USAV General Brehon B. Somervell

USAV General Brehon B. Somervell (LSV-3) is a General Frank S. Besson-class logistics support vessel.^[1] The ship was built by VT Halter Marine,^[2] (formerly Moss Point Marine) of Gulfport, Mississippi.^[3] It is named for General Brehon B. Somervell, the Commanding General of the United States Army Service Forces in World War II.

NamesakeBrehon B. Somervell

BuilderVT Halter Marine, Gulfport, Mississippi

Acquired19 September 1987

Home portJoint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH) Honolulu, HI

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General Brehon B. Somervell

USAV Gen. Brehon B. Somervell (LSV 3) approaches the surf zone as it comes alongside the elevated causeway system at Red Beach
History
United States
Namesake	Brehon B. Somervell
Builder	VT Halter Marine, Gulfport, Mississippi
Acquired	19 September 1987
Home port	Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH) Honolulu, HI
Identification	MMSI number: 368729000 Callsign: AAEE
Status	in active service, as of 2025[update]
General characteristics
Type	Logistics Support Vessel
Displacement	4,199 long tons (4,266 t)
Length	273 ft (83 m)
Beam	60 ft (18 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion	2 × EMD 16-645E2; 1,950 hp (1,450 kW) each
Speed	12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) (light) 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) (loaded)
Range	8,200 nmi (15,200 km; 9,400 mi) (light) 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) (loaded)
Complement	8 warrant officers, 23 enlisted

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The vessel is currently home-ported in Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH), Hawai’i and is assigned to the 8th Special Troops Battalion, 8th Theater Sustainment Command^[4][5]

In 1994 the vessel transported Save the PT Boat, Inc.'s PT-658 up the Columbia River to Portland, Oregon.^[6]

The vessel is currently planned to be retired from service in 2029.^[7]