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List Of Auxiliaries Of The United States Navy
This is a list of auxiliaries of the United States Navy. It covers the various types of ships that support the frontline combat vessels of the United States Navy. Ship status is indicated as either currently active (including ready reserve), inactive or precommissioning Ships in the inactive category include only ships in the inactive reserve, ships which have been disposed from US service have no listed status. Ships in the precommissioning category include ships under construction or on order. Crane Ships (AB) * USS ''Kearsarge'' (AB-1), ex-BB-5 Colliers (AC) * USS ''Hannibal'' (1898) * USS ''Justin'' (1898) * USS ''Leonidas'' (1898) * USS ''Marcellus'' (1879) * USS ''Merrimac'' (1898) * USS ''Quincy'' (1918) * USS ''Saturn'' (1898) * USS ''Southery'' (1898) * USS ''Sterling'' (1898) * USS ''Vestal'' (AC-1), later AR-4 * USS ''Ontario'' (AC-2), later AR-3 * USS ''Jupiter'' (AC-3), later CV-1, AV-3 * USS ''Cyclops'' (AC-4), lost March 1918 * USS ''Vulcan' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Shasta (T-AE-33), USNS Flint (T-AE-32) And USNS Kiska (T-AE-35) Underway In The Sea Of Japan On 11 November 2005 (051111-D-1511B-001)
USS ''Shasta'' (AE-33) was a ''Kilauea''-class replenishment ammunition ship of the United States Navy. She was named after Mount Shasta, a volcano in the Cascade Range in northern California. ''Shasta''s mission was to support forward deployed aircraft carrier battle groups, which she accomplished through underway replenishment (known as "unrep") and vertical replenishment (known as "vertrep"). Over three decades, ''Shasta'' and her crew took part in the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Iran–Iraq War, Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm, and numerous other actions. To accomplish her underway replenishment mission, ''Shasta'' utilized seven underway replenishment stations utilizing the Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method (STREAM), and utilized four cargo booms to load and unload cargo. To accomplish her vertical replenishment mission, ''Shasta'' embarked two CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters together with their air and maintenance crews; ''Shasta''s ship's company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Vulcan (AC-5)
USS ''Vulcan'' (Collier No. 5/AC-5) was a collier of the United States Navy. The second ship to bear the name, she was laid down on 5 October 1908, at Sparrows Point, Maryland, by the Maryland Steel Company, launched on 15 May 1909, and commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard on 2 October 1909. Service history 1909–1912 For more than two years, ''Vulcan'' operated out of Norfolk, providing coal and stores for the ships of the Atlantic Fleet to support their operations off the east coast and in the West Indies. ''Vulcan'' was placed out of service at the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 4 May 1912. 1914–1921 The collier remained inactive until reactivated and placed back in service on 25 February 1914. Resuming her coaling operations with the Atlantic Fleet, ''Vulcan'' ranged from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and from Melville, Rhode Island, to Vera Cruz, Mexico. In addition to carrying coal, she also transported stores and ordnance supplies for the Atlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopher State-class Crane Ship
The ''Gopher State''-class crane ships of the United States Navy are a class of auxiliary vessels. The lead ship of the class is named in honor of the state of Minnesota. Original United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) designation for the ship is C5-S-73b. History All three vessels of the class were former ''Sea Witch''-class container ships built at the Bath Iron Works for American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. AEIL was acquired by Farrell Lines in 1978 and the ships were later returned to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) at an unknown date. They were converted for naval service as crane ships in 1986–1987. All three ships are in MARAD Ready Reserve Force status in Newport News, Virginia Newport News () is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the 5th most populous city in Virginia and 140th most populous city in the U .... Ships in class * SS ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Nero (AC-17)
