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(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Miguel_Keith_(ESB-5)_underway_in_the_Pacific_Ocean_on_19_August_2021_(210819-N-WY048-2631).JPG)        (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1358620234)     (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1358620234)     History    ()     United States   Namesake (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Keith) (Miguel Keith) Miguel Keith   Builder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Steel_and_Shipbuilding_Company) (National Steel and Shipbuilding Company) NASSCO – (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego) (San Diego) San Diego , California(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-factfile1-1) [ 1]      Laid down 30 January 2018(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-keellaid-2) [ 2]      Launched 10 August 2018  Sponsored by Eliadora Delores Keith  Christened 19 October 2019  Acquired 15 November 2019(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-navy111452-3) [ 3]      Commissioned 8 May 2021(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-commissioned-4) [ 4]      Identification (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:IMO_numbers#9822803)  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMO_number) (IMO number) IMO number : (https://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/imo:9822803) 9822803  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Mobile_Service_Identity) (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) MMSI number : (https://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/mmsi:368926390) 368926390  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_call_sign) (Maritime call sign) Callsign : NMKH    Motto Semper in pugna  (Always in the Fight)(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-5) [ 5]        Badge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Miguel_Keith_(ESB-5)_insignia,_2021.png)        (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1358620234)     General characteristics  Class & type (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expeditionary_Mobile_Base) (Expeditionary Mobile Base) Expeditionary Mobile Base   Displacement Approx. 90,000 long tons (100,000 short tons) fully loaded(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-factfile1-1) [ 1]      Length 785 ft (239 m)(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-factfile1-1) [ 1]      Beam 164 ft (50 m)(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-factfile1-1) [ 1]      Draft 34.4 ft (10.5 m) @ full load; 39.4 ft (12.0 m) at (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterline) (Waterline) load line (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-factfile1-1) [ 1]      Propulsion Commercial Diesel-Electric(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-factfile1-1) [ 1]      Speed 17 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_(unit)) (Knot (unit)) knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-factfile1-1) [ 1]      Range 9,500 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical_mile) (Nautical mile) nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi)(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-factfile1-1) [ 1]      Complement 19 officers, 231 enlisted(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-6) [ 6]      Aviation facilities Four-spot flight deck and hangar(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-factfile1-1) [ 1]          USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) (formerly USNS Miguel Keith (T-ESB-5) ) is a (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_B._Puller-class_expeditionary_mobile_base) (Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base) Lewis B. Puller -class  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expeditionary_mobile_base) (Expeditionary mobile base) expeditionary mobile base , one of three such ships in service with the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy) (United States Navy) United States Navy (USN) as of late 2021.(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-navy111452-3) [ 3]    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-burke1-7) [ 7]    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-nhk1-8) [ 8]     The ship was named in honor of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Marine_Corps) (US Marine Corps) US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Keith) (Miguel Keith) Miguel Keith by Secretary of the Navy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_V._Spencer) (Richard V. Spencer) Richard V. Spencer at the 242nd (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_birthday#Celebration) (United States Marine Corps birthday) Marine Corps Birthday Ball held in (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Harbor,_Maryland) (National Harbor, Maryland) National Harbor, Maryland , on 5 November 2017. The ship's namesake received the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor) (Medal of Honor) Medal of Honor posthumously for combat action in (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quang_Ngai_Province) (Quang Ngai Province) Quang Ngai Province during the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War) (Vietnam War) Vietnam War in 1970.(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-usni1-9) [ 9]    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-10) [ 10]       Origins and concept [ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Miguel_Keith&action=edit&section=1) (Edit section: Origins and concept) edit  ]   Miguel Keith was originally a (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Ship) (United States Naval Ship) non-commissioned ship , with a (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_prefix) (Ship prefix) USNS prefix but, like (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_B._Puller-class_expeditionary_mobile_base#List_of_ships) (Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base) her sister ships , she was (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_commissioning) (Ship commissioning) commissioned by the Navy,(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-11) [ 11]    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-12) [ 12]    in order to provide (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_combatant_command) (Unified combatant command) combatant commanders greater operational flexibility in utilizing the ESBs in accordance with the laws of armed conflict.