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US Navy’s 90,000-Ton Floating Fortress Joins Fleet

CLAVE 1 / 4The 90,000-tonne USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. is the final Expeditionary Sea Base of the Lewis B. Puller-class, delivered this week in San Diego.

CLAVE 2 / 4With a 52,000-square-foot flight deck, the vessel can operate MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters, MV-22B Ospreys, and H-1 helicopters.

CLAVE 3 / 4The ship’s 9,500-nautical-mile range and 15-knot speed enable sustained operations far from shore, supporting mine countermeasures and special forces.

CLAVE 4 / 4Three other ESBs—USS Lewis B Puller, USS Hershel Williams, and USS Robert E Simanek—remain in extended maintenance due to crew shortages.

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