United States Naval Ship

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The USNS Comfort (T-AH-20), pictured here on September 15, 2001, is an example of a United States Naval Ship.

United States Naval Ship or USNS is the prefix designation given to non-commissioned ships that are property of the United States Navy.[1]

Overview

United States Naval Ships are usually auxiliary support vessels owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by Military Sealift Command.[2] They are crewed by civilian mariners rather than U.S. Navy personnel, although some ships include a small military complement to carry out communication and special mission functions, or for force protection.[3] In comparison, U.S. Navy ships commissioned into service have the designation USS and are crewed by U.S. Navy personnel; commissioned and held in property by the United States Government.[4] A few Navy ships have hybrid crews of both uniformed Navy personnel and civil service mariners; these ships are also designated USNS.[2]

See also

References

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