Expeditionary sea base Miguel Keith commissioned by Navy
May 11
The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) sits pierside during the ship’s commissioning ceremony. The Miguel Keith is the Navy’s third purpose-built expeditionary sea base. (MC2 Kevin Leitner/Navy)
The Navy’s newest expeditionary sea base, the USS Miguel Keith, was commissioned Saturday in Coronado, California.
Although expeditionary sea bases originally served as United States Naval Ships under Military Sealift Command, the Navy changed its policy and approved the commissioning of all ESBs. Doing so provides the ships with more mission flexibility while adhering to international law, the Navy said.