USS ''Nero'' (AC–17), a steel steam collier, was launched in 1894 as the steamer ''Whitgift'' by J.L. Thompson and Sons, Sunderland, England. The vessel was purchased on 30 June 1898 from McCondray and Co. at San Francisco and commissioned on 8 June 1898. Service Spanish–American War Acquired by the United States Navy for service as a collier and supply ship, ''Nero'' was part of the first mobile Fleet Train, organized to meet logistic demands created by far-flung U.S. Naval Operations in the Spanish–American War. Following conversion at Mare Island Navy Yard, the ship departed San Francisco on 23 June 1898 for the Philippines, in company with the monitor . Sailing by way of Honolulu and Guam, the collier arrived Manila on 14 August and remained there supporting U.S. forces occupying the Philippines until departing on 4 October on a coaling voyage, steaming to Taku, China and Nagasaki, Japan, before returning to Cavite on 20 November. ''Nero'' sailed for home on 1 D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Caesar (AC-16)
USS ''Caesar'' (AC-16) was a collier that was built in England in 1896 and scrapped in Japan in 1935. She was launched as ''Kingtor'' for a British shipping company, served in the United States Navy as ''Caesar'' from 1898 to 1923, and then was sold to a Canadian shipping company who renamed her ''Mogul''. In the US Navy she served in the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War and First World War. She is notable for having been one of the ships which in 1905–06 towed the floating dry dock from the United States via the Suez Canal to the Philippines. Building and British service Ropner & Sons built ''Kingtor'' at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. She was launched on 31 January 1896 and completed that February. Her registered length was , her beam was and her depth was . Her tonnages were , and . ''Kingtor'' had a three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine. It was rated at 241 NHP and gave her a speed of about . ''Kingtor''s first owner was J Holm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Brutus (AC-15)
USS ''Brutus'', formerly the steamer ''Peter Jebsen'', was a collier in the United States Navy. She was built in 1894 at South Shields-on-Tyne, England, by John Readhead & Sons and was acquired by the U.S. Navy early in 1898 from L. F. Chapman & Company. She was renamed ''Brutus'' and commissioned at the Mare Island Navy Yard on 27 May 1898, with Lieutenant Vincendon L. Cottman, commanding officer and Lieutenant Randolph H. Miner, executive officer. Spanish–American War to 1901 With the Spanish–American War underway, in June 1898 ''Brutus'' departed San Diego, California, towing bound for Manila Bay in the Philippines to reinforce Admiral George Dewey's Asiatic Fleet. Following a voyage of over 3,700 miles during which they made several stops, the two ships entered Manila Bay on 4 August 1898. She remained at Manila until 20 December, at which time she headed back to the United States. After repeating stops at Guam and Hawaii, ''Brutus'' arrived in San Francisco, Califor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Ajax (AC-14)
USS ''Ajax'' (AC-14/AG-15) was a collier in the United States Navy. Originally she retained her previous name of ''Scindia'', and was renamed for the mythical Ajax in 1901. In 1921, she became a receiving ship and was redesignated AC-14. She was reclassified as a seaplane tender and given the hull designator AG-15 in 1924. The screw steamer ''Scindia'' was a steel-hulled freighter built in 1890 by D & W Henderson Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Purchased on 12 May 1898—three weeks after the opening of the Spanish–American War—by the U.S. Navy at New York. She was fitted out at the New York Navy Yard for service as a collier, and was placed in commission there on 21 May 1898. Service history ''Scindia'', 1898–1901 Following a round-trip voyage carrying coal from New York to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba from 2 June – 1 July 1898, the ship departed New York on 12 October with a cargo of coal for the Hawaiian Islands. She made a number of goodwill calls ''en route''—both before a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Abarenda (AC-13)
The first USS ''Abarenda'' (AC-13/AG-14) was a collier in the service of the United States Navy during World War I. She was originally a merchant ship built in 1892 at Newcastle, England by the Edwards Shipbuilding Company and was acquired by the Navy on 5 May 1898. She was fitted out as Collier No. 13 and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 20 May 1898 with Lieutenant Commander Marcus B. Buford in command. Service history Spanish–American War, 1898 ''Abarenda'' departed New York on 28 May 1898 and stopped at Lamberts Point, Virginia, to load coal and ammunition before sailing for Cuba on the 30th. On 8–9 June, and then from 10 to 26 June, ''Abarenda'' replenished the bunkers and magazines of American warships at Santiago and Guantánamo Bay, and also provided gunfire support as the occasion demanded (her port bow gun shelled Spanish positions at the mouth of the Guantanamo River on 12 June). That same day, Lt. Cdr. Buford presented the marine garrison ashore at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Jason (AC-12)
