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	List of Related HomePages for USS White Plains - AFS 4
		AKR 306: ""Underway replenishment"" is the raison d'etre for the navy's auxiliary vessels.
		USNS ALTAIR (T-AKR 291): ''Underway replenishment'' is the raison d'etre for the navy's auxiliary vessels.
		USS Algol - AKR 287: ""Underway replenishment"" is the raison d'etre for the navy's auxiliary vessels.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageListHomePages/1,13491,201447,00.html (7006 words)

	List of Military Sealift Command ships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USNS Sioux (T-ATF-171) Powhatan class tug homeported in San Diego.
		USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) One of Military Sealift Command's thirteen Oilers.
		Military Sealift Command (MSC) Provides ocean transportation of equipment, fuel, supplies and ammunition to sustain U.S. forces worldwide during peacetime and in war for as long as operational requirements dictate.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-List_of_Military_Sealift_Command_ships.html (380 words)

	Military Sealift Command -- Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In February 1999, USNS Antares was activated to carry U.S. Army cargo in support of the NATO peacekeeping mission Operation Joint Guard to the Balkan port of Rijeka, Croatia.
		In 1994, USNS Antares was called into action to transport equipment and supplies to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where Haitian and Cuban refugees were provided safe haven by U.S. forces.
		USNS stands for United States Naval Ship and is used to designate U.S. Navy ships crewed by civilian mariners rather than active duty military personnel.
	www.msc.navy.mil /factsheet/fss.htm (488 words)

	Navy ships and Hurricane Katrina: Murdoc Online
		USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8): This fast combat support ship from the Iwo Jima group is already in the area supporting the naval vessels on station.
		USNS Mercy (T-AH 19): The Comfort's sister ship was not originally going to be deployed, but plans changed and the hospital ship, a veteran of tsunami relief, will now arrive around the 21st from San Diego.
		USNS Pollux (T-AKR 290): According to a comment at NRO, this fast sealift ship is "operating onboard dialysis equipment for the patients of a local hospital, providing diesel fuel for area hospitals' generators, and providing meals and berthing to relief workers".
	www.murdoconline.net /archives/002743.html (1026 words)

	The US Navy
		USNS Regulus (T-AKR 292) - formerly the MV Sea-Land Commerce (AK 292)
		USNS Capella (T-AKR 293) - formerly the MV Sea-Land McLean (AK 293)
		USNS Antares (T-AKR 294) - formerly the MV Sea-Land Galloway (AK 294)
	www.navy.mil /navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4700&tid=100&ct=4 (478 words)

	Fleet News
		Military vehicles and 250 helicopters and are being loaded on the USNS Bob Hope.
		The USNS Bob Hope, USNS Fisher, and USNS Bellatrix had taken trucks and bridge sections but not combat vehicles in late October.
		Amphibian Task Force East - the Gator Navy - carrying the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade of 7,000 marines is exercising in Djibouti on the African side of the Gulf of Aden.
	www.ww2pacific.com /wwt/fleetnews03.html (2534 words)

	MSC 2003 in Review -- Sealift Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USNS Richard G. Matthiesen re-supplied McMurdo Station in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze as a service to the National Science Foundation.
		USNS Paul Buck and MV Gus Darnell also provided fuel in support of Operation Pacer Goose, the annual re-supply of Thule Air Base, Greenland.
		With large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Mendonca in the background, rows of wheeled Army vehicles wait to roll or be lifted onto MSC ships.
	www.msc.navy.mil /annualreport/2003/pm5.htm (1265 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USNS Fisher (T-AKR-301): Activated from ROS on Oct. 16, and pl aced "in service" for carrying military cargo to the Middle East.
		USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306): Scheduled to be delivered to Military Sealift Command on Sept. 30 and placed "in service" the same date.
		USNS Admiral William A. Callaghan (T-AKR-1001): Activated from RRF on Jan. 24 and placed "in service" for carrying military cargo to the Middle East.
	www.vfw3460.com /articles/a%20navy%20page.htm (3968 words)

	USNS Pollux (T-AKR 290) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Named after the the southernmost of two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the USNS POLLUX is the fourth ALGOL - class fast sealift ship and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name.
		POLLUX, the last ship in her class to finish conversion, was delivered to the Military Sealift Command in 1986.
		Since then, the POLLUX was involved in several operations including Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990/91), Restore Hope (1992) and Operation Enduring Freedom (2001 -).
	www.navysite.de /akr/akr290.htm (281 words)

