USS Hector A. Cafferata Jr.
_at_Naval_Station_Norfolk_on_20_April_2016.JPG) Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Hector A. Cafferata Jr. |
| Namesake | Hector A. Cafferata Jr. |
| Ordered | 8 April 2022[1] |
| Builder | NASSCO, San Diego |
| Laid down | 25 April 2024 |
| Christened | 7 March 2026 |
| Identification | Hull number: ESB-8 |
| Status | Under construction |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base |
| Displacement | Approx. 90,000 long tons (100,000 short tons) fully loaded |
| Length | 785 ft (239 m) |
| Beam | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Draft | 34.4 ft (10.5 m) at full load; 39.4 ft (12.0 m) at load line |
| Propulsion | Commercial diesel-electric |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Range | 9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) |
| Complement | 34 ship personnel; 250 military (mission dependent) |
| Aviation facilities | Four-spot flight deck and hangar |
USS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB-8) will be a Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base for the United States Navy, and she is the first United States Navy vessel named after Marine Corps Private First Class Hector A. Cafferata Jr., who was awarded for the Medal of Honor for heroic actions during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, November 1950, during the Korean War.[2] Her keel was laid on 25 April 2024.[3][4] Hector A. Cafferata Jr. was christened on 7 March, 2026.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "SECNAV Names Future Expeditionary Sea Base Ship USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8)" (Press release). United States Navy. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ "Keel Laid For Newest MSC Ship USNS Hector A Cafferata Jr". DVIDS. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr". United States Navy. Archived from the original on 25 January 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Heroic U.S. Marine honored with Navy Ship". FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News. 8 March 2026. Archived from the original on 9 March 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ NASSCO (7 March 2026). "General Dynamics NASSCO Christens the Sixth and Final Ship in the ESB Program for the U.S. Navy". General Dynamics NASSCO. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ Singsit, Jangoulun (9 March 2026). "US Navy christens USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr., completing ESB series". Naval Technology. Archived from the original on 11 April 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
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