Bob_Hope_class_vehicle_cargo_ship

	USNS Bob Hope in harbor at Souda Bay in Crete, Greece
Class overview
Builders	Avondale Shipyard
Cost	US$265 million (1993)
Built	1993–2001
In service	1998–
Completed	7
General characteristics
Displacement	62,069 tons full
Length	951 ft 5 in (290.0 m)
Beam	106 ft (32.3 m)
Draft	34 ft 10 in (10.6 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels; 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Range	15,000 miles
Capacity	380,000 sq ft (35,000 m2), 1,000 wheeled or tracked military vehicles
Complement	26 to 45 civilian crew; up to 50 active duty
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing area

<i>Bob Hope</i>-class vehicle cargo ship

Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship

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The Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship is a class of vehicle cargo ships, used for prepositioning of Army vehicles. The lead ship of this class is USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300).

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Class overview
USNS Bob Hope in harbor at Souda Bay in Crete, Greece
Builders	Avondale Shipyard
Cost	US$265 million (1993)^[1]
Built	1993–2001
In service	1998–
Completed	7
General characteristics
Displacement	62,069 tons full
Length	951 ft 5 in (290.0 m)
Beam	106 ft (32.3 m)
Draft	34 ft 10 in (10.6 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels; 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Range	15,000 miles
Capacity	380,000 sq ft (35,000 m²), 1,000 wheeled or tracked military vehicles^[2]
Complement	26 to 45 civilian crew; up to 50 active duty
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing area