Namesake Brehon B. Somervell Homeport Tacoma, WA | Acquired 19 September 1987 Length 83 m | |
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Builder VT Halter Marine, Gulfport, Mississippi Status in active service, as of 2013 Type Logistics Support Vessel | ||
USAV General Brehon B. Somervell (LSV-3) is a General Frank S. Besson-class logistics support vessel. The ship was built by VT Halter Marine, (formerly Moss Point Marine) of Gulfport, Mississippi. It is named for General Brehon B. Somervell, the Commanding General of the United States Army Service Forces in World War II.
The vessel is currently home-ported in Tacoma, Washington, and is assigned to the 805th Transportation Detachment (US Army Reserve).
In 1994 the vessel transported Save the PT Boat, Inc.'s PT-658 up the Columbia River to Portland, Oregon.
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