General Frank S. Besson-class support vessel
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General Frank S. Besson-class logistics support vessels (LSV) are the largest powered watercraft in the United States Army, and are designed to give the Army a global strategic capability to deliver its vehicles and cargo.[1]
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 816 tonnes of vehicles and cargo over the shore in as little as 1.2 m of water, or 1,814 tonnes as an intra-theater line haul roll-on/roll-off cargo ship.[2] The vessel's cargo deck is designed to handle any vehicle in the US Army inventory and can carry up to 15 M1 Abrams-series main battle tanks or 82 ISO standard containers.[3]
Subclasses
The Robert T. Kuroda is the lead vessel of a new subclass of the Frank S. Besson class called LSV (MOD). The Kuroda, named after Robert T. Kuroda, and its sister ship, the Smalls, named after Robert Smalls, are generally similar to the rest of the class except that the ships are Script error: No such module "convert". longer than the other ships of the class. This is due to a more streamlined "visor" bow that hides the front ramp and allows for the vessels to move through rough water more easily. While these ships have the same main deck area as the rest of the class—Script error: No such module "convert".— however they displace Script error: No such module "convert"., can make Script error: No such module "convert". of water a day, have incinerators for burning trash, are taller than the traditional Besson-class LSVs, and have 25% more horsepower. The ship has a range of more than Script error: No such module "convert". and can deploy fully provisioned worldwide at a speed of Script error: No such module "convert". carrying a standard port-opening package weighing Script error: No such module "convert"..Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[3]
Related classes
The Philippine Navy commissioned two Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".s during the early 1990s. These ships were based on a helicopter-capable variant of the General Frank S. Besson Jr.-class logistics support vessel.
Ships
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Operators
Gallery
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USAV General Frank S. Besson Jr (LSV-1) docked across from the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". in Manhattan during Fleet Week 2010.
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USAV General Frank S. Besson Jr (LSV-1)
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From L to R: USAV MG Charles P. Gross (LSV-5), USAV MG Robert Smalls (LSV-8), and the USAV Churubusco (LCU-2013). Photo was taken while aboard the USAV Five Forks (LCU-2018)
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LSV alongside USNS Pollux (T-AKR-290) in the port of Pusan, South Korea. Pollux is loading vehicles onto the LSV which will then transport them to shore.
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References
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- ↑ FAS.org – Army Watercraft
- ↑ Naval Technology – Frank S. Besson Class – LSV Logistics Support Vessel [1]
- ↑ a b The United States Army News | New Army Vessel Arrives in Hawaii
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