USAT General Brehon B. Somervell
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USAT General Brehon B. Somervell |
| Namesake: | Brehon B. Somervell |
| Builder: | VT Halter Marine, Gulfport, Mississippi |
| Acquired: | 19 September 1987 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2010[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 each at 999 rpm |
| Speed: | 12.5 knots (light), 11.5 knots (loaded) |
| Range: | 8,200 nautical miles (light), 6,500 nautical miles (loaded) |
| Complement: | 6 officers, 23 enlisted |
The U.S. Army Vessel General Brehon B. Somerevell (LSV-3) is a General Frank S. Besson, Jr.-class Logistics Support Vessel.[1] The ship and its five class cohorts were built by VT Halter Marine,[2] (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. The vessel is currently home-ported in Tacoma, Washington, and is assigned to the 805th Transportation Detachment (U.S. Army Reserve).[4][5]
References
- ↑ http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/lsv/
- ↑ http://www.vthm.com/
- ↑ http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/inactive/halter-mosspointmarine.htm
- ↑ http://www.patriotfiles.com/index.php?name=Sections&req=viewarticle&artid=6551&page=1
- ↑ http://web3.userinstinct.com/45955419-army-department-of-kandle-army-reserve-center-805th-trans-det-lsv-3.htm
