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USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3)
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USNS Lewis B.Puller (ESB-3) (2015 - 2017)
Lewis B. Puller (MLP-3) (2013 - 2015)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Uniform - Lima
NPUL
Lewis B. Puller Class Expeditionary Sea Base:
  • Designated as Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB)
  • Laid Down, 5 November 2013, at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA.
  • Launch (Float Out) , 6 November 2014
  • Christening, 7 February 2015
  • Redesignated Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), 4 September 2015
  • Delivered to the US Navy, 12 June 2015 and placed in service as USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3)
  • Commissioned, USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3), 17 August 2017, CAPT. Adan G. Cruz USN in command
    Specifications:
    Displacement 35,087 t.(lt) 106692 t.(fl)
    Length 785'
    Beam 164'
    Draft 36 ft
    Speed 15 kts
    Complement
    CivMar 34
    Armament none
    Cargo Capacities unknown
    Propulsion
    Diesel-electric
    two propellers

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    USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3)
    Lewis B. Puller 112k Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) float out 6 November 2014, at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA..
    Photo courtesy of NASSCO
    Ron Reeves and
    Lee Wahler
    Lewis B. Puller 86k
    Lewis B. Puller 52k
    Lewis B. Puller 175k Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) moored at NASSCO, 15 January 2015. Photo by ENC Peter Skoutas USN
    Lewis B. Puller
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    212k Martha Puller Downs, General Puller's daughter breaks the traditional bottle of champagne across the bow christening the ship USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3) at Naval Station San Diego, 7 February 2015 U.S. Navy photo Dale Hargrave
    Lewis B. Puller 148k Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) outbound to sea from San Diego for builders trials in April 3015.
    Photos courtesy General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA.
    Lee Wahler
    Lewis B. Puller 163k
    Lewis B. Puller 72k
    Lewis B. Puller 145k
    Lewis B. Puller 107k
    Lewis B. Puller 107k USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3) at Naval Station Norfolk, VA., 20 April 2016.
    US Navy photo # 160420-N-IT566-309 (cropped), by MC1 David Kolmel.
    Robert Hurst
    Lewis B. Puller 249k Sailors and Civil Service Mariners attached to USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3), recover a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB). Sailors and Civil Service Mariners serving aboard Puller worked in concert with Sailors assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) on a four-day Airborne Mine Countermeasure Deployment training exercise.
    US Navy photo MSC ID # 160616-N-OH262-380 ATLANTIC OCEAN (16 June 2016) by Bill Mesta.
    Robert Hurst
    Lewis B. Puller 201k USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3) pulls into Naval Station Norfolk. Puller arrived after completing pre-deployment testing and training.
    US Navy photo MSC ID # 170707-N-OH262-312 NORFOLK (July 7, 2017) by Bill Mesta.
    Lee Wahler
    Lewis B. Puller
    170710-N-OH262-385 NORFOLK (July 10, 2017)
    192k USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3) departs Naval Station Norfolk to begin its first operational deployment. Puller is deploying to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. Navy and allied military efforts in the region.
    US Navy photo MSC ID #'s 170710-N-OH262-385 NORFOLK (July 10, 2017) and 170710-N-OH262-448 NORFOLK (July 10, 2017) by Bill Mesta.
    Lee Wahler
    Lewis B. Puller
    170710-N-OH262-448 NORFOLK (July 10, 2017)
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    USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3)
    Lewis B. Puller 131k Aviation Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Melanie Seymore guides a MH-60 Sea Hawk Helicopter aboard USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) during touch-and-go air operations, 18 October 2017. Lewis B. Puller supports Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's diverse missions that include crisis response, airborne mine countermeasures, counter-piracy operations, maritime security operations and humanitarian aid/disaster relief missions while forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
    US Marine Corps photo # 171018-M-UX416-592 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 18, 2017) by Cpl. Jessica Y. Lucio.
    Lee Wahler
    Lewis B. Puller 175k An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Easyriders" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 delivers cargo to USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) during a vertical replenishment. Puller is deployed with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.
    US Navy photo # 180113-N-IA905-1011 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 13, 2018) by MC3 Morgan K. Nall.
    Lee Wahler
    Lewis B. Puller 337k An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Vipers" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, takes off from the flight deck of the Expeditionary Mobile Base Platform ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3), Oct. 20, 2018. Puller and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
    US Navy photo # 181020-N-UX013-1082 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 20, 2018) by MC3 Jonathan Clay.
    Lee Wahler
    Lewis B. Puller 242k USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) under way in the Strait of Hormuz, Oct. 22, 2018. Puller is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
    US Navy photo # 181022-N-UX013-1004 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Oct. 22, 2018) by MC3 Jonathan Clay.
    Lee Wahler
    Hershel W. Williams
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    292k USS Hershel Woody Williams (ESB-4) and USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) sail alongside one another in the Gulf of Aden, 26 July 2022. Hershel “Woody” Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
    U.S. Air Force photo # 220726-F-LN908-0213, by Staff Sgt. Dylan Murakami, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet. This image was originally posted to Flickr by CNE CNA C6F at https://flickr.com/photos/94966166@N02/52247174486
    Robert Hurst

    USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3) / USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

    Commanding Officer
    01CAPT. Cruz, Adan Gilberto, USN (USNA 1994)17 August 2017 - 11 October 2017
    Commanding Officers
    USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) Blue
    01CAPT. Femino, Joseph Dominic, USN11 October 2017 - January 2018
    02CAPT. Campagna, Paul Francis, USN (USMA 1993)January 2018 - 10 May 2019
    03CAPT. Day, Colin Patrick, USN (USNA 1996)10 May 2019 - September 2020
    04CAPT. Cardone, Daryle Dominick, USNSeptember 2020 - 2022
    Commanding Officers
    USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) Gold
    01CAPT. Hattaway, Scott Bradley, USN (USNA 1996)6 October 2018 - 8 May 2020
    02CAPT. Mosbruger, Michael, C., USN8 August 2020 - 2021
    03CAPT. Burgess, Richard Galloway (Rick), USN (USNA 1996)2021 - 22 August 2022
    04CAPT. Skarosi, David W. USN22 August 2022 -  
    Wolfgang Hechler

    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) Fact Sheet
    Navy Fact File - Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB)
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