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General Dynamics Christens Navy’s 4th Expeditionary Sea Base Ship

General Dynamics Christens Navy's 4th Expeditionary Sea Base Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event

General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary has christened the U.S. Navy’s newest expeditionary sea base ship during a ceremony in San Diego, California.

The future USNS John L. Canley is the fourth vessel to join the service branch’s ESB fleet that supports a broad range of maritime operations such as airborne mine countermeasure mission and limited crisis response, General Dynamics NASSCO said Saturday.

The 784-foot-long ship has a 52,000 square-foot flight deck designed to accommodate multiple military aircraft including the MH-53 combat search and rescue helicopter and MV-22 multimission tiltrotor.

The ESB ship is named after Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley, recipient of the Medal of Honor, Bronze Star with Combat “V” and the Purple Heart for his heroism during the Vietnam war in 1968.

General Dynamics has delivered the first three ESB ships to the Navy and is currently constructing the USNS Robert E. Simanek, the fifth ship in the program.

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Written by Naomi Cooper

is a full-time writer for ArchIntel, a division of Executive Mosaic, and a contributor for ExecutiveBiz. She covers emerging technologies, technology innovation, contract awards, partnerships and market expansion stories in the government contracting industry.

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