Navy to Commission Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Miguel Keith
The Navy will commission its newest expeditionary mobile base, the future USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), during a 10:00 a.m. PST ceremony Saturday, May 8, at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, Calif.
Due to public health and safety concerns related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the commissioning ceremony is private with a limited audience.
Adm. Craig Faller, commander, U.S. Southern Command, will deliver the commissioning ceremony s principal remarks. Mrs. Eliadora Delores Keith, Lance Cpl. Miguel Keith s mother, is the ship s sponsor. The ceremony will be highlighted by a time-honored Navy tradition when Eliadora Keith gives the order to man our ship and bring her to life!
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By MIKE MARTINDALE | The Detroit News | Published: March 8, 2021 DETROIT (Tribune News Service) A highly decorated, 90-year-old Marine veteran is getting more recognition for his Korean War bravery: a new U.S. Navy ship is to be named in his honor. The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Robert E. Simanek is scheduled to be launched in 2024, according to Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite. Weighing 100,000 tons when fully loaded, the USS Robert E. Simanek will perform a variety of missions, including launching helicopters, small boats and unmanned surface vehicles, and handle special operations, troop transportation and maintenance services. The ship bearing Simanek s name will carry on the Navy s sacred mission to secure the sea lanes, stand by our allies and protect the United States against all adversaries, according to a news release.
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Wisconsin-based power solutions manufacturer Fairbanks Morse said it has delivered four FM 6L48/60CR engines to shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego for the newbuild USS John L. Canley (ESB 6). The ship is the sixth in the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD)/Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program and is designed to serve as a mobile sea base that provides access to critical infrastructure for the deployment of forces and supplies.
The four FM 6L48/60CR engines are rated at 6,480 kW and will deliver a total of 25,920 kW of installed power. The engines utilize common rail technology to deliver high fuel efficiency throughout the ships’ operational conditions. Common rail technology uses a high-pressure header, high-pressure pumps, electronically controlled fuel delivery, electronic governing system and an advanced control system to deliver precise amounts of fuel throughout all engine operations. This results i