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'''USNS ''Yuma'' (T-EPF-8)''' will be the eighth [[Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport]], to be operated by the [[Military Sealift Command]].<ref name="NVR Yuma">{{cite web|url={{NVR url|id=EPF8}}|title=Yuma |publisher=Naval Vessel Register|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref> It will be 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 |accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref>
'''USNS ''Yuma'' (T-EPF-8)''' will be the eighth [[Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport]] and will be operated by the [[Military Sealift Command]].<ref name="NVR Yuma">{{cite web|url={{NVR url|id=EPF8}}|title=Yuma |publisher=Naval Vessel Register|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref> It will be 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 |accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref>


The ship was christened on 20 August 2016 by ship's sponsor Janet Napolitano and is under construction at [[Austal USA]] in [[Mobile, Alabama]]<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.austal.com/us/media/media-releases/15-03-25/Austal-s-Fifth-Joint-High-Speed-Vessel-Completes-Acceptance-Trials.aspx |title= Austal's Fifth Joint High Speed Vessel Completes Acceptance Trials |date=25 March 2015 |publisher=Austal |accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref> with a completion date estimated to be in March, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kasper Oestergaard Balle |first1=Joakim |title=Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) |date=3 November 2014 |url=https://www.bga-aeroweb.com/