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Logistics support vessel
General Frank S. Besson-class support vessel is a logistics support vessel. It was built by VT Halter Marine, Inc.. Reported operators include United States Army Israeli Navy Philippine Navy.
General Frank S. Besson-class support vessel
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United States Army Israeli Navy Philippine Navy
SSGT Robert T. Kuroda class Bacolod City class
1987–2006
1988–present
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Logistics support vessel
4,199 long tons (4,266 t)
273 ft (83 m)
60 ft (18 m)
12 ft (3.7 m)
2 × EMD 16-645E2; 1,950 hp (1,454 kW) each at 999 rpm
12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) light 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) loaded
8,200 nmi (15,200 km; 9,400 mi) light 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) loaded
8 officers, 23 enlisted
United States Army
Israeli Navy
Philippine Navy
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 83 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
General Frank S. Besson-class support vessel equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Israel
United StatesReported count for General Frank S. Besson Class. Service scope: United States Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 8. Origin: unstated. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-10-16. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.