| USAV Lt. General William B. Bunker (LSV-4) | |
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| Name: | Lt. General William B. Bunker |
| Namesake: | William B. Bunker |
| Operator: |
 United States Army |
| Builder: | VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula |
| Acquired: | 18 March 1988 |
| Commissioned: | 1988 |
| Homeport: | Pearl Harbor |
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| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | General Frank S. Besson class roll-on/roll-off |
| 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 (1,454 kW) each at 999 rpm |
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| Complement: | 8 officers, 23 enlisted |
USAV Lt. General William B. Bunker (LSV-4) is a General Frank S. Besson Jr.-class roll-on/roll-off of US Army.
Design[]
Named in honor of Gen. Frank S. Besson Jr., former Chief of Transportation, U.S. Army, these ships have bow and stern ramps and the ability to beach themselves, giving them the ability to discharge 900 short tons of vehicles and cargo over the shore in as little as four feet of water, or 2,000 short tons as an intra-theater line haul roll-on/roll-off cargo ship.[1] The vessel's cargo deck is designed to handle any vehicle in the US Army inventory and can carry up to 15 M1 Abrams main battle tanks or 82 ISO standard containers.[2]
Construction and career[]
She was acquired by the US Army on 18 March 1988 and commissioned in 1988 into the 1099th Transportation Detachment, 7th Expeditionary Transportation Brigade.[3]
Gallery[]
_onto_a_modular_trident_pier_assembled_for_the_offloading_of_dry_cargo_from_ship_to_130419-N-LO372-153.jpg "A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank prepares to disembark the logistics support vessel USAV Lt. Gen. William B. Bunker (LSV 4) onto a modular trident pier assembled for the offloading of dry cargo from ship to 130419-N-LO372-153.jpg (3.7 MB)")
_to_offload_Marine_Corps_M1A1_130419-N-LO372-119.jpg "U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 4th Tank Battalion walk up a ramp from an assembled modular trident pier into the logistics support vessel USAV Lt. Gen. William B. Bunker (LSV 4) to offload Marine Corps M1A1 130419-N-LO372-119.jpg (3.54 MB)")
_to_offload_Marine_Corps_M1A1_Abrams_tanks_during_the_Combined_Joint_Logistics_Over_the_Shore_naval_exercise_in_P_130419-N-LO372-139.jpg "U.S. service members walk into the logistics support vessel USAV Lt. Gen. William B. Bunker (LSV 4) to offload Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tanks during the Combined Joint Logistics Over the Shore naval exercise in P 130419-N-LO372-139.jpg (6.93 MB)")
References[]
- ↑ Naval Technology – Frank S. Besson Class – LSV Logistics Support Vessel [1]
- ↑ The United States Army News | New Army Vessel Arrives in Hawaii
- ↑ "Army Ship Photo Index". http://www.navsource.org/archives/30/10/1004.htm.
External links[]
- Navsource – Photo Gallery
- Frank S Besson Class LSV Logistic Support Vessel
- LSVs at globalsecurity.org
- Photo gallery: Family tour aboard the LSV-7 Kuroda | The Honolulu Advertiser
- LSV-8 USAV MG Roberts Smalls – a set on Flickr
- Army Commissions Vessel Named after African-American Civil War Hero, S.C. Statesman
- Robert Smalls Official Website
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