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GD NASSCO Starts Building ESB-7

GD NASSCO Starts Building ESB-7
General Dynamics-NASSCO employee Dennis DuBard, the Start of Construction honoree, initiated the first cut of steel that will be used to construct the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB-7) Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base ship on December 1, 2021. (Photo: General Dynamics)

Construction of the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB-7) Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base ship began with a ceremony on Dec. 1 at General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) [GD] in San Diego. ESBs are modular ships that support missions like special operations, airborne mine counter-measures, and humanitarian support. They have a four spot flight deck, hangar and flexible mission deck. The ship is designed around four major capacities including aviation facilities, berthing, equipment staging support and…

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