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Service Support

Military Sealift Command's 15 Service Support ships provide the Navy with towing, rescue and salvage, submarine support and cable laying and repair services, as well as a command and control platform and floating medical facilities.

All Service Support ships are government owned and crewed by civil service mariners.

USS Frank Cable, USS Emory S. Land, and USS Mount Whitney have hybrid crews of civil service mariners and uniformed Navy personnel working under the leadership of a U.S. Navy Captain.

• APACHE, USNS
• FRANK CABLE, USS -- Ship commanded by Navy Captain. CIVMARs responsible for navigation, deck, engineering, galley and steward services and communications and supply functions.
• CATAWBA, USNS
• COMFORT, USNS
• GRAPPLE, USNS -- Visit the ship's website
• GRASP, USNS
• EMORY S. LAND, USS -- Ship commanded by Navy Captain. CIVMARs responsible for navigation, deck, engineering, galley and steward services and communications and supply functions.
• MERCY, USNS
• MOUNT WHITNEY, USS -- Navigation, deck, engineering, laundry and galley services provided by MSC civil service mariners. Commanded by a Navy officer. Navy mission crew.
• NAVAJO, USNS
• PONCE, USS
• SAFEGUARD, USNS
• SALVOR, USNS
• SIOUX, USNS
• ZEUS, USNS