The vessel's cargo deck is designed to handle any vehicle in the US Army inventory and can carry up to 15 M1 Abrams main battle tanks or 82 ISO standard containers. [2] Construction and career. She was acquired by the US Army on 21 June 2006 and commissioned on 15 September 2007 into the 605th Transportation Detachment, ...

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 816 tonnes of vehicles and cargo over the shore in as little as 1.2 m of water, or 1,814 tonnes as an intra-theater line haul roll-on/roll-off cargo ship. [2]

2011年5月11日 · The Logistics Support Vessel-8 (LSV-8) Major General Robert Smalls is the first Army vessel to be named in honor of an African-American. As part of the 203rd Transportation Detachment based in ...

Where is the current position of USAV Major General Robert Smalls (LSV-8) NATO WARSHIP right now? Vessel USAV Major General Robert Smalls (LSV-8) NATO WARSHIP is a military ops ship waving the flag of United States of America. Her IMO number is 1 and MMSI number is 369872000. Main ship specifications are length of 83 m and beam of 18 m. Maps below show the following sailing data - Real-time ...

2016年6月4日 · Logistics Support Vessel [LSV] The Logistics Support Vessels [LSVs] are the Army's largest powered watercraft. They are designed to carry up to 2,000 tons of cargo from strategic sealift ships to ...

USAV Major General Robert Smalls (LSV-8) is a General Frank S. Besson Jr.-class roll-on/roll-off of US Army. 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 …

2012年9月6日 · Army Reserve watercraft, making moves. CONTROLLED VOCABULARY KEYWORDS. No keywords found. TAGS. engineers. Kuwait Naval Base. persian gulf. Kuwait. army mariners. USAV MG Robert Smalls (LSV-8)

2012年11月5日 · “The Army maritime field is the oldest of the warrant officer MOSs [military occupation specialty],” explained Chief Warrant Officer 2 Richard Martin, a resident of Beaver, Pa., and member of ...

2007年9月16日 · BALTIMORE, Md. (Army News Service, Sept. 16, 2007) - The logistics support vessel Major General Robert Smalls (LSV-8) - the first Army vessel named for an African American - was inducted into the ...

2021年3月6日 · The Maj. Gen. Robert Smalls (LSV-8) on April 21, 2020. The vessel is the first one in the Army's fleet to be named after an African American citizen and former slave.