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Platapus · 05-27-09, 04:43 PM

Yet another of my dumb questions...

With the sinking of the USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10), the following question came up:

What is the difference between a United States Ship (USS) and a United States Navy Ship (USNS).

I thought all big floaty things belonged to the Navy?

05-27-09, 04:43 PM	#221
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,439 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Yet another of my dumb questions... With the sinking of the USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10), the following question came up: What is the difference between a United States Ship (USS) and a United States Navy Ship (USNS). I thought all big floaty things belonged to the Navy? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.