	Jack Abraitis - M.L.B.W. Glossary - USN Ship Classes - WarShips, Auxiliary Ships
		Tenders are capable of providing battle damage repair, maintenance and logistics support to ships assigned, at anchor or moored to a pier, in a wartime environment.
		The first of two hospital ships, USNS Mercy, was delivered to the Navy in December, 1986.
		USNS Mercy is berthed in Oakland, California and USNS Comfort is berthed in Baltimore, Maryland.
	www.princeton.edu /~abraitis/glosdocs/usnaux.htm (4719 words)

	The Agonist: February 2, 2003 - February 8, 2003 Archives
		USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196): 104 crew, departed Norfolk on Dec. 5, 2002.
		USNS Mount Baker (T-AE 34): 148 crew, departed Earle Naval Weapons Station on Dec. 5, 2002.
		· USNS Watson (T-AKR 310) — Was expected in Wilmington, N.C., to load cargo from the 2nd Marine Air Wing circa Feb. 1.
	www.agonist.org /archives/week_2003_02_02-2003_02_08.html (10263 words)

	MSC 2004 in Review -- Sealift Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This is a slight decrease from prior years and reflects the lack of U.S. flag commercial tankers operating in the international trades.
		The specially fortified hull of MSC tanker USNS Lawrence H. Gianella has no problem plowing through ice and snow on her trek to Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze.
		A 10th Mountain Division transport vehicle is lowered into the cargo hold of fast sealift ship USNS Antares.
	www.msc.navy.mil /annualreport/2004/pm5.htm (1053 words)

	T-AKR 287 Algol SL-7 Type Fast Sealift Ships - Navy Ships
		T-AKR 287, 288, 292; National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego CA T-AKR 289, 293; Pennsylvania Shipbuilding, Chester PA T-AKR 290, 291; Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans LA
		USNS Antares bound for Croatia Military Sealift Command Newsrelease 25 Feb 1999 -- For the second time in less than seven months, Military Sealift Command has been called to transport U.S. military equipment and supplies to Bosnia for the NATO peacekeeping mission Operation Joint Guard.
		Capella, Strong Texan and Maersk Constellation saving big bucks for Defense Department Military Sealift Command Newsrelease 07 Mar 1997 -- The ships are delivering and returning equipment being used in the combined U.S./Australian military exercise Tandem Thrust '97 off the Australian coast.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/takr-287.htm (937 words)

	All Hands: MSC ships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009) *
		USNS Lance Cpl. Roy N. Wheat (T-AK 3016)*
		USNS Gunnery Sgt. Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017)*
	newssearch.looksmart.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBQ/is_1053/ai_n13824896 (193 words)

	T-AKR 287 Algol SL-7 Type Fast Sealift Ships
		All eight were converted to Fast Sealift Ships in 1984-1985, with the last of the eight Fast Deployment Logistics Ships (TAK-R) conversions completed in 1986.
		USNS Algol, a 43,000-ton vehicle cargo ship, was built at Rotterdam, The Netherlands, in 1973 as the merchant vessel Sea-Land Exchange.
		One of a group of eight very fast container ships with significant defense logistics potential, she was acquired by the Navy in October 1981 and named Algol.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/takr-287.htm (1301 words)

	Vehicle Cargo Ship Photo Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pollux (T-AKR-290) is one the eight Fast Sealift Ships in the Surge Force, assigned to MSC Atlantic
		Pollux is maintained in ROS-4 status which means she is maintained in a four-day readiness status with a 10-person crew aboard
		Pollux (T-AKR-290) at anchor in the Bay of Gibraltar, 21 November 1995
	www.navsource.org /archives/09/540290.htm (274 words)

	Ships List: Alphabetical by Name (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USNS EFFECTIVE T-AGOS 21 NO HOMEPORT USS ELROD FFG 55 NORFOLK, VA USS EMORY S LAND AS 39 LA MADDALENA, ITALY SS EMPIRE STATE T-AP 1001 NO HOMEPORT USS ENTERPRISE CVN 65 NORFOLK, VA SS EQUALITY STATE T-ACS 8 NO HOMEPORT USS ESSEX LHD 2 SASEBO, JAPAN Back to the top
		USNS IMPECCABLE T-AGOS 23 NO HOMEPORT USS INGRAHAM FFG 61 EVERETT, WA USS IWO JIMA LHD 7 NORFOLK, VA Back to the top
		USNS YANO T-AKR 297 NO HOMEPORT USNS YUKON T-AO 202 NO HOMEPORT USNS ZEUS T-ARC 7 NO HOMEPORT Back to the top
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/lists/shipalfa.html (351 words)