(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-13) [ 13]    Additionally, the vessel is particularly well-suited to humanitarian assistance and disaster response.(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-burke1-7) [ 7]     Miguel Keith had her keel laid on 30 January 2018(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-keellaid-2) [ 2]    and she was delivered to the Navy on 15 November 2019.(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-navy111452-3) [ 3]    On 8 May 2021, Miguel Keith was commissioned into Navy service at (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_North_Island) (Naval Air Station North Island) Naval Air Station North Island .(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-commissioned-4) [ 4]    The ship was damaged while under construction when the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Steel_and_Shipbuilding_Company) (National Steel and Shipbuilding Company) National Steel and Shipbuilding Company 's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drydock) (Drydock) drydock was accidentally flooded on 11 July 2018.(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-14) [ 14]      Design and equipment [ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Miguel_Keith&action=edit&section=2) (Edit section: Design and equipment) edit  ]   The 240-meter vessel is designed to provide a floating (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter) (Helicopter) helicopter landing base, and provide other support to military operations as an expeditionary sea base.(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-nhk1-8) [ 8]    The craft is officially a customizable floating (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-and-control) (Command-and-control) command-and-control base and functionally a (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staging_base) (Staging base) staging base , with the ability to launch helicopters and small boats, provide living quarters for troops, and command-and-control facilities. She can accommodate a variety of other facilities in (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_containers) (Shipping containers) shipping containers , including berthing for special operations troops, laundry facilities, or cold storage.(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-burke1-7) [ 7]     The ship has a large upper flight deck, or mission deck, suitable for a wide range of applications, including the simultaneous accommodation of four helicopters. Though the ship's deck can land and maintain the largest helicopters, it cannot accommodate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35B) (F-35B) F-35B Joint Strike Fighters, despite their short-takeoff and vertical-landing capabilities.(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-burke1-7) [ 7]     Below is an open space for storing equipment and for launching boats; however, there is no (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well_deck) (Well deck) well deck to support the launching and recovery of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hovercraft) (Hovercraft) hovercraft or larger boats. The flight deck separates forward and aft (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deckhouse) (Deckhouse) deckhouses . The forward deckhouse is home to a crew of 100 Navy personnel, rotated on a five-month cycle. Engineering and navigation are provided by about 40 civilian mariners berthed in the aft deckhouse.(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-burke1-7) [ 7]      Deployment and operations [ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Miguel_Keith&action=edit&section=3) (Edit section: Deployment and operations) edit  ]   On her maiden deployment to the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_7th_Fleet) (US 7th Fleet) US 7th Fleet based in (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan) (Japan) Japan , the ship left (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii) (Hawaii) Hawaii on 20 September 2020, and arrived on 8 October 2021, anchoring off the Japanese coast near (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagasaki,_Japan) (Nagasaki, Japan) Nagasaki, Japan , at the US Naval base at (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasebo,_Japan) (Sasebo, Japan) Sasebo . Officially there to enhance capabilities to protect an open and free (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pacific) (Indo-Pacific) Indo-Pacific region, the arrival was suspected of being a US response to a growing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China) (China) Chinese military presence in the region.(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-nhk1-8) [ 8]     In October 2021, the ship was damaged by an underwater volcanic eruption. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumice) (Pumice) Pumice and other debris entered engineering systems requiring the engines to be shut down for intensive at-sea remediation.(USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_note-15) [ 15]      References [ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Miguel_Keith&action=edit&section=4) (Edit section: References) edit  ]    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-factfile1_1-0) 1  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-factfile1_1-1) 2  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-factfile1_1-2) 3  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-factfile1_1-3) 4  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-factfile1_1-4) 5  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-factfile1_1-5) 6  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-factfile1_1-6) 7  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-factfile1_1-7) 8  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-factfile1_1-8) 9   (https://web.archive.org/web/20180222104926/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4600&tid=675&ct=4) "Fact File: Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD) / Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB)" . (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy) (United States Navy) United States Navy  . 