USNS Miguel Keith
T-ESB-5 at NASSCO shipyard a few months after her launch. In fact, she was actually delivered to the Navy 2 days after I took this exposure. Her delivery was late after the ship suffered extensive damage when the drydock she was in flooded during construction.
USNS Miguel Kieth is an Expeditionary Mobile Base, derived from an Alaska class oil tanker. These ships support special forces missions, counter-piracy/smuggling operations, maritime security operations, and mine clearance, as well as humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions. Any helicopter in the USN/USMC inventory can use the flight deck, and the MV-22 Osprey is also going to undergo a suitability evaluation as well.
The flight deck is designed with 2 operating landing spots, parking space for 2 more aircraft, and hangar space for an additional 2.
USNS Miguel Keith is named in honor of Lance Corporal Miguel Keith, United States Marine Corps. The ship's namesake received the Medal of Honor posthumously for combat action during the Vietnam War in 1970.
USNS Miguel Keith
T-ESB-5 at NASSCO shipyard a few months after her launch. In fact, she was actually delivered to the Navy 2 days after I took this exposure. Her delivery was late after the ship suffered extensive damage when the drydock she was in flooded during construction.
USNS Miguel Kieth is an Expeditionary Mobile Base, derived from an Alaska class oil tanker. These ships support special forces missions, counter-piracy/smuggling operations, maritime security operations, and mine clearance, as well as humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions. Any helicopter in the USN/USMC inventory can use the flight deck, and the MV-22 Osprey is also going to undergo a suitability evaluation as well.
The flight deck is designed with 2 operating landing spots, parking space for 2 more aircraft, and hangar space for an additional 2.
USNS Miguel Keith is named in honor of Lance Corporal Miguel Keith, United States Marine Corps. The ship's namesake received the Medal of Honor posthumously for combat action during the Vietnam War in 1970.