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Major General Walter Henry Gordon, United States Army: Builder: Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock: Laid down: 2 November 1943: Launched: 7 May 1944: Sponsored by: Mrs Leslie J. McNair: Commissioned: 29 Jun 1944 – 11 Mar 1946; Mid-1946 – Nov 1951 (US Army) Nov 1951 – Oct 1955; Recommissioned: May 1961: Decommissioned: Apr 1970: Reclassified ...
The history of the US Army Corps of Engineers (DIANE Publishing, 1999). online; Becker, William H. From the Atlantic to the Great Lakes: a history of the US Army Corps of Engineers and the St. Lawrence Seaway (Historical Division, Office of Administrative Services, Office of the Chief of Engineers, 1984) online.
Interactive Scenario Builder (Builder) is a modeling and simulation, three-dimensional application developed by the Advanced Tactical Environmental Simulation Team (ATEST) at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) that aids in understanding radio frequency (RF) and electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) propagation.
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. [1]
BR-90 GSB The BR-90 GSB is the primary general support bridge. It uses the same modular components as the Close Support Bridges. A standard bridge set is carried, launched and recovered from 3 specialist vehicles (1 x Automotive Bridge Launching Equipment (ABLE) and 2 x Bridging Vehicles (BV).
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FS-255 with the Davao Gulf First Re-Supply Echelon was loaded with a cargo of 155-mm ammunition destined for the U.S. Army 24th Infantry Division.She was anchored on the night of 10–11 May 1945 in 17 fathoms (102 ft; 31 m) of water, 1,000 yards (910 m), 140 degrees from the pier at the head of Talomo Bay, Davao Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines with hatches open and about 80 tons of ammunition ...