In March 2011 , in company with the carrier , was deployed off northeastern Honshu , Japan to assist with relief efforts after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . After multiple inspections for radiation traces due to the Fukushima nuclear disaster , it was determined that it was unlikely the ship was exposed to the radiation leaking from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant . '' Bridge '' conducted 25 underway replenishment operations , delivering more than 1.8 million gallons of fuel in support of Operation Tomodachi . The ship was then decommissioned shortly after . In April 2013 , it was announced that MSC will take '' Bridge '' , and her sister ship , out of service in 2014 as a cost-saving measure . The ships ' gas turbine propulsion make them faster than other Navy supply ships , but also make them consume more fuel
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10)