USAV General Brehon B. Somervell (LSV-3) is a General Frank S. Besson-class logistics support vessel.[1] The ship was built by VT Halter Marine,[2][failed verification] (formerly Moss Point Marine) of Gulfport, Mississippi.[3] It is named for General Brehon B. Somervell, the Commanding General of the United States Army Service Forces in World War II.
_approaches_the_surf_zone_as_it_comes_alongside_the_elevated_causeway_system_at_Red_Beach.jpg) USAV Gen. Brehon B. Somervell (LSV 3) approaches the surf zone as it comes alongside the elevated causeway system at Red Beach
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| Namesake | Brehon B. Somervell |
| Builder | VT Halter Marine, Gulfport, Mississippi |
| Acquired | 19 September 1987 |
| Homeport | Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH) Honolulu, HI |
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| Status | in active service, as of 2013[update] |
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| Type | Logistics Support Vessel |
| Displacement | 4,199 long tons (4,266 t) |
| Length | 273 ft (83 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × EMD 16-645E2; 1,950 hp (1,450 kW) each |
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| Complement | 8 warrant officers, 23 enlisted |
The vessel is currently home-ported in Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH), Hawai’i and is assigned to the 8th Special Troops Battalion, 8th Theater Sustainment Command[4][failed verification][5][unreliable source?]
In 1994 the vessel transported Save the PT Boat, Inc.'s PT-658 up the Columbia River to Portland, Oregon.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Frank S Besson Class, United States of America". Naval Technology. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "VT Halter Marine". VT Halter Marine. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Moss Point Marine". Shipbuilding History. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "805th Transportation Detachment". The Patriot Files. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Army Department of, Kandle Army Reserve Center, 805th Trans Det Lsv-3 in Tacoma, Washington". User Instinct. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Alton, Bob; Brunkow, Barbara (12 June 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Motor Torpedo Boat PT-658" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 14.