USS ''Jason'' (AC-12/AV-2) was a collier in service with the United States Navy from 1913 to 1932. She was then sold into commercial service and served as SS ''Jason'' until she was scrapped in 1948. History USS ''Jason'' was laid down 26 March 1912 and launched 16 November 1912 by Maryland Steel Company, Sparrows Point, Maryland. On the morning of 7 March 1913 in Baltimore harbor, 300 tons of dynamite bound for use in constructing the Panama Canal was being loaded onto the British iron steamer ''Alum Chine'' from an adjacent car float when it detonated, completely annihilating both vessels. ''Jason'', about 1,100 feet away and newly ready for sea trials, was blasted by the debris and showered with iron, timber and boxes of dynamite, some of which exploded on impact. At least three on ''Jason'' were killed, and many more wounded. The ship's master at the time, Capt. J. R. Thompson, on deck making preparations to leave, was knocked head over heels and nearly blown overboard. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Orion (AC-11)
USS ''Orion'' (AC–11) was a collier of the United States Navy. The ship was laid down by the Maryland Steel Co., Sparrows Point, Maryland, on 6 October 1911, launched on 23 March 1912, and commissioned at Norfolk on 29 July 1912. Construction and design The ship's launch set a new world's record for rapid construction. The ship, and sister , were built on the patented Isherwood System of longitudinal framing with propulsion machinery in the stern. Cargo space was provided by six large, self trimming, coal holds for of coal and four deep tanks forward under the lower deck combined with tanks in the inner bottom under the holds for of oil cargo. The coal holds had two hatches each, except for the one hatch for the forward hold, and the contract requirement was for each hatch being able to handle per hour k which was met in the official test by a figure of per hour. An advantage of the Isherwood framing was a weight saving that allowed ''Orion'' to carry the specified dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Nereus (AC-10)
USS ''Nereus'' (AC-10) was one of four ''Proteus''-class colliers built for the United States Navy before World War I. Named for Nereus, an aquatic deity from Greek mythology, she was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. ''Nereus'' was laid down on 4 December 1911, and launched on 26 April 1913 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia, and commissioned on 10 September 1913. Service history Detached from Naval Overseas Transportation Service on 12 September 1919, ''Nereus'' served with the Atlantic Fleet until decommissioned at Norfolk on 30 June 1922. She was laid up there until struck from the Navy List on 5 December 1940. Sold to the Aluminium Company of Canada on 27 February 1941, ''Nereus'' operated out of Montreal carrying bauxite from the Caribbean to aluminum plants in the United States and Canada. Her master (commanding officer) was John Thomas Bennett of the Canadian Merchant Navy. Loss ''Nereus'' was lost at sea some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Proteus (AC-9)
The collier USS ''Proteus'' (AC-9) was laid down on 31 October 1911, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and launched on 14 September 1912. She was the lead ship of her class of four colliers. She was commissioned on 9 July 1913, to the United States Navy. Service history Following her fitting out and shakedown, ''Proteus'' steamed out of Norfolk, Virginia on 11 November 1913, on the first of four runs to Veracruz to coal battleships and cruisers of the Atlantic Fleet off Mexico. On 17 December 1914, ''Proteus'' left Hampton Roads carrying men, fuel, and stores to the Philippines. She completed the final of four such runs on 4 August of that year. Sailing again from Norfolk on 25 September 1914, ''Proteus'' supplied coal, oil, men and stores for ships of the Atlantic Fleet at Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transport Service, she operated between Norfolk, Boston and New York City for the next several years. ''Proteus'' set for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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