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{{short description|Cargo ship of the United States Navy}}

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|Ship image=USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR 300) at anchorage in Souda harbor.jpg
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|Ship caption=''Bob Hope'' in harbor at [[Souda Bay]] in [[Crete]]
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|Ship country=United States
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|Ship name=USNS ''Bob Hope''
|Ship namesake=[[Bob Hope]]
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|Ship awarded=2 September 1993
|Ship builder=[[Avondale Shipyard]]
|Ship laid down=29 May 1995
|Ship launched=27 March 1997
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|Ship completed=18 November 1998
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|Ship in service=18 November 1998
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|Ship struck=19 December 2022
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|Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|9085297}}
*{{MMSI Number|368836000}}
*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: NHNM
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|Ship class={{sclass|Bob Hope|vehicle cargo ship}}
|Ship displacement=62,069 tons full
|Ship length={{convert|951|ft|5|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|106|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
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|Ship propulsion=4 x [[Colt Pielstick]] 10 PC4.2 V diesels; {{cvt|65160|hp|lk=on}} Falk Gear Power Transmission
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|Ship complement=26 to 45 civilian crew; up to 50 active duty
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'''USNS ''Bob Hope'' (T-AKR-300)''', the [[lead ship]] of [[Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship|its class]] of [[vehicle cargo ship]]s for [[United States Army]] vehicle [[Maritime Prepositioning ship|prepositioning]], was 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 [[List of U.S. military vessels named after living Americans|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 [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 29 May 1995. She was [[ship naming and launching|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=https://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AKR_300.HTML|website=Naval Vessel Register|access-date=11 February 2023}}</ref>

{{stack|[[File:BobHopeinAntwerp.jpg|thumb|A helicopter being loaded onto ''Bob Hope'' in Antwerp, Belgium]]}}

A non-combatant [[roll-on/roll-off]] (RORO) vessel crewed by [[United States Merchant Marine|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 Marad on 19 December 2022.<ref name="NVR" />

==Features==
The ship has two 110-ton Hagglunds [[Crane (machine)#Deck|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==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)|USNS ''Bob Hope'' (T-AKR-300)}}
* [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}}

{{Bob Hope class vehicle cargo ship}}
{{Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off}}

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[[Category:Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ships]]
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[[Category:Ships built in New Orleans]]
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