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The numbering system is mandated by the European Recreational Craft Directive and descended from the American Ship Hull number system. Larger vessels over 300 gross tonnage also receive a permanent international IMO ship identification number, and European vessels over 20 metres receive a permanent ENI number.
USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) is the eighth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the United States Navy ' s Military Sealift Command. [1] It is the fourth ship in naval service named after Yuma, Arizona.
USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF-11) is the eleventh Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport [6] and currently in service with the United States Navy ' s Military Sealift Command. [1] [5] Puerto Rico was christened on 10 November 2018. [4] [7]
Pennant number – United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries; Tactical number - a number painted on the hull of a military ship, for identification either during combat or peacetime. [1] [2] [3] Sail number - unique identifiers used especially for racing yachts but also windsurfers, and displayed on the sail to assist with search and rescue ...
New Bedford was once the city that lit the world, exporting vast quantities of whale oil for lamps in the early 1800s. Nearly two centuries later New Bedford aspires to light the world again, in a ...
USNS Apalachicola (T-EPF-13) is the thirteenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the United States Navy ' s Military Sealift Command. [1] It is the second ship in naval service named after Apalachicola, Florida.
USNS Brunswick (JHVS-6/T-EPF-6), [2] is the sixth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, [1] currently in service with the United States Navy ' s Military Sealift Command. [3] It is the fourth ship in naval service named after Brunswick, Georgia . [ 4 ]
USNS Newport (T-EPF-12) is the twelfth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and is operated by the United States Navy ' s Military Sealift Command. [1] [6] It is the fourth ship in naval service named after Newport, Rhode Island. [6] On 20 February 2020, USNS Newport was launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. [3]