New U.S. Army Watercraft Transports Marine NMESIS in Test
The U.S. Army’s latest watercraft demonstrated its ability to transport a Marine Corps NMESIS anti-ship launcher last week in Hawaii. The U.S. Army’s next-generation landing
The U.S. Army’s latest watercraft demonstrated its ability to transport a Marine Corps NMESIS anti-ship launcher last week in Hawaii. The U.S. Army’s next-generation landing
Naval News contacted the U.S. Army 10th Support Group based in Western Japan on their thoughts of using the upcoming new MSV(L).
The U.S. Armyโs Maneuver Support Vessel (Light), or MSV(L), prototype was launched Oct. 10 at the Vigor, LLC marine fabrication facility in Vancouver.
The U.S. Armyโs LCM-8 has been in service since 1959 and has a payload capacity of 53.5 long tons (54.4 tons) of cargo, but a

Representatives from the U.S. Army and federal and local elected officials joined Vigor employees for a keel laying ceremony yesterday, celebrating the first milestone in the construction of the Armyโs next generation landing craft, the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) or MSV(L).