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ESB-4 Hershel "Woody" Williams

ESB-4 Hershel "Woody" Williams

Country: United States United States

Class, [Type]: Lewis B. Puller, [ESB].

Builder: National Steel & Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, California, U.S.A.

Launch date: 19 August 2017.

Commission date: 07 March 2020.

Displacement ( tons ): 90.000 at full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 239 x 50 x 12

Main machinery: 4 x FM MAN 6L48/60CR diesels ( 25.920 kW ).

Speed ( knots ): 15.

Range ( miles ): 9.500 at 15 knots.

Complement: 250 ( 19 officers ).

Guns: 12 x Browning M2 12,7mm.

Helicopter: 2 x CH-53.

Callsign: NHWW (NovemberHotelWhiskeyWhiskey)

Comment: Landing deck allows up to 4 x CH-53 helicopters, hangar has space for 2 x CH-53. Hull based from NASSCO´s civilian Alaska class.

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