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GD NASSCO Delivers ESB-6 To Navy

Thursday, March 2nd, 2023

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GD NASSCO Delivers ESB-6 To Navy

The USS John L. Canley (ESB-6) when it was christened in June 2022 (Photo: General Dynamics NASSCO).

The Navy accepted delivery of the USS John L. Canley (ESB-6), the newest Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base ship, on March 1. The ESBs are built by General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) [GD] in San Diego. Due to their flexible capability, the ESBs are meant to support various maritime missions including Airborne Mine Countermeasures, Special Operations Force operations, Crisis Response Sea-basing (e.g., Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force), Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance and Unmanned Aviation…

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