USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10)

Artist's conception of Expeditionary Fast Transport
History
U.S.
Name: USNS Burlington
Operator: Military Sealift Command
Awarded: 20 December 2012[1]
Builder: Austal USA[1]
Status: Under construction
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 Burlington (T-EPF-10) will be the tenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, to be operated by the Military Sealift Command.[1] It will be the first ship in naval service named after Burlington, Vermont’s largest city.[2]

Burlington is under construction in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Burlington". 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 Awarded new A$434 Million US Navy Contract" (Press release). Austal. 16 September 2016.


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