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USS Mount Baker
USS ''Mount Baker'' may refer to the following ships operated by the United States Navy: * , a Type C2 ship originally commissioned as ''Kilauea'' in May 1941 and renamed ''Mount Baker'', March 1943. She was decommissioned and struck in 1969 * , is a commissioned July 1972 as USS ''Mount Baker'' (AE-34), and in active service with Military Sealift Command See also * Mount Baker (other) Mount Baker is a volcano located in Washington, United States. Mount Baker may also refer to: Places * Mount Baker (Ruwenzoris), in the Ruwenzori Range on the border of Uganda and the Congo * Mount Baker (Waputik Mountains), in the Canadian Rock ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Mount Baker United States Navy ship names ...
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United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of its active battle fleet alone exceeding the next 13 navies combined, including 11 allies or partner nations of the United States as of 2015. It has the highest combined battle fleet tonnage (4,635,628 tonnes as of 2019) and the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, two new carriers under construction, and five other carriers planned. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the United States Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 290 deployable combat vessels and more than 2,623 operational aircraft . The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revo ...
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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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Mount Baker (other)
Mount Baker is a volcano located in Washington, United States. Mount Baker may also refer to: Places * Mount Baker (Ruwenzoris), in the Ruwenzori Range on the border of Uganda and the Congo * Mount Baker (Waputik Mountains), in the Canadian Rockies * Mount Baker (Antarctica), in Antarctica * Mt. Baker Ski Area, located on the mountain in Washington *Mount Baker, Seattle, a neighborhood in Seattle ** Mount Baker (Link station), a rail station that serves the neighborhood * Mount Baker Secondary School, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada * Mount Marcus Baker, in Alaska Other uses * USS Mount Baker, either of two ships named after this mountain: ** USS ''Mount Baker'' (AE-4), an ammunition ship of the U.S. Navy ** USNS ''Mount Baker'' (T-AE-34), an ammunition ship commissioned in 1972 See also * * Baker (other) A baker is someone who primarily bakes and sells bread. Baker and Bakers may also refer to: Brands and companies * Baker Skateboards * Baker's Chocolat ...
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