USAV General Brehon B. Somervell (LSV-3)

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General Brehon B. Somervell
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USAV Gen. Brehon B. Somervell (LSV 3) approaches the surf zone as it comes alongside the elevated causeway system at Red Beach
History
Namesake: Brehon B. Somervell
Builder: VT Halter Marine, Gulfport, Mississippi
Acquired: 19 September 1987
Homeport: Tacoma, WA
Status: in active service, as of 2013
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: 8 warrant 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

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