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