The USNS Millinocket (T-JHSV-3), one of the US Military
Sealift Command's fastest transport ships, will visit La Union starting Aug. 6.
It will also be hosting a media tour on Aug. 8 at Poro
Point, San Fernando
City
The ship, which has a top speed of 43 knots (83 kilometers
per hour), is also home to the US Task Force Forager.
The USNS Millinocket is the third Spearhead-class joint high
speed vessel, which is part of the United States Military Sealift Command and
was built in Mobile , Alabama
The ship is the second US Navy vessel to be named
Millinocket, the first being a freighter sunk by a U-boat in 1942.
She can transport US Army and US Marine Corps company-sized
units with their vehicles, or reconfigure to become a troop transport for an
infantry battalion.
It has a flight deck for helicopter operations and a loading
ramp that allows vehicles to quickly drive on and off the ship.
The ramp is suitable for the types of austere piers and quay
walls common in developing countries. JHSV has a shallow draft of under 15 feet
(4.6 meters).
The USNS Millinocket measures 103.0 meters (337 feet and 11
inches) and 28.5 meters (93 feet and six inches) wide.
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