Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB)nassco.com/wp-content/uploads/ESB_FactSheet.2016_web.pdf · MARITIME PREPOSITIONING FORCE (TRANSITION) The Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) is the centerpiece

Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB)

MARITIME PREPOSITIONING FORCE (TRANSITION) The Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) is the centerpiece of the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed

airborne mine countermeasures mission (AMCM). It will support the operations and maintenance of airborne mine countermeasures detachment personnel and equipment.

DIMENSIONS AND PERFORMANCE •Length,Overall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239m •Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50m •SustainedSpeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >15 knots •Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . over9,500NMat15knots

PROPULSION SYSTEM •Twinscrewdieselelectric •4MAN/B&Wmediumspeeddieselmainengines •24MWdieselelectricplant

SHIP SERVICES •34berthsforMSCpersonnel •250MilitaryDetachmentberthing •TacticalOperationsandCommunicationsCenter •PlanningandControlSpacesforAMCMmission

AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES MISSION SUPPORT •4MH-53Ehelicopterlandingspots •Hangarareafor1MH-53Edeployed •7rigidhullinflatableboats •4MK105AMCMSleds •AMCM,andExplosiveOrdnanceDisposal(EOD)magazines

OTHER MISSION SUPPORT •4helicoptor/tiltrotoroperatingspots •Specialwarfaresupport

Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB)

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EXPEDITIONARY SEA BASE (ESB) MISSION

Four Operating

Spots

Mine Countermeasures

USNS Lewis B. Puller