The ''Supply''-class fast combat support ships are a class of four

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supply ships used to refuel, rearm, and restock ships in the United States Navy in both the

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s.USNS Supply-class Factsheet
/ref> 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 announced intentions to retire them starting in 2014. The ''Supply''-class ships are built to military combatant standards and are shock hardened. As of early 2023, USNS ''Rainier'' and USNS ''Bridge'' have been taken out of service and struck. Along with the remaining two ''Supply''-class ships, US Navy fleets are currently supplied by s as well as and s.

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 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
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