USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Yuma.
Artist's conception of Expeditionary Fast Transport
History
U.S.
Name: USNS Yuma
Operator: Military Sealift Command
Awarded: 24 February 2012[1]
Builder: Austal USA[1]
Laid down: 29 March 2016[1]
Launched: 17 September 2016
Sponsored by: Janet Napolitano
Christened: 20 August 2016
Status: Launched
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type: Spearhead class expeditionary fast transport
Length: 103.0 m (337 ft 11 in)
Beam: 28.5 m (93 ft 6 in)
Draft: 3.83 m (12 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:
Speed: 43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Troops: 312
Crew: Capacity of 41, 22 in normal service
Aviation facilities: Landing pad for medium helicopter

USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) will be the eighth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, to be operated by the Military Sealift Command.[1] It will be the fourth ship in naval service named after Yuma, Arizona.[2]

The ship was christened on 20 August 2016 by ship's sponsor Janet Napolitano and is under construction at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama[3] with a completion date estimated to be in March, 2017.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Yuma". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. "Navy Names Multiple Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. "Austal's Fifth Joint High Speed Vessel Completes Acceptance Trials" (Press release). Austal. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. Kasper Oestergaard Balle, Joakim (3 November 2014). "Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV)". AeroWeb. Barr Group Aerospace. Retrieved 27 June 2015.


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