USS Robert E. Simanek
 Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Robert E. Simanek |
| Namesake | Robert E. Simanek |
| Ordered | 23 August 2019[1] |
| Builder | NASSCO, San Diego |
| Identification | Hull number: ESB-7 |
| Status | Ordered |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 Robert E. Simanek (ESB-7) will be a Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base for the United States Navy, will also be the first United States Navy vessel named after Marine Corps Private First Class Robert Ernest Simanek, who was awarded for the Medal of Honor for shielding several Marines from a grenade in the Battle of Bunker Hill of August 1952 during Korean War. Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite officially announced the name on 15 January 2021, when he visited the oldest U.S. Navy commissioned ship afloat, USS Constitution.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Naval Vessel Register".
- ^ "SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship" (Press release). United States Navy. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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