USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda

USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda (LSV-7) is a General Frank S. Besson Jr.–class roll-on/roll-off of US Army.

USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda
History
United States
Name	SSGT Robert T. Kuroda
Namesake	Robert T. Kuroda
Operator	United States Army
Builder	VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula
Acquired	15 July 2005
Commissioned	2005
Homeport	Pearl Harbor
Identification	MMSI number: 369873000 Callsign: ADSW Pennant number: LSV-7
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Robert T Kuroda class support vessel class roll-on/roll-off
Displacement	6,000 short tons (5,443 t)
Length	315 ft (96 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 30 September 1994 and commissioned in 1994 into the 548th Transportation Detachment, United States Army Reserve.^[3]