Expeditionary Mobile Base (ESB)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Expeditionary_Mobile_Base_(ESB)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:basedOn Montford Point-class design
gptkbp:builder gptkb:General_Dynamics_NASSCO
gptkbp:commissioned 2017 (USS Lewis B. Puller)
gptkbp:crew about 100 civilian mariners
gptkbp:displacement about 90,000 tons (full load)
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched gptkb:USS_Lewis_B._Puller_(ESB-3)
gptkbp:flightDeck supports MH-53 and MV-22 Osprey
gptkbp:formerName Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB)
gptkbp:homeport varies by ship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Expeditionary Mobile Base (ESB)
gptkbp:hullMaterial modified Alaska-class oil tanker
gptkbp:length 785 feet
gptkbp:militaryDetachment about 44 personnel
gptkbp:missionDeck supports small boats and unmanned vehicles
gptkbp:navyDesignation gptkb:ESB
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric engines
gptkbp:role logistics support
sea base for special operations
staging platform for helicopters
support for mine countermeasures
gptkbp:secondShip gptkb:USS_Hershel_"Woody"_Williams_(ESB-4)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:thirdPlace USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Military_Sealift_Command
gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:U.S._Special_Operations_Command
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Montford_Point-class_Mobile_Landing_Platform
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7