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{{Infobox ship image| Ship image=USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR 300) at anchorage in Souda harbor.jpg | Ship image size = 300px | Ship caption=Bob Hope in harbor at Souda Bay in Crete
}}{{Infobox Ship Career | Hide header= | Ship country= | Ship flag={{USN flag}} | Ship name=USNS Bob Hope | Ship namesake=Bob Hope | Ship operator= | Ship awarded=2 September 1993 | Ship builder=Avondale Shipyard | Ship laid down=29 May 1995 | Ship launched=27 March 1997 | Ship sponsor= | Ship christened= | Ship completed= | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= | Ship recommissioned= | Ship decommissioned= | Ship in service=18 November 1998 | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= | Ship refit= | Ship struck= | Ship reinstated= | Ship homeport= | 9085297}}- {{MMSI Number|368836000}}
- Callsign: NHNM
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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class=Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship | Ship displacement=62,069 tons full | 951|ft|5|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | 106|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} | Ship height= | 34|ft|10|in|m|1|abbr=on}} maximum | Ship hold depth= | Ship power= | Ship propulsion=4 x Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels; 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)(Beloit, WI)Falk Gear Power Transmission (Milwaukee,WI) | 24|kn|km/h}} | Ship range= | Ship endurance= | Ship boats= | 380000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} | Ship complement=26 to 45 civilian crew; up to 50 active duty | Ship crew= | Ship time to activate= | Ship troops= | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | Ship armament= | Ship armor= | Ship aircraft= | Ship aircraft facilities=Helicopter landing area | Ship notes=
}} | USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300), the lead ship of her class of vehicle cargo ships for 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.[1] 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. Bob Hope has already seen service delivering supplies and equipment to the Balkans and Iraq. FeaturesThe ship has two 110-ton Hagglunds deck crane pedestals mounted with twin cranes.[2] References1. ^{{cite ship register|register=ABS|id=9820096|shipname=USNS Bob Hope|accessdate=16 October 2012}}
2. ^GlobalSecurity.org: T-AKR USNS Bob Hope
External links{{Commons category-inline|USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)|USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)}}- MSC Ship Inventory: USNS Bob Hope
- T-AKR USNS Bob Hope (GlobalSecurity.org)
- {{csr|register=PSIX|id=464628|shipname=Bob Hope|accessdate=2010-02-25}}
{{Bob Hope class vehicle cargo ship}}{{Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)}} 2 : Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ships|1997 ships |