USS Hector A. Cafferata Jr.

USS Hector A. Cafferata Jr.

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
Identification	Hull number: ESB-8
Status	Under construction
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 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]

References

1. "Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
2. "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.