June 30, 2020
Why the U.S. Navy Is Building Another Huge, Mobile Sea Base
A pretty useful structure.
by Kris Osborn
Flying helicopters behind enemy lines, overwhelming enemy surface ships with small boats, conducting clandestine rescue missions and offering a “floating port†from which forces can operate, all demonstrate some of the key reasons why the Navy is increasing its “sea basing†strategy. The service recently commenced construction on its fourth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego,
The U.S. Navy’s construction of ESBs reflects the service’s increased need to adjust to new kinds of land-based and maritime threats, to include the changing character of amphibious warfare. Navy officials explain that ESBs, as well as some larger “mothership amphibs,†will function as seaports, floating hospitals, logistics warehouses and specific launching bases for expeditionary attacks.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-us-navy-building-another-huge-mobile-sea-base-163789
