Frank Schaffer Besson Jr., was a United States Army general who most notably served as the first commander of the US Army Materiel Command.
General Frank S. Besson-class logistics support vessels (LSV) are the largest powered watercraft in the United States Army, and are designed to give the Army a global strategic capability to deliver its vehicles and cargo.
USNS Taurus (T-AK-273) was a Landing Ship Vehicle built for the United States Navy. The lone ship of her class, she was named for the constellation Taurus, and was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
A net laying ship, also known as a net layer, net tender, gate ship or boom defence vessel was a type of naval auxiliary ship.
The U.S. Army Transportation Museum is a United States Army museum of vehicles and other transportation-related equipment and memorabilia. It is located on the grounds of Fort Eustis, Virginia, in Newport News, on the Virginia Peninsula.
The BRP Bacolod City (LS-550) is the lead ship of two Bacolod City class logistics support vessel, and is based on a helicopter capable variant of the US Army's Frank S. Besson class. She is also considered one of the most modern transport ships in the Philippine Navy, having been commissioned during the early 1990s. She was previously known as BRP Bacolod City (LC-550) prior to a classification change implemented by the Philippine Navy starting April 2016.
The BRP Dagupan City (LS-551) is the second and last ship of two Bacolod City class logistics support vessel, and is based on a helicopter capable variant of the US Army Frank S. Besson class. She is also considered one of the most modern transport ships in the Philippine Navy, having been commissioned during the early 1990s. She was previously known as BRP Dagupan City (LC-551) prior to a classification change implemented by the Philippine Navy starting April 2016
The Bacolod City class is a ship class of two Logistics Support Vessels currently in service of the Philippine Navy, commissioned during the early 1990s. These ships were based on a helicopter capable variant of the United States Army's General Frank S. Besson, Jr. class Logistics Support Vessel.
USNS Red Cloud is one of Military Sealift Command's nineteen Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off (LMSR) Ships and is one of the 49 ships in the prepositioning program. She is a Watson-class vehicle cargo ship named for Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient, after whom Camp Red Cloud in Korea is also named.
USNS Private Frank J. Petrarca (T-AK-250) was a US Maritime Administration (MARCOM) C1-M-AV1 type coastal cargo ship, originally planned as an Alamosa-class cargo ship. Constructed as Long Splice for MARCOM, completed in September 1945 and placed in operation by the War Shipping Administration (WSA) during the closing period of World War II. However, the war ended, and she was transferred to the US Army as USAT Private Frank J. Petrarca who kept her in service until transferred to the US Navy in 1950.
USAV General Brehon B. Somervell (LSV-3) is a General Frank S. Besson-class logistics support vessel. The ship was built by VT Halter Marine, of Gulfport, Mississippi. It is named for General Brehon B. Somervell, the Commanding General of the United States Army Service Forces in World War II.
For MV Cape Texas, a World War II Type C1-A, see Type C1 ships
MV Cape Taylor (T-AKR-113) is a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ship with the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) of the United States Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD). As of 31 December 2014, her homeport is the Port of Houston in Houston, Texas, and she is on ROS-5 status; she is able to be fully operational within 5 days of being activated. When activated, she becomes part of the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC).
USAV Major General Charles P. Gross(LSV-5) is a General Frank S. Besson Jr.-class roll-on/roll-off of US Army.
USAV Major General Robert Smalls(LSV-8) is a General Frank S. Besson Jr.-class roll-on/roll-off of US Army.
USAV CW3 Harold C. Clinger(LSV-2) is a General Frank S. Besson Jr.-class roll-on/roll-off of US Army.
USAV Lt. General William B. Bunker(LSV-4) is a General Frank S. Besson Jr.-class roll-on/roll-off of US Army.
USAV SP4 James A. Loux(LSV-6) is a General Frank S. Besson Jr.-class roll-on/roll-off of US Army.
USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda(LSV-7) is a General Frank S. Besson Jr.-class roll-on/roll-off of US Army.
MV Cape Edmont (T-AKR-5069),, was a Cape E-class roll-on/roll-off built in 1971.
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