The United States amphibious assault ship USS Ponce is to be retrofitted for use by US Navy Seals Photo: US Navy
US Building 'Mothership' For Launching Navy Seal Raids -- The Telegraph
The US is rushing to convert an aging Navy vessel into a 'mothership' from which to launch commando raids into the Middle East and the Horn of Africa.
Documents released by the Pentagon show that the military is urgently refitting the USS Ponce, a 1960s transport ship, so that it can accommodate the speed boats and Blackhawk helicopters favoured by America's special forces.
The vessel had been scheduled for decommissioning but was given a new lease of life after requests from US Central Command, which has responsibility for American troops in the region, for a floating base that could remain anchored in one spot for weeks at a time.
It is expected to be deployed by early summer, the Washington Post reported.
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The vessel had been scheduled for decommissioning but was given a new lease of life after requests from US Central Command, which has responsibility for American troops in the region, for a floating base that could remain anchored in one spot for weeks at a time.
It is expected to be deployed by early summer, the Washington Post reported.
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