US military vessel in Cape Town to promote security ties
The first US warship permanently assigned to the US Africa Command area of responsibility, the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB), has arrived in Cape Town for a scheduled port visit to promote security ties.
https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/us-military-vessel-in-cape-town-to-promote-security-ties-a52d270c-609e-4a6d-ba2e-3e9f8e242152U.S.Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System armed with Naval Strike Missile tested.
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The ESD and ESB (Expeditionary Mobile Base) and are part of a new ship class added in 2015 with an E as a new designator, similar to the L-class amphibious ships, S-class submarines, A-class auxiliaries and more. These three E-class ships were previously listed as seabasing ships in the Naval Vessel Register.
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2nd Expeditionary Sea Base USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Delivers to Navy - USNI News
The Navy’s second afloat base for special operations and mine countermeasure forces has delivered to the service, according to a Thursday statement from Naval Sea Systems Command. USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams (T-ESB-4) entered service with Military Sealift Command during a Thursday ceremony in San ..
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