| USAV General Brehon B. Somervell (LSV-3) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Namesake: | Brehon B. Somervell |
| Builder: | VT Halter Marine, Gulfport, Mississippi |
| Acquired: | 19 September 1987 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2013[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 (1,450 kW) each |
| Speed: |
12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) (light) 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) (loaded) |
| Range: |
8,200 nmi (15,200 km; 9,400 mi) (light) 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) (loaded) |
| Complement: | 6 officers, 23 enlisted |
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] (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 (US Army Reserve).[4][5]
In 1994 the vessel transported Save the PT Boat, Inc.'s PT-658 up the Columbia River to Portland, Oregon.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "Frank S Besson Class, United States of America". http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/lsv/. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ↑ "VT Halter Marine". http://www.vthm.com/. Retrieved 27 May 2011.[not in citation given]
- ↑ "Moss Point Marine". 17 July 2010. http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/inactive/halter-mosspointmarine.htm. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ↑ "805th Transportation Detachment". http://www.patriotfiles.com/index.php?name=Sections&req=viewarticle&artid=6551&page=1. Retrieved 27 May 2011.[not in citation given]
- ↑ "Army Department of, Kandle Army Reserve Center, 805th Trans Det Lsv-3 in Tacoma, Washington". http://web3.userinstinct.com/45955419-army-department-of-kandle-army-reserve-center-805th-trans-det-lsv-3.htm. Retrieved 27 May 2011.[unreliable source?]
- ↑ Alton, Bob; Brunkow, Barbara (12 June 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Motor Torpedo Boat PT-658" (pdf). p. 14. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/weekly_features/2012/PT658Oregon.pdf#page=14.
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