USNS Andrew J. Higgins (TAO-190)

USNS Andrew J. Higgins (T-AO-190) was a Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler of the United States Navy. Launched in 1987 and delivered to the Military Sealift Command in 1989, she was named in honor of Andrew Jackson Higgins, the designer of the famous WWII Higgins boat landing craft. Throughout her service, the Andrew J. Higgins provided vital underway replenishment of fuel and supplies to U.S. Navy ships at sea, supporting operations worldwide. After nearly two decades of service, she was removed from active service and struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1999.