Military


Strategic Sealift Inventory
(As of 1 January 2006)

The following list of militarily useful ships is compiled from information furnished by the MSC Program Managers, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and other authoritative sources. The figures are updated quarterly.

Category Dry Tanker PAX Total
MSC Force 54 8 0 62
Fast Sealift Ships (FSS) 8      
Large Medium-Speed RO/RO (LMSR)(1) 19      
Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS) 16      
PREPO (U.S. Charters) 6      
PREPO (RRF Tendered to MSC) 1 2    
RRF (Operational) 1      
Other U.S. Charters 3 2    
USNS Tankers   4    
 
Ready Reserve Force 50 4 0 54
Auxiliary Crane Ship (T-ACS) 10      
Breakbulk (BB) 2      
Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) 4      
Sea Barge (SEABEE) 2      
Roll On/Roll Off (RO/RO) 30      
Combo 0      
Aviation Support (T-AVB) 2      
 
U. S. Commercial 102 55 2 159
Readiness Agreements (2) 100 20 0 120
Breakbulk 5      
LASH 1      
Container 69      
Container RO/RO 8      
RO/RO 6      
Car Carrier 11      
 
Other U.S. Commercial 2 35 2 39
 
Effective U. S. Control(3) 33 32 3 68
VTA Tankers   21    
Non-VTA Tankers   11    
 
Other Allies(4) 48 11 0 59
 
Overall Total 287 110 5 402

Notes:
  1. All nineteen LMSRs have joined the MSC Force. Six are Prepo, six Surge, and seven are operational.
  2. Includes the following:
    • Maritime Security Program (MSP) and Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) for dry cargo ships.
    • Voluntary Tanker Agreement (VTA) for tankers.
    • Sealift Readiness Program (SRP) for both.
  3. EUSC ships are normally available only after requisitioning is authorized, except for those tankers enrolled in the Voluntary Tanker Agreement (VTA).
  4. These ships are dedicated to USCINCPAC and identified by name through a bilateral shipping agreement.