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US Navy Commissions USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. May 10, 2021 The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) sits pierside during the ship’s commissioning ceremony. (Photo: Kevin C. Leitner / U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) Saturday, at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, Calif. Built by General Dynamics NASSCO, the 785-foot USS Miguel Keith is the third ESB variant of the Expeditionary Transfer Dock platform (ESD). Expeditionary Mob...

A native of Paris, Texas, is serving aboard one of the nation’s newest, most versatile warships, the future USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5). Airman Apprentice Grant Sulsar is a 2019 North Lamar High School graduate. According to Sulsar, the values required to succeed in the Navy are like those found in Paris. “I feel my hometown helped me be successful by teaching me the importance of being respectful,” Suslar said. “Respect goes both ways.” Miguel Keith is an Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship that was to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy on May 8 in San Diego. Ship commissio...