Several small US Army ships were mobilized, including USAV James A. Loux, the USAV Montorrey, USAV Matamoros and USAV Wilson Wharf. It took them ore than a month to sail to Gaza from March to April.

These include the USAV Matamoros and USAV Monterrey, both of which are Runnymede-class large landing craft, and the General Frank S. Besson, which is a slightly larger logistics support vessel (LSV.) ...