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Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB)
Special Operations Forces (SOF) will sometimes conduct their missions from ships. One type used frequently by Navy SEALs and other special operations forces is the Expeditionary Sea Base or ESB. The ship is a large command and control platform for seabasing Marines, SEALs, and other SOF units.
USS Canley Commissioned. An Expeditionary Sea Base ship (ESB) was recently commissioned (16 Feb 2024) on February 17, 2024, in Coronado, California. It will support a variety of missions to include the staging of Special Operations Forces (SOF). It has a four-spot flight deck, mission deck, and hangar. The ship is named in honor of a U.S. Marine, John L. Canley. (DOD, 16 Feb 2024)
Videos of ESBs
February 10, 2024, "USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) Virtual
Tour", DVIDS. The captain of an ESB explains the
mission and layout of the ship in this video.
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/913099/uss-john-l-canley-esb-6-virtual-tour
News Articles about ESBs
March 11, 2024, "USSOCOM Comments on the Navy's Expeditionary Sea Bases (ESB)", by Peter Ong, Naval News.
February 12, 2023, "Explore the Floating Navy SEAL Base: A Closer Look at the US Warship Resembling a Tanker", Texas Breaking.
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