MV Bob Hope

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'''USNS ''Bob Hope'' (T-AKR-300)''', the lead ship of its class of vehicle cargo ships for United States Army vehicle prepositioning, is a naval ship of the United States named after Bob Hope, the entertainer. Very few ships of the United States Navy have been named after a person who was alive at the time of the christening.

The contract to build her was awarded to Avondale Industries on 2 September 1993 and her keel was laid down on 29 May 1995. She was launched on 27 March 1997, and delivered on 18 November 1998.<ref>{{cite ship register|register=ABS|id=9820096|shipname=USNS Bob Hope|access-date=16 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="NVR">{{cite web|title=''Bob Hope'' (AKR 300) |url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|AKR-300}} |website=Naval Vessel Register |access-date=11 February 2023}}</ref>

A non-combatant roll-on/roll-off (RORO) vessel crewed by U.S. civilian mariners under the Navy's Military Sealift Command, ''Bob Hope'' and other ships of the class are used to preposition tanks, trucks and other wheeled vehicles and supplies needed to support an army heavy brigade.

She has seen service delivering supplies and equipment to the Balkans and Iraq.

''Bob Hope'' was transferred to the US Maritime Administration on 19 December 2022.<ref name="NVR" />

''Bob Hope''{{'s}} new berth is Terminal #2 Berth 206 Portland, Oregon.{{cn|date=July 2025}}

==Features== thumb|A helicopter being loaded onto ''Bob Hope'' in Antwerp, Belgium The ship has two 110-ton Hagglunds deck crane pedestals mounted with twin cranes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/takr-300.htm|title=T-AKR USNS Bob Hope|publisher=GlobalSecurity.org|access-date=28 January 2010}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category-inline|USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)|USNS ''Bob Hope'' (T-AKR-300)}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110607070317/http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=104 MSC Ship Inventory: USNS ''Bob Hope''] * {{Cite ship register|register=PSIX|id=464628|shipname=Bob Hope|access-date=2010-02-25}}

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