	All Hands: MSC Ships - U.S. Navy Owner's & Operator's Manual 2004
		USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168) USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169) USNS Mohawk (T-ATF 170) USNS Sioux (T-ATF 171) USNS Apache (T-ATF 172)
		USNS John McDonnell (T-AGS 51) USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60) USNS Sumner (T-AGS 61) USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62) USNS Henson (T-AGS 63) USNS Bruce C Heezen (T-AGS 64) USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65)
		USNS Algol (T-AKR 287) USNS Bellatrix (T-AKR 288) USNS Denebola (T-AKR 289) USNS Pollux (T-AKR 290) USNS Altair (T-AKR 291) USNS Regulus (T-AKR 292) USNS Capella (T-AKR 293) USNS Antares (T-AKR 294)
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBQ/is_1041/ai_115694527 (536 words)

	The Legacy of the Purple Foxes
		All 12 CH-46Es were flown from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton to Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, CA, shrunk-wrapped, and craned into the hull of the USNS Pollux (T-AKR 290), a Military Sealift Command fast sealift ship - another first for transportation of CH-46Es in Marine Corps history.
		Several squadron Marines were assigned as the security force for the vessel, while the main body was flown to Ali Salem Air Base.
		By the end of February the Pollux had reached Kuwait, been offloaded, and all 12 helicopters flown to Ali Salem.
	www.hmm-364.org /the-legacy.html (2803 words)

	Vehicle Cargo Ships - AKR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Vehicle Cargo Ships are operated by a private sector company under contract with the Military Sealift Command and crewed by U.S. Merchant Marine personnel.
		Five large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships, or LMSRs, display the impressive capabilities of the Military Sealift Command as they berth together in Newport News, Va. They are (left to right) USNS Seay, USNS Mendonca, USNS Watkins, USNS Gordon and USNS Gilliland.
		New Orleans, LA Jacksonville, FL Bayonne, NJ New Orleans, LA Jacksonville, FL New Orleans, LA Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville, FL Shughart T-AKR 295 - class
	www.navysite.de /akr/index.html (186 words)

	World Navies Today: US Navy Sealift Ships
		Navy-owned ships carry "USNS" prefixes with their names; others have civilian prefixes (M/V, S/S, etc.).
		The new-construction/new-conversion prepositioning ships are roll-on/roll-off vehicle cargo ships, with additional container and general-cargo capbility, meant to carry large numbers of Marine Corps or Army vehicles and supplies.
		Notes: A tanker built using the stern section of a previous USNS Potomac (T-AO 150), which was destroyed by an explosion in 1961.
	www.hazegray.org /worldnav/usa/aux_seal.htm (2746 words)

	PM5 Strategic Sealift Force
		The Surge LMSRs can be ready to sail in 96 hours, like the Fast Sealift Ships.
		The Surge Project Office received a new LMSR, USNS Fisher, in fiscal year 1999, ending the year with two of the eleven LMSRs being added to the surge fleet to meet DOD mobility requirements.
		Three LMSRs -- USNS Gordon, USNS Seay and USNS Yano -- joined the surge fleet in FY 2000, bringing the total to five.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/pm5.htm (1047 words)

	All Hands - January 2001 - USNS Ships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		All Hands - January 2001 - USNS Ships
		USNS 1st Lt. Harry L. Martin (T-AK 3015)
		USNS Lance Cpl. Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3017)
	www.mediacen.navy.mil /pubs/allhands/jan01/usnsships.htm (46 words)

	SI - readmsg.aspx msgid=18003710
		This link shows that the MSC guys are training rather than secretly moving huge amounts of materiel to the Middle East (what would Congress say, LOL!!!):
		The USNS Comfort, rather than getting ready for wounded in the Gulf, is fixing Estonian denture problems in the Baltic:
		Rescuing dogs in the Pacific (not between the US and the Middle East, LOL!):
	www.siliconinvestor.com /stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=18003710 (239 words)

	Noahidenews282
		USNS Patuxent (T-A0 201) - Gulf of Mexico
		USNS Bellatrix (T-AKR 288) - Gulf of Mexico
		USNS Pollux (T-AKR 290) - New Orleans, La.
	www.samliquidation.com /noahidenews282.htm (14702 words)

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