USAV CW3 Harold C. Clinger

USAV CW3 Harold C. Clinger (LSV-2) is a General Frank S. Besson Jr.-class roll-on/roll-off of US Army.

USAV CW3 Harold C. Clinger on 1 July 2014
History
United States
Name	CW3 Harold C. Clinger
Namesake	Harold C. Clinger
Operator	United States Army
Builder	VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula
Acquired	18 December 1987
Commissioned	1988
Identification	MMSI number: 368728000 Callsign: AAED Pennant number: LSV-2
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	General Frank S. Besson class roll-on/roll-off
Displacement	4,199 long tons (4,266 t)
Length	273 ft (83 m)
Beam	60 ft (18 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion	2 × EMD 16-645E2; 1,950 hp (1,454 kW) each at 999 rpm
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) light 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) loaded
Range	8,200 nmi (15,200 km) light 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) loaded
Complement	8 officers, 23 enlisted

Design

Main article: General Frank S. Besson-class support vessel

Named in honor of Gen. Frank S. Besson Jr., former Chief of Transportation, U.S. Army, these ships have bow and stern ramps and the ability to beach themselves, giving them the ability to discharge 900 short tons of vehicles and cargo over the shore in as little as four feet of water, or 2,000 short tons as an intra-theater line haul roll-on/roll-off cargo ship.^[1] The vessel's cargo deck is designed to handle any vehicle in the US Army inventory and can carry up to 15 M1 Abrams main battle tanks or 82 ISO standard containers.^[2]

Construction and career

She was acquired by the US Army on 21 June 2006 and commissioned in 1988 into the 489th Transportation Detachment, United States Army Reserve.^[3]

She is named after US Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Harold C. "Spike" Clinger.^[4]

Gallery

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  USAV CW3 Harold C. Clinger on 18 October 1998
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  USAV CW3 Harold C. Clinger during RIMPAC 2014
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