Fast Combat Support

• High-speed vessel, designed as oiler, ammunition and supply ship.
  
• The Navy's largest combat logistics ship.
  
• Has the speed and armament to keep up with the carrier battle groups.
  
• Rapidly replenishes Navy task forces and can carry more than 177,000 barrels of oil, 2,150 tons of ammunition, 500 tons of dry stores and 250 tons of refrigerated stores.
  
• Receives petroleum products, ammunition and stores from shuttle ships and redistributes these items simultaneously to carrier battle group ships.
  
• Reduces the vulnerability of serviced ships by reducing alongside time.

General Characteristics, Sacramento Class

• Power Plant: Four boilers, geared turbines, two shafts, 100,000 shaft horsepower
• Length: 793 feet (237.9 meters)
• Speed: 26 knots (30 miles, 48 km, per hour)
• Aircraft: Two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters
• Crew: 24 officers, 576 enlisted
• Armament: NATO Sea Sparrow close-in weapons systems.