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The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) is a United States Navy–led shipbuilding program to provide a high-speed, shallow draft vessel intended for rapid intra-theater transport of medium-sized cargo payloads. The EPFs can reach speeds of 35–45 knots (65–83 km/h; 40–52 mph), and allow the rapid transit and deployment of ...
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.
Vessels over the age of 20 require a waiver as well as the vessel's classification society being willing to issue statutory certificates to the vessel. Vessels 15 years or older must have a Status Report of the vessel's Special Survey to be reviewed by Marine Safety. [7] Registries charge a registration fee.
USNS Carson City (JHSV-7/T-EPF-7), (ex-Courageous) is the seventh Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, currently in service with the United States Navy ' s Military Sealift Command. [1] She is the second ship in naval service named after Carson City, Nevada. [4] [5] Carson City was built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.
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Spearhead was launched on 8 September 2011, though she did not enter the water until several days later; her launch was the moving of the vessel from the shed where she was constructed onto a floating drydock. [7] At the time, she was scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in early 2012, a delay from the original target of September 2011. [7]
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]
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.