LMSR (Ship)
Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off (LMSR) refers to several classes of Military Sealift Command (MSC) roll-on/roll-off type cargo ships. Some are purpose-built for military cargo, while others were converted. Bob Hope Class The Bob Hope class vehicle cargo ship, ''Bob Hope'' class are a group of seven motor vessel, Diesel powered vessels built at Avondale Shipyard in Louisiana between 1993 and 2001 for MSC. They are long and wide. * * * * * * * Watson Class The Watson class vehicle cargo ship, ''Watson'' class are a group of eight Gas_Turbine#Marine_applications, gas-turbine-powered vessels built at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) in San Diego, California between 1996 and 2002 for MSC. They are long and wide. * * * * * * * * Gordon Class The USNS Gordon (T-AKR-296), ''Gordon'' class are group of two LMSR's. ''Gordon'' was built in Denmark in 1972 as MV ''Jutlandia'', and entered commercial service on 1 June 1973. After some time spent i ...
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Military Sealift Command
Military Sealift Command (MSC) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the United States Navy. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all US military services as well as for other government agencies. It first came into existence on 9 July 1949 when the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) became solely responsible for the Department of Defense's ocean transport needs. The MSTS was renamed the Military Sealift Command in 1970. Military Sealift Command ships are made up of a core fleet of ships owned by the United States Navy and others under long-term-charter augmented by short-term or voyage-chartered ships. During a time charter MSC takes control of a merchant ship and operates it for the chartered amount of time. During this time the ship is crewed by civilian mariners and MSC pays for all expenses. Time chartered ships are not subject to inspections from foreign gover ...
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