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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 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
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.
Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed the group fired a missile at the USS Lewis B. Puller in the Gulf of Aden. The Puller, which serves as a floating landing base, had been ...
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 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]
USS Lewis B. Puller: ESB-3 Lewis B. Puller: Expeditionary mobile base: 17 August 2017: Norfolk, VA [127] USS Louisiana: SSBN-743 Ohio: Ballistic missile submarine: 6 September 1997: Bangor, WA [128] USS Mahan: DDG-72 Arleigh Burke: Destroyer: 14 February 1998: Norfolk, VA [129] USS Maine: SSBN-741 Ohio: Ballistic missile submarine: 29 July 1995 ...
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).