_at_Naval_Station_Norfolk_on_20_April_2016.JPG) Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Hector A. Cafferata Jr. |
| Namesake | Hector A. Cafferata Jr. |
| Ordered | 8 April 2022 [1] |
| Builder | NASSCO, San Diego |
| Identification | Hull number: ESB-8 |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base |
| Displacement | Approx. 90,000 long tons (100,000 short tons) fully loaded |
| Length | 785 ft (239 m) |
| Beam | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Draft | 34.4 ft (10.5 m) at full load; 39.4 ft (12.0 m) at load line |
| Propulsion | Commercial diesel-electric |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Range | 9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) |
| Complement | 34 ship personnel; 250 military (mission dependent) |
| Aviation facilities | Four-spot flight deck and hangar |
USS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB-8) 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 Hector A. Cafferata Jr., who was awarded for the Medal of Honor for heroic actions during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, November 1950, during the Korean War. [2]
References
- ^ "Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "SECNAV Names Future Expeditionary Sea Base Ship USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8)" (Press release). United States Navy. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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