26 January 2018. Archived from (http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4600&tid=675&ct=4) the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018 . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=United+States+Navy&rft.atitle=Fact+File%3A+Expeditionary+Transfer+Dock+%28ESD%29+%2F+Expeditionary+Sea+Base+%28ESB%29&rft.date=2018-01-26&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.mil%2Fnavydata%2Ffact_display.asp%3Fcid%3D4600%26tid%3D675%26ct%3D4&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUSS+Miguel+Keith)    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-keellaid_2-0) 1  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-keellaid_2-1) 2   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  (https://web.archive.org/web/20180222104959/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=104173) "Keel Laid for Future USNS Miguel Keith" (Press release). United States Navy. 30 January 2017. NNS180130-15. Archived from (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=104173) the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018 . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Keel+Laid+for+Future+USNS+Miguel+Keith&rft.pub=United+States+Navy&rft.date=2017-01-30&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.mil%2Fsubmit%2Fdisplay.asp%3Fstory_id%3D104173&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUSS+Miguel+Keith)    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-navy111452_3-0) 1  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-navy111452_3-1) 2  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-navy111452_3-2) 3   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  (https://web.archive.org/web/20191119035211/https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=111452) "Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Miguel Keith (ESB 5)" (Press release). United States Navy. 18 November 2019. NNS191118-06. Archived from (https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=111452) the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019 . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Navy+Accepts+Delivery+of+USNS+Miguel+Keith+%28ESB+5%29&rft.pub=United+States+Navy&rft.date=2019-11-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.mil%2Fsubmit%2Fdisplay.asp%3Fstory_id%3D111452&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUSS+Miguel+Keith)    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-commissioned_4-0) 1  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-commissioned_4-1) 2   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  (https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2601006/uss-miguel-keith-esb-5-commissions/) "USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) Commissions" (Press release). United States Navy. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021 . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=USS+Miguel+Keith+%28ESB+5%29+Commissions&rft.pub=United+States+Navy&rft.date=2021-05-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.mil%2FPress-Office%2FNews-Stories%2FArticle%2F2601006%2Fuss-miguel-keith-esb-5-commissions%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUSS+Miguel+Keith)    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-5) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  (https://web.archive.org/web/20210831191547/https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=18768&CategoryId=10743&grp=5&menu=Uniformed%20Services) "USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5)" . The Institute of Heraldry . U.S. Army. Archived from (https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=18768&CategoryId=10743&grp=5&menu=Uniformed%20Services) the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2022 . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Institute+of+Heraldry&rft.atitle=USS+Miguel+Keith+%28ESB+5%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftioh.army.mil%2FCatalog%2FHeraldry.aspx%3FHeraldryId%3D18768%26CategoryId%3D10743%26grp%3D5%26menu%3DUniformed%2520Services&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUSS+Miguel+Keith)    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-6) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  (https://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvr/getHull.htm?shipId=5741) "USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5)" . Naval Vessel Register . Retrieved 2021-05-09  . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Naval+Vessel+Register&rft.atitle=USS+Miguel+Keith+%28ESB+5%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nvr.navy.mil%2Fnvr%2FgetHull.htm%3FshipId%3D5741&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUSS+Miguel+Keith)    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-burke1_7-0) 1  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-burke1_7-1) 2  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-burke1_7-2) 3  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-burke1_7-3) 4  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-burke1_7-4) 5   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  (https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/10/12/right-ship-right-time-customizable-command-and-control-vessel-arrives-okinawa.html) " 'Right Ship at the Right Time': Customizable Command-and-Control Vessel Arrives on Okinawa" . military.com. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021 . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%27Right+Ship+at+the+Right+Time%27%3A+Customizable+Command-and-Control+Vessel+Arrives+on+Okinawa&rft.pub=military.com&rft.date=2021-10-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.military.com%2Fdaily-news%2F2021%2F10%2F12%2Fright-ship-right-time-customizable-command-and-control-vessel-arrives-okinawa.