USAV CW3 Harold C. Clinger

USAV CW3 Harold C. Clinger (LSV-2) is a General Frank S. Besson Jr.-class roll-on/roll-off of US Army.

USAV CW3 Harold C. Clinger on 1 July 2014
History
United States
NameCW3 Harold C. Clinger
NamesakeHarold C. Clinger
Operator United States Army
BuilderVT Halter Marine, Pascagoula
Acquired18 December 1987
Commissioned1988
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeGeneral Frank S. Besson class roll-on/roll-off
Displacement4,199 long tons (4,266 t)
Length273 ft (83 m)
Beam60 ft (18 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion2 × EMD 16-645E2; 1,950 hp (1,454 kW) each at 999 rpm
Speed
  • 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) light
  • 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) loaded
Range
  • 8,200 nmi (15,200 km) light
  • 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) loaded
Complement8 officers, 23 enlisted

Design
Main article: General Frank S. Besson-class support vessel

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 over the shore in as little as four feet of water, or 2,000 short tons as an intra-theater line haul roll-on/roll-off cargo ship.[1] 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 in 1988 into the 489th Transportation Detachment, United States Army Reserve.[3]

During RIMPAC 2014, on July 2, she conducted the first of eight surface lifts between Kaneohe Bay and Kawaihae Harbor in support of 3rd Marines. She would later also partner with 25th Infantry Division's 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, for casualty evacuation operations and a shipboard aerial resupply with the Royal New Zealand Navy.[4]

  • USAV CW3 Harold C. Clinger on 18 October 1998
    USAV CW3 Harold C. Clinger on 18 October 1998
  • USAV CW3 Harold C. Clinger during RIMPAC 2014
    USAV CW3 Harold C. Clinger during RIMPAC 2014

References
  1. Naval Technology – Frank S. Besson Class – LSV Logistics Support Vessel
  2. The United States Army News | New Army Vessel Arrives in Hawaii
  3. "Army Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. "Army watercraft support 3rd Marines during RIMPAC 2014". DVIDS. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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