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USS Lewis B. Puller

ship · built 2015

IMO9656008No AIS position on record

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USS Lewis B. Puller (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type
ship
Flag
—
Year built
2015
Gross tonnage
66,870
Size (length × beam)
239 m
Registered owner
—

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Photo: U.S. Navy Combat Camera Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Kolmel · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name
USS Lewis B. Puller
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
9656008
Flag
—
Vessel type
ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
66,870
Length overall
239.3 m
Beam
—
Year built
2015

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Operator
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About USS Lewis B. Puller

USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3), (formerly USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3), and (T-MLP-3/T-AFSB-1) prior to that) is the first purpose-built expeditionary mobile base vessel (previously classified as a mobile landing platform, and then as an afloat forward staging base) for the United States Navy, and the second ship to be named in honor of Chesty Puller. The lead ship in her class of expeditionary mobile bases, she is also a sub-variant of the Montford Point-class expeditionary transfer docks. Lewis B. Puller replaced USS Ponce with the U.S. Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf in late 2017. Lewis B. Puller was commissioned on 17 August 2017 in Bahrain, with her prefix changing from USNS to USS and her hull designation changing from T-ESB-3 to ESB-3.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is USS Lewis B. Puller now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USS Lewis B. Puller in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is USS Lewis B. Puller?
USS Lewis B. Puller is a ship, built in 2015 by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 239.3 m long and has a gross tonnage of 66,870.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USS Lewis B. Puller?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USS Lewis B. Puller from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for USS Lewis B. Puller. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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