The USNS SEAY is operated by Patriot Contracting Services. These ships, unlike the Navy hospital ships, were intended for evacuation and transport of patients after primary care had been given. USNS SEAY is the third BOB HOPE - class large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship (LMSR) and the first ship in the Navy named after Army Sgt. This content failed to load. This year, I had the pleasure of working on USNS Bob Hope. ; USNS Fisher (T-AKR-301) Laid down 15 April 1996, launched, 21 October 1997, delivered 4 … Bob Hope joined MSC's Afloat Pre-positioning Force in 1998. RELOAD PAGE. The Bob Hope is a military cargo ship. The Pfc. 3 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard for a routine inspection and repairs. USNS BOB HOPE is the first ship in the Navy's first class of large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships (LMSR) specially planned and built as such. Details for the ship Bob Hope , IMO 9085297, Cargo Ship, Position North America West Coast with current real time AIS position and ship photos by vesseltracker.com. May 1986: Mac Davis, Bob Hope and Sammy Davis Jr. perform on board the USS Lexington AVT … USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300) Laid down 29 May 1993, launched, 27 March 1997, delivered 18 November 1998. NAVSHIPSO NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office Norfolk Naval Shipyard Code 284, Bldg 705 Portsmouth, VA 23709-1020 (757) 967-3484 (757) 967-2957 (FAX) The BOB HOPE is the first ship in the Navy to honor Bob Hope. At Philadelphia Ship Repair, there’s always something new. July 18, 1984: Bob Hope and Ann Jillian on board the USS Forrestal CV-59 at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard performing for shipyard workers and U.S. service personnel. Rick Appling, a deputy operations officer for Military Sealift Command Pacific out of San Diego, confirmed the USNS Bob Hope wasn’t aground as some Cultus Bay residents worried, but was practicing its anchoring techniques. USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR 300), first of a class of large, medium-speed, roll-on roll-off (LMSR) vehicle cargo ships for the US Navy. William W. Seay. USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300), the lead ship of its 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 USNS SEAY is operated by Patriot Contracting Services. The USNS Bob Hope is docked at the Port of Alaska in Anchorage on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. USNS SEAY is the third BOB HOPE - class large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship (LMSR) and the first ship in the Navy named after Army Sgt. The legendary entertainer was even able to witness the ship being christened in his honor. Oops! Bob Hope is the first of 14 large, medium-speed, roll-on, roll-off ships constructed from the keel up for the Military Sealift Command. I am constantly exposed to new systems, new ships, and new problems. Terms Privacy User Agreement About. The lead ship of this class is USNS Bob Hope.. Named after Bob Hope. The vessel BOB HOPE (IMO: 9085297, MMSI 368836000) is a Naval/Naval Auxiliary built in 1998 (22 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of USA. USNS BOB HOPE dry-docked at US Naval Shipyard on Delaware River, South Philadelphia, PA. I love being able to find solutions and uphold the quality standards of our vessels. Download Image of Bob Hope talks with a sailor during a 30-minute show with actress Ann Jillian on board the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59). After the battleship was decommissioned at the end of World War II, it was recommissioned and decommissioned three more times in the decades that followed — for the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and in the 1980s as part of President Ronald Reagan's initiative for a 600-ship Navy. Laid down: as SS Sea-Land Commerce at A.G. Weser, Bremen, Germany, (date unknown) Launched, 1 Dec. 1972 Delivered: to Sea-Land in 1 March 1973 Acquired: by the US Navy, 1 May 1982 Assigned to (MSC) Placed in service: as Cargo Ship USNS Regulus (T-AK-292) Redesignated Roll-on/Roll-off Vehicle Cargo Ship (T-AKR-292), 1 November 1983