The ''Supply''-class fast combat support ships are a class of four United States Navy supply ships used to refuel, rearm, and restock ships in the United States Navy in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
[USNS Supply-class Factsheet]
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These are the only US Navy resupply ships able to keep up with the strike groups, but due to their cost to operate the Navy intends to retire them starting in 2014. The ''Supply''-class ships are built to military combatant standards and are shock hardened.
Ships
General characteristics
* Displacement：19,700 tons (empty), 49,000 tons (full)
* Length： (overall)
* Beam： (extreme beam)
* Draft:
* Export power：78.33MW
* Maximum speed：25 knots
* Range 6,000 nm
* Complement 40 officers + 667 enlisted (USN), 176 civilians, 30-45 military (MSC)
* Propulsion：4 x General Electric LM2500
The General Electric LM2500 is an industrial and marine gas turbine produced by GE Aviation. The LM2500 is a derivative of the General Electric CF6 aircraft engine.
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Cargo capacity
* Diesel Fuel Marine (DFM):
* JP-5 fuel:
* Bottled gas: 800 bottles
* Ordnance stowage:
* Chill and freeze stowage:
* Water:
Notes
References
Official MSC Class Factsheet
Supply class at Naval-technology.com
Auxiliary replenishment ship classes
Auxiliary transport ship classes
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