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conducted 25 underway replenishment operations, delivering more than 1.8 million gallons of fuel in support of
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no longer carries the weapons systems she had been equipped with. As a commissioned warship,
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was formally decommissioned and transferred from the US Navy to
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Two of her commanding officers, CAPT 131:National Steel and Shipbuilding Company 901:Supply-class fast combat support ships 57: 503:Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant 74: 16:Supply-class fast combat support ship 7: 314:26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) 741:"Wren takes reins of Navy in Japan" 389:was commissioned on 5 August 1998. 686:"Big Navy Supply Ship Inactivated" 495:2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami 14: 771:US Naval vessel register web page 810:-class fast combat support ships 259:48,800 long tons (49,600 t) 76: 61: 598:(US). 17 March 2011; Seawaves, 485:was deployed off northeastern 1: 766:Official US Navy ship website 457:.50 caliber heavy machine gun 358:), is the fourth ship of the 322:176 civilians, 30–45 military 743:. stripes.com. 11 April 2009 291:105,000 hp (78 MW) 267:754.6 ft (230.0 m) 135:San Diego County, California 304:LM 2500 gas turbine engines 922: 499:Fukushima nuclear disaster 467:carried by her Navy crew. 44:47.5525437°N 122.6544216°W 18: 875: 852: 816: 692:. Gannett. Archived from 367:fast combat support ships 237: 69: 60: 408:Military Sealift Command 49:47.5525437; -122.6544216 564:. Naval Vessel Register 453:Mk. 38 25-mm chain guns 428:at sea in February 2006 275:107 ft (33 m) 238:General characteristics 519:, and her sister ship 443:(Block I) mounts, one 439:was equipped with two 429: 381:who served during the 283:39 ft (12 m) 631:17 March 2011 at the 605:23 March 2011 at the 416: 696:on 18 September 2014 690:www.defensenews.com 651:on 24 February 2013 532:was in reserve, at 513:Operation Tomodachi 40: /  430: 371:United States Navy 888: 887: 617:Stewart, Joshua. 596:Stars and Stripes 562:"Bridge (AOE 10)" 402:On 29 June 2004, 342: 341: 332:CH-46E Sea Knight 192:15 September 2022 184:30 September 2014 913: 800: 793: 786: 777: 753: 752: 750: 748: 737: 731: 730: 728: 726: 720: 712: 706: 705: 703: 701: 681: 675: 674: 673:. 29 April 2013. 667: 661: 660: 658: 656: 647:. Archived from 641: 635: 615: 609: 591:Rabiroff, John. 589: 583: 580: 574: 573: 571: 569: 558: 459:mounts, and two 327:Aircraft carried 306:, Two Propellers 301:General Electric 84: 81: 80: 79: 65: 58: 55: 54: 52: 51: 50: 45: 41: 38: 37: 36: 33: 921: 920: 916: 915: 914: 912: 911: 910: 891: 890: 889: 884: 871: 848: 812: 804: 762: 757: 756: 746: 744: 739: 738: 734: 724: 722: 718: 716:"Bridge AOE-10" 714: 713: 709: 699: 697: 683: 682: 678: 669: 668: 664: 654: 652: 643: 642: 638: 633:Wayback Machine 616: 612: 607:Wayback Machine 590: 586: 581: 577: 567: 565: 560: 559: 555: 550: 542:Carol Pottenger 534:NISMF Bremerton 473: 449:Mk 91 directors 400: 395: 288:Installed power 122:15 January 1993 114:6 December 1989 82: 77: 75: 48: 46: 42: 39: 34: 31: 29: 27: 26: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 919: 917: 909: 908: 903: 893: 892: 886: 885: 883: 882: 876: 873: 872: 870: 869: 863: 853: 850: 849: 847: 846: 839: 832: 825: 817: 814: 813: 805: 803: 802: 795: 788: 780: 774: 773: 768: 761: 760:External links 758: 755: 754: 732: 721:. msc.navy.mil 707: 676: 662: 636: 610: 584: 575: 552: 551: 549: 546: 472: 469: 399: 396: 394: 391: 375:Horatio Bridge 340: 339: 336:MH-60S Seahawk 328: 324: 323: 320: 316: 315: 312: 308: 307: 297: 293: 292: 289: 285: 284: 281: 277: 276: 273: 269: 268: 265: 261: 260: 257: 253: 252: 244: 243:Class and type 240: 239: 235: 234: 231: 227: 226: 225: 224: 218: 209: 198: 197:Identification 194: 193: 