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
United States
NamesakeBrehon B. Somervell
BuilderVT Halter Marine, Gulfport, Mississippi
Acquired19 September 1987
HomeportJoint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH) Honolulu, HI
Identification
Statusin active service, as of 2013
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 (1,450 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)
Complement8 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 Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH), Hawai’i and is assigned to the 8th Special Troops Battalion, 8th Theater Sustainment Command[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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