Ready Reserve Fleet Ships Used in 1990-91 Persian Gulf War
Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm & Desert Sortie
During the Persian Gulf War the Maritime Administration (MarAd) activated the following vessels from the Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF) for use by the Military Sealift Command in delivering ammunition, fuel, tanks, food, and other supplies to the war zone.
Ready Reserve Fleet is a special part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet whose ships are kept in a state of "advanced readiness" for use within 5, 10, or 20 days.
| Ship | Type |
| Admiral Callaghan | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Agent | Breakbulk |
| Aide | Breakbulk |
| Ambassador | Breakbulk |
| American Explorer | Tanker |
| American Osprey | Offshore Petroleum Delivery System Tanker |
| Austral Lightning | Lighter Aboard Ship Barge Carrier |
| Banner | Breakbulk |
| Buyer | Breakbulk |
| California | Breakbulk |
| Cape Alava | Breakbulk |
| Cape Alexander | Breakbulk |
| Cape Ann | Breakbulk |
| Cape Archway | Breakbulk |
| Cape Avinof | Breakbulk |
| Cape Blanco | Breakbulk |
| Cape Bon | Breakbulk |
| Cape Borda | Breakbulk |
| Cape Bover | Breakbulk |
| Cape Breton | Breakbulk |
| Cape Canaveral | Breakbulk |
| Cape Canso | Breakbulk |
| Cape Carthage | Breakbulk |
| Cape Catawba | Breakbulk |
| Cape Catoche | Breakbulk |
| Cape Charles | Breakbulk |
| Cape Clear | Breakbulk |
| Cape Cod | Breakbulk |
| Cape Decision | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cape Diamond | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cape Domingo | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cape Douglas | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cape Ducato | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cape Edmont | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cape Farewell | Lighter Aboard Ship Barge Carrier |
| Cape Flattery | Lighter Aboard Ship Barge Carrier |
| Cape Florida | Lighter Aboard Ship Barge Carrier |
| Cape Gibson | Breakbulk |
| Cape Girardeau | Breakbulk |
| Cape Henry | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cape Horn | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cape Hudson | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cape Inscription | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cape Isabel | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cape Johnson | Breakbulk |
| Cape Juby | Breakbulk |
| Cape Lambert | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cape Lobos | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cape May | Heavylift Barge Carrier |
| Cape Mendocino | Heavylift Barge Carrier |
| Cape Mohican | Heavylift Barge Carrier |
| Cape Nome | Breakbulk |
| Comet | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Cornhusker State | Auxillary Craneship |
| Courier | Breakbulk |
| Curtiss* | Aviation Logistics Support |
| Del Monte | Breakbulk |
| Delvalle | Breakbulk |
| Diamond State | Auxillary Craneship |
| Equality State | Auxillary Craneship |
| Flickertail State | Auxillary Craneship |
| Gem State | Auxillary Craneship |
| Gopher State | Auxillary Craneship |
| Gulf Banker | Breakbulk |
| Gulf Merchant | Breakbulk |
| Gulf Shipper | Breakbulk |
| Gulf Trader | Breakbulk |
| Jupiter | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Lake | Breakbulk |
| Maine | Breakbulk |
| Meteor | Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| Mission Buenaventura | Tanker |
| Mission Capistrano | Tanker |
| Northern Light | Breakbulk |
| Potomac | Tanker/ Offshore Petroleum Delivery System Tanker |
| Pride | Breakbulk |
| Santa Ana | Breakbulk |
| Scan | Breakbulk |
| Shoshone | Tanker |
| Washington | Breakbulk |
| Wright* | Aviation Logistics Support |
* The Curtiss and Wright are U.S. Navy ships maintained similarly to RRF vessels.
Source:
Maritime Administration 1991 Annual Report, U.S. Department of Transportation,
Washington, DC 1992
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