High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USNS Bald Eagle (T-AF-50) was an Alstede-class stores ship acquired by the U.S. Navy. Her task was to carry stores, refrigerated items, and equipment to ships in the fleet, and to remote stations and staging areas. Bald Eagle was laid down (date unknown), as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 186) at Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California. She was launched (date unknown) and delivered to the War Shipping Administration, 28 May 1943. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1950. Bald Eagle was assigned by the Navy to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) and placed in service as USNS Bald Eagle (T-AF-50).