190: 186: 185: 182: 181:Out of service 178: 177: 174: 170: 169: 166: 165:Decommissioned 162: 161: 158: 154: 153: 152:24 August 1996 150: 146: 145: 142: 138: 137: 128: 124: 123: 120: 116: 115: 112: 108: 107: 105:Horatio Bridge 102: 98: 97: 90: 86: 85: 72: 71: 67: 66: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 918: 907: 904: 902: 899: 898: 896: 881: 878: 877: 874: 868: 865:Followed by: 864: 862: 860: 856:Preceded by: 855: 854: 851: 845: 844: 840: 838: 837: 833: 831: 830: 826: 824: 823: 819: 818: 815: 811: 809: 801: 796: 794: 789: 787: 782: 781: 778: 772: 769: 767: 764: 763: 759: 742: 736: 733: 717: 711: 708: 695: 691: 687: 680: 677: 672: 666: 663: 650: 646: 640: 637: 634: 630: 626: 624: 620: 614: 611: 608: 604: 601: 597: 594: 588: 585: 579: 576: 563: 557: 554: 547: 545: 543: 539: 535: 531: 526: 524: 523: 518: 514: 510: 506: 504: 500: 496: 492: 488: 484: 480: 479: 478:Ronald Reagan 470: 468: 466: 462: 458: 454: 450: 446: 445:NSSM launcher 442: 438: 434: 427: 426: 421:replenishing 420: 415: 411: 409: 405: 397: 392: 390: 388: 384: 380: 376: 372: 368: 364: 362: 357: 356: 350: 348: 337: 333: 329: 326: 325: 321: 318: 317: 313: 310: 309: 305: 302: 298: 295: 294: 290: 287: 286: 282: 279: 278: 274: 271: 270: 266: 263: 262: 258: 255: 254: 251: 249: 245: 242: 241: 236: 232: 229: 228: 222: 219: 217: 213: 210: 208: 204: 201: 200: 199: 196: 195: 191: 188: 187: 183: 180: 179: 175: 172: 171: 167: 164: 163: 160:5 August 1998 159: 156: 155: 151: 148: 147: 144:2 August 1994 143: 140: 139: 136: 132: 129: 126: 125: 121: 118: 117: 113: 110: 109: 106: 103: 100: 99: 95: 91: 88: 87: 83:United States 73: 68: 64: 59: 56: 53: 22: 866: 858: 842: 841: 835: 828: 821: 807: 745:. 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Retrieved 556: 529: 528:As of 2018, 527: 521: 516: 508: 507: 482: 477: 474: 441:Phalanx CIWS 436: 432: 431: 424: 418: 403: 401: 386: 360: 354: 352: 351:, (formerly 346: 344: 343: 256:Displacement 247: 176:24 June 2004 168:24 June 2004 157:Commissioned 93: 25: 623:Japan Times 338:helicopters 212:MMSI number 47: / 35:122°39′16″W 906:1996 ships 895:Categories 859:Sacramento 747:1 November 725:1 November 465:small arms 447:(with two 349:(T-AOE-10) 319:Complement 296:Propulsion 203:IMO number 173:In service 96:(T-AOE 10) 32:47°33′09″N 21:USS Bridge 655:8 October 540:and CAPT 538:Rick Wren 423:USS  383:Civil War 379:Commodore 216:338956000 141:Laid down 629:Archived 603:Archived 461:M60 GPMG 233:Stricken 221:Callsign 189:Stricken 149:Launched 101:Namesake 829:Rainier 568:1 March 522:Rainier 451:), two 393:History 369:in the 280:Draught 207:8644046 205::  127:Builder 119:Awarded 111:Ordered 70:History 843:Bridge 836:Arctic 822:Supply 808:Supply 530:Bridge 517:Bridge 509:Bridge 487:Honshu 483:Bridge 455:, six 437:Bridge 433:Bridge 425:Nimitz 419:Bridge 404:Bridge 387:Bridge 363:-class 361:Supply 355:Bridge 347:Bridge 264:Length 248:Supply 230:Status 223:: NGMV 94:Bridge 861:class 719:(PDF) 548:Notes 491:Japan 471:2010s 417:USNS 398:2000s 345:USNS 311:Speed 299:four 250:class 92:USNS 867:None 749:2018 727:2018 702:2014 657:2011 570:2023 377:, a 353:USS 330:Two 272:Beam 89:Name 365:of 334:or 897:: 688:. 505:. 489:, 481:, 385:. 214:: 133:, 799:e 792:t 785:v 751:. 729:. 704:. 659:. 625:. 572:. 23:.

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USS Bridge
47°33′09″N 122°39′16″W / 47.5525437°N 122.6544216°W / 47.5525437; -122.6544216
USNS Bridge
Horatio Bridge
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
San Diego County, California
IMO number
8644046
MMSI number
338956000
Callsign
Supply class
General Electric
LM 2500 gas turbine engines
CH-46E Sea Knight
MH-60S Seahawk
Supply-class
fast combat support ships
United States Navy
Horatio Bridge
Commodore
Civil War
Military Sealift Command

USS Nimitz
Phalanx CIWS
NSSM launcher
Mk 91 directors
Mk. 38 25-mm chain guns
.50 caliber heavy machine gun

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