United States Navy Service. NP
Attack on the USNS Card happened on 1964-05-02.
USNS New Bedford was created on 1950-07-01.
USNS New Bedford ended on 1994-10-28.
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Mighty Ships - 2013 USNS Grasp 3-4 was released on: USA: February 2013
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"USNS" is an acronym for "United States Naval Ship". It typically refers to non-combat or support Navy vessels, such as hospital ships, freighters, etc.
"USNS" stands for United States Naval Ship. Unlike USS (United States Ship) which is a designation given to commissioned vessels in the U.S. Navy, USNS refers to Navy supply and transport vessels operated by the Military Sealift Command, but owned by the Navy.The major difference is that commissioned vessels (warships, support vessels, etc.) are owned, operated, and crewed by the Navy and Naval personnel; USNS ships are owned by the Navy, operated by the MSC, and usually crewed by civilians.
There are 2 known ships with T-AH: USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort. I haven't been able to find anything where it could stand for or any explanation about it. My assumption would be that it's merely a way of classification. Most US Navy ships have something similar behind their name.
United States Naval Academy (USNS) is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
The main difference between the two designators is that one is manned mainly by civilian personnel and the other is manned by naval personnel, meaning US navy sailors. Both types are owned and operated by the United States Navy. Usually USNS ships are manned by civillian personnel from the Military Sealift Command. A command primarily tasked with restocking and resupplying US Naval Ships.
This is what those terms stand for. SS stands for Steam Ship. USS stand for United State Ship. And HMS stands for His or Her Majesty's Ship.