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USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3), (formerly USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3), and (T-MLP-3/T-AFSB-1) prior to that) [17] [18] is the first purpose-built expeditionary mobile base vessel (previously classified as a mobile landing platform, and then as an afloat forward staging base) for the United States Navy, and the second ship to be named in honor of Chesty Puller.
USS John L. Canley (ESB-6) is the fourth Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base (ESB) of the United States Navy, and the first ship to be named for Medal of Honor recipient John L. Canley. [7] John L. Canley was constructed in San Diego, California by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO).
USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) (formerly USNS Miguel Keith (T-ESB-5)) is a Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base, one of three such ships in service with the United States Navy (USN) as of late 2021. [3] [7] [8]
USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB-7) will be a Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base for the United States Navy, and she is the first United States Navy vessel named after Marine Corps Private First Class Robert Ernest Simanek, who was awarded for the Medal of Honor for heroic actions during the Battle of Bunker Hill, August 1952, during the Korean War.
USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB-4) (formerly USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams (T-ESB-4)) is a Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base (ESB), currently in service with the United States Navy. The ship is also a sub-variant of the Montford Point -class expeditionary transfer dock (ESD). [ 10 ]
San Diego, CA [140] USS Michael Murphy: DDG-112 Arleigh Burke: Destroyer: 5 September 2012: Pearl Harbor, HI [141] USS Michigan: SSGN-727 Ohio: Guided missile submarine: 11 September 1982: Bangor, WA [142] Scheduled to be decommissioned 2028 [76] USS Miguel Keith: ESB-5 Lewis B. Puller: Expeditionary mobile base: 8 May 2021: Sasebo, Japan [143 ...
ESB variant USS Lewis B. Puller. Unlike the first two Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD), the Lewis B. Puller-class, or sub-variant, of Expeditionary Mobile Base (ESB) vessels serve to support special forces missions, counter-piracy/smuggling operations, maritime security operations, and mine clearance, as well as humanitarian aid and disaster ...
USS Lewis B. Puller may refer to: USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG-23) was an Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigate launched 1980 and transferred to Egypt 1998. USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) is the first expeditionary mobile base (ESB) variant of expeditionary transfer dock ships, launched in 2014 and in active service