The floating expeditionary base USS Robert E. Simanek is located in Punta Arenas in Chile on his trip to South America

Built by General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (Nassco) in San Diego, California, this class allows for a wide variety of missions including mine warfare, anti-piracy operations, maritime interdiction and humanitarian tasks.A total of seven units were commissioned: the USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3); the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4), which visited Valparaiso in May 2018; the USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5); the USS John L. Canle…