kitty Hawk and Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups** are participating in Valiant Shield 2007, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area, the exercise includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. US Navy photo # 070811-N-0684R-047 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 11, 2007) by MC2 Ron Reeves.	Robert M. Cieri
	1661k	*USNS Bridge* (T-AOE-10) underway during a replenishment at sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), 14 June 2008. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group** is deployed to the 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. US Navy photo # 080614-N-1635S-005 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 14, 2008) by MC3 Joshua Scott.	Robert M. Cieri
	1273k	Fuel lines connect *USNS Bridge* (T-AOE-10) to the guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG-83) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)*, (her flight deck is visible on the right), during a replenishment at sea (RAS), 8 August 2008. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. US Navy photo # 080808-N-4995K-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 08, 2008)* by MC3 Chelsea Kennedy.	Robert M. Cieri and Lee Wahler
	2364k	Two SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters move pallets of supplies between *USNS Bridge* (T-AOE-10) and the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)** during a replenishment at sea. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the US 7th Fleet area of responsibility, operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. US Navy photo # 080815-N-5961C-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2008) by MCC Spike Call.	Lee Wahler
	1211k	The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser *USS Chancellorsville* (CG-62) steams through the North Arabian Sea alongside USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) during a replenishment at sea. Chancellorsville** is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and is focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity.. US Navy photo # 080911-N-3659B-165 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 11, 2008) by MC2 Joseph M. Buliavac.	Douglas Brown