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUSS+Miguel+Keith)    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-nhk1_8-0) 1  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-nhk1_8-1) 2  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-nhk1_8-2) 3   (https://web.archive.org/web/20211013130646/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211011_08/) "U.S. expeditionary sea base anchored off Nagasaki," October 11, 2021, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHK_World) (NHK World) NHK World , (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan) (Japan) Japan , retrieved October 19, 2021,  (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-usni1_9-0) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  Sam LaGrone (5 November 2017). (https://news.usni.org/2017/11/05/secnav-spencer-names-first-ship-vietnam-war-marine-miguel-keith) "Spencer Names First Ship as SECNAV After Vietnam War Marine Miguel Keith" . (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Institute) (United States Naval Institute) United States Naval Institute  . Retrieved 21 February 2018 . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=United+States+Naval+Institute&rft.atitle=Spencer+Names+First+Ship+as+SECNAV+After+Vietnam+War+Marine+Miguel+Keith&rft.date=2017-11-05&rft.au=Sam+LaGrone&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.usni.org%2F2017%2F11%2F05%2Fsecnav-spencer-names-first-ship-vietnam-war-marine-miguel-keith&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUSS+Miguel+Keith)    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-10) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  (https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041228/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/people/secnav/Spencer/Speech/USMC%20Birthday%20Ball.pdf) "Prepared Remarks by the Honorable Richard V. Spencer Secretary of the Navy 242nd USMC Birthday Ball Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD" (PDF) . (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy) (United States Navy) United States Navy  . 4 November 2017. Archived from (http://www.navy.mil/navydata/people/secnav/Spencer/Speech/USMC%20Birthday%20Ball.pdf) the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018 . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=United+States+Navy&rft.atitle=Prepared+Remarks+by+the+Honorable+Richard+V.+Spencer+Secretary+of+the+Navy+242nd+USMC+Birthday+Ball+Gaylord+National+Resort+and+Convention+Center%2C+National+Harbor%2C+MD&rft.date=2017-11-04&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.mil%2Fnavydata%2Fpeople%2Fsecnav%2FSpencer%2FSpeech%2FUSMC%2520Birthday%2520Ball.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUSS+Miguel+Keith)    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-11) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  Molnar, Phillip (2021-05-08). (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/military/story/2021-05-08/navy-commissions-525m-warship-in-san-diego) "Navy commissions $525M warship in San Diego" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved 2021-05-09  . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=San+Diego+Union-Tribune&rft.atitle=Navy+commissions+%24525M+warship+in+San+Diego&rft.date=2021-05-08&rft.aulast=Molnar&rft.aufirst=Phillip&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandiegouniontribune.com%2Fnews%2Fmilitary%2Fstory%2F2021-05-08%2Fnavy-commissions-525m-warship-in-san-diego&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUSS+Miguel+Keith)    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-12) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  City News Service (2021-05-08). (https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/navy-commissions-uss-miguel-keith-in-san-diego) "Navy commissions USS Miguel Keith in San Diego" . ABC10 News San Diego . Retrieved 2021-05-09  . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ABC10+News+San+Diego&rft.atitle=Navy+commissions+USS+Miguel+Keith+in+San+Diego&rft.date=2021-05-08&rft.au=City+News+Service&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.10news.com%2Fnews%2Flocal-news%2Fnavy-commissions-uss-miguel-keith-in-san-diego&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUSS+Miguel+Keith)    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-13) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  Eckstein, Megan (2020-01-21). (https://news.usni.org/2020/01/21/navy-will-commission-all-expeditionary-sea-bases-as-uss-warships) "Navy Will Commission All Expeditionary Sea Bases as USS Warships" . USNI News . Retrieved 2021-05-08  . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=USNI+News&rft.atitle=Navy+Will+Commission+All+Expeditionary+Sea+Bases+as+USS+Warships&rft.date=2020-01-21&rft.aulast=Eckstein&rft.aufirst=Megan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.usni.org%2F2020%2F01%2F21%2Fnavy-will-commission-all-expeditionary-sea-bases-as-uss-warships&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUSS+Miguel+Keith)    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-14) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  Eckstein, Megan (13 July 2018). (https://news.usni.org/2018/07/13/nassco-drydock-floods-damaging-construction-expeditionary-sea-base) "NASSCO Drydock Floods, Damaging Under-Construction Expeditionary Sea Base" . news.usni.org . USNI News. Retrieved 13 July 2018 . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=news.usni.org&rft.atitle=NASSCO+Drydock+Floods%2C+Damaging+Under-Construction+Expeditionary+Sea+Base&rft.date=2018-07-13&rft.aulast=Eckstein&rft.aufirst=Megan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.usni.org%2F2018%2F07%2F13%2Fnassco-drydock-floods-damaging-construction-expeditionary-sea-base&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUSS+Miguel+Keith)    (USS_Miguel_Keith.html#cite_ref-15) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  Stevens, John (13 December 2021). (https://web.archive.org/web/20211214004658/https://www.msc.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/News-Stories/Article/2871785/uss-miguel-keith-overcomes-invasive-volcanic-stone-from-august-eruption-complet/) "New U.S. Navy Sea Base Sucks Up Volcanic Stone, Clogging Engineering Systems" . Amphibious Squadron 11 Public Affairs. 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