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USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda (LSV-7)

International Radio Call Sign:
Alpha - Delta - Sierra - Whiskey
ADSW

Gen. Frank S. Besson Jr. Class Logistics Supply Vessel:

Built at Moss Point Marine (VT Halter Marine, Inc.), Pascagoula, MS.

Launched, date unknown

Delivered, 15 July 2005

Commissioned USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda (LSV-7) in 2005

Assigned to Army Reserve 548th Transportation Detachment at Pearl Harbor, HI

Specifications:
Displacement 6,000 t.
Length 314'
Beam 60'
Draft 12'
Speed 12 kts
Range 14,816

Complement

8 Officers

23 Enlisted

Cargo Capacity 2,000 short tons

Largest Boom Capacity unknown

Armament unknown

Fuel Capacity unknown

Propulsion

two Electro motive Diesel engines (EMD) 16-646E2 producing 1,950 horsepower each at 999rpm

two shafts

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30100703	7k	*Namesake* Robert T. Kuroda (November 8, 1922 – October 20, 1944) was a United States Army soldier. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II. Medal of Honor Citation "Staff Sergeant Robert T. Kuroda distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action, on 20 October 1944, near Bruyeres, France. Leading his men in an advance to destroy snipers and machine gun nests, Staff Sergeant Kuroda encountered heavy fire from enemy soldiers occupying a heavily wooded slope. Unable to pinpoint the hostile machine gun, he boldly made his way through heavy fire to the crest of the ridge. Once he located the machine gun, Staff Sergeant Kuroda advanced to a point within ten yards of the nest and killed three enemy gunners with grenades. He then fired clip after clip of rifle ammunition, killing or wounding at least three of the enemy. As he expended the last of his ammunition, he observed that an American officer had been struck by a burst of fire from a hostile machine gun located on an adjacent hill. Rushing to the officer's assistance, he found that the officer had been killed. Picking up the officer?s submachine gun, Staff Sergeant Kuroda advanced through continuous fire toward a second machine gun emplacement and destroyed the position. As he turned to fire upon additional enemy soldiers, he was killed by a sniper. Staff Sergeant Kuroda?s courageous actions and indomitable fighting spirit ensured the destruction of enemy resistance in the sector. Staff Sergeant Kuroda's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army."	Tommy Trampp
30100701	162k	*USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda* (LSV-7)** arrives at her home port of Honolulu, HI., after a 5,000-mile delivery voyage from Pascagoula, Miss. US Army photo by SSGT Dave Conklin.	Robert Hurst
30100702	189k	*USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda* (LSV-7)** moored pierside at Pearl Harbor, HI., date unknown. US Army photo by Spc. Erin Sherwood	Hawaii Army Weekly
30100706	65k	The 170-foot-long, 25-foot-high fuselage of a C-17 cargo aircraft is lifted onto Army transport ship *USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda* (LSV-7)** at Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, 22 July 2009. US Navy photo by Gregg Smith, from "Business Insider"	Tommy Trampp
30100707	54k		Tommy Trampp
30100704	218k	*USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda* (LSV-7)** moored pierside at Tacoma, WA., January 2012.	Photos © Phil Gothro
30100705	201k		Photos © Phil Gothro
30100708	45k	Army Reserve mariners return to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam aboard *USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda* (LSV-7)** off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, 6 June 2015. US Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Julio Nieves/US Army	Tommy Trampp
3015080205	79k	*USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda* (LSV-7)** moored pierside at Tacoma, WA., 17 October 2019 with USAV MGEN. Henry Knox (LT-802) tied up alongside. Photo by R. Belesky, Shipspotting.com	Tommy Trampp

USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda (LSV-7) moored pierside at Bay Ship and Yacht Shipyard, Alameda, CA., 27 April 2021.
Contributed by Christopher Edwards, San Francisco Maritime NHP, National Park Service
Submitted by Tommy Trampp)