ESD (Expeditionary Transfer Dock)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/ESD_(Expeditionary_Transfer_Dock)
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mobile_Landing_Platform
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:General_Dynamics_NASSCO
gptkbp:commissioned 2013
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew about 34 civilian mariners
gptkbp:derivedFrom gptkb:Alaska-class_oil_tanker_design
gptkbp:designedFor sea basing operations
gptkbp:displacement about 78,000 tons
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched gptkb:USNS_Montford_Point_(T-ESD-1)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ESD (Expeditionary Transfer Dock)
gptkbp:hullMaterial non-combatant support ship
gptkbp:length 785 feet
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Military_Sealift_Command
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:primaryUse transfer of vehicles and equipment at sea
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Expeditionary_Sea_Base_(ESB)
gptkbp:secondShip gptkb:USNS_John_Glenn_(T-ESD-2)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:LCAC_(Landing_Craft_Air_Cushion)
MV-22 Osprey (limited operations)
vehicle transfer at sea
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Montford_Point-class_Mobile_Landing_Platform
gptkb:Montford_Point-class_mobile_landing_platform
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7