title: USAV Major General Charles P. Gross
text: # USAV Major General Charles P. Gross
  
  USAV Major General Charles P. Gross (LSV-5) is a General Frank S. Besson Jr.-class roll-on/roll-off of US Army.
  
  ## Design
  
  Named in honor of Gen. Frank S. Besson Jr., former Chief of Transportation, U.S. Army, these ships have bow and stern ramps and the ability to beach themselves, giving them the ability to discharge 900 short tons of vehicles and cargo over the shore in as little as four feet of water, or 2,000 short tons as an intra-theater line haul roll-on/roll-off cargo ship. The vessel's cargo deck is designed to handle any vehicle in the US Army inventory and can carry up to 15 M1 Abrams main battle tanks or 82 ISO standard containers.
  
  ## Construction and career
  
  She was acquired by the US Army on 30 April 1991 and commissioned in 1991 into the 411th Transportation Detachment, 1st Theater Sustainment Command.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * USAV Major General Charles P. Gross and USAV Major General Robert Smalls on 9 November 2012
  