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General Frank S. Besson-class support vessel

January 30, 2023

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]

General Frank S. Besson class
USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda (LSV-7)
Class overview
BuildersVT Halter Marine, Inc.
Operators United States Army
Subclasses
Built1987–2006
In commission1988–present
Planned8
Completed8
Active8
General characteristics
TypeLogistics support vessel
Displacement4,199 long tons (4,266 t)
Length273 ft (83 m)
Beam60 ft (18 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion2 × EMD 16-645E2; 1,950 hp (1,454 kW) each at 999 rpm
Speed
  • 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) light
  • 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) loaded
Range
  • 8,200 nmi (15,200 km) light
  • 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) loaded
Complement8 officers, 23 enlisted

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.[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 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 42 feet (13 m) 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—10,500 square feet (980 m2)— however they displace 6,000 short tons (5,400 t), can make 10,000 U.S. gallons (38,000 L) 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 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) and can deploy fully provisioned worldwide at a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h) carrying a standard port-opening package weighing 1,000 short tons (910 t).[clarification needed][3]

Related classes

The Philippine Navy commissioned two Bacolod City-class logistics support vessels during the early 1990s. These ships were based on a helicopter-capable variant of the General Frank S. Besson Jr.-class logistics support vessel. MWT-03

Ships

Gallery

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    USAV General Frank S. Besson Jr (LSV-1) docked across from the USS Intrepid 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.

References

  1. ^ FAS.org – Army Watercraft
  2. ^ Naval Technology – Frank S. Besson Class – LSV Logistics Support Vessel [1]
  3. ^ a b The United States Army News | New Army Vessel Arrives in Hawaii

External links

  • 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

January 30, 2023
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