General Frank S. Besson, Jr. 2000
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| LSV1 | Gen. Frank S. Besson, Jr. | C095 | Halter Marine, Moss Point, Escatawpa | 16.1.1987 | 30.6.1987 | 20.1.1988 | in service (2019) |
| LSV2 | CW3 Harold C. Clinger | C096 | Halter Marine, Moss Point, Escatawpa | 16.9.1987 | 20.4.1988 | in service (2019) | |
| LSV3 | Gen. Brehon B. Somervell | C097 | Halter Marine, Moss Point, Escatawpa | 18.11.1987 | 26.7.1988 | in service (2019) | |
| LSV4 | Lt. Gen. William B. Bunker | C098 | Halter Marine, Moss Point, Escatawpa | 11.1.1988 | 1.9.1988 | in service (2019) | |
| LSV5 | MGen. Charles P. Gross | M240 | Halter Marine, Moss Point, Escatawpa | 11.7.1990 | 30.4.1991 | in service (2019) | |
| LSV6 | Sp. 4 James A. Loux | M245 | Halter Marine, Moss Point, Escatawpa | 7.4.1994 | 5.7.1995 | in service (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
1786 |
|
Displacement full, t |
4266 |
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Length, m |
78.0 pp 83.1 oa |
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Breadth, m |
18.3 |
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Draught, m |
1.75 light 3.66 max loaded |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 General Motors EMD 16-645-E2 diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
3900 |
|
Max speed, kts |
12 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 524 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 8350(11) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
| Military load | 1815 t of vehicles and cargo |
|
Electronic equipment |
2x SPS-64(v)2 radars |
|
Complement |
29 |
Project history: Vehicle landing ships built for and used by US Army. Intended to transport 816 - 1815t of vehicles or containers (48 TEU) on 975m² cargo deck. Bow and stern ramps are 8.23m-width, bow is 15.2m-long and stern 4.87m. There is a 5.18m-high cargo space beneath the superstructure.
Modernizations: 1999-2003, all: - 2x SPS-64(v)2 radars; + 2x Decca BridgeMaster-E ARPA radars.
Naval service: No significant events.
CW3 Harold C. Clinger 2000
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