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'''USNS ''Yuma'' (T-EPF-8)''' is the eighth [[Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport]] and operated by the [[Military Sealift Command]].<ref name="NVR Yuma">{{cite web|url={{ |
'''USNS ''Yuma'' (T-EPF-8)''' is the eighth [[Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport]] and operated by the [[Military Sealift Command]].<ref name="NVR Yuma">{{cite web|url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=EPF_8_4501}}|title=Yuma |publisher=Naval Vessel Register|access-date=2 June 2017}}</ref> It is the fourth ship in naval service named after [[Yuma, Arizona|Yuma]], [[Arizona]].<ref name="415-13">{{cite press release |url=http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=16077 |title=Navy Names Multiple Ships |date=6 June 2013 |number=415–13 |publisher=U.S. Department of Defense |access-date=24 June 2015}}</ref> |
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The ship was christened on 20 August 2016 by ship's sponsor Janet Napolitano and launched at [[Austal USA]] in [[Mobile, Alabama]] on 17 September 2016.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=96747 |title= Future USNS Yuma (EPF 8) Launches in Shipyard |date=19 September 2016 |publisher=United States Navy |access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref> The ''Yuma'' completed acceptance trials on 26 January 2017<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=98739 |title= USNS Yuma Completes Acceptance Trials |date=6 February 2017 |publisher=United States Navy |access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref> and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 21 April 2017.<ref name="navy100035"/> |
The ship was christened on 20 August 2016 by ship's sponsor Janet Napolitano and launched at [[Austal USA]] in [[Mobile, Alabama]] on 17 September 2016.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=96747 |title= Future USNS Yuma (EPF 8) Launches in Shipyard |date=19 September 2016 |publisher=United States Navy |access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref> The ''Yuma'' completed acceptance trials on 26 January 2017<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=98739 |title= USNS Yuma Completes Acceptance Trials |date=6 February 2017 |publisher=United States Navy |access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref> and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 21 April 2017.<ref name="navy100035"/> |
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Revision as of 19:45, 25 October 2021
USNS Yuma in Virginia Beach on 1 July 2017
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Yuma |
Namesake | 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 |
Commissioned | 21 April 2017[2] |
Identification |
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Motto | No Challenge Too Difficult |
Status | Active |
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 |
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Speed | 43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph) |
Troops | 312 |
Crew | Capacity of 41, 22 in normal service |
Aviation facilities | Helipad |
USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) is the eighth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the Military Sealift Command.[1] It is the fourth ship in naval service named after Yuma, Arizona.[3]
The ship was christened on 20 August 2016 by ship's sponsor Janet Napolitano and launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama on 17 September 2016.[4] The Yuma completed acceptance trials on 26 January 2017[5] and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 21 April 2017.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Yuma". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Navy Names Multiple Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Future USNS Yuma (EPF 8) Launches in Shipyard" (Press release). United States Navy. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "USNS Yuma Completes Acceptance Trials" (Press release). United States Navy. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
External links
Media related to IMO 9677569 at Wikimedia Commons