USAV General Brehon B. Somervell (LSV-3)

General Brehon B. Somervell
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

  1. ↑ "Frank S Besson Class, United States of America". Naval Technology. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "VT Halter Marine". VT Halter Marine. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Moss Point Marine". Shipbuilding History. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "805th Transportation Detachment". The Patriot Files. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Army Department of, Kandle Army Reserve Center, 805th Trans Det Lsv-3 in Tacoma, Washington". User Instinct. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  6. ↑ Alton, Bob; Brunkow, Barbara (12 June 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Motor Torpedo Boat PT-658" (pdf). National Park Service. p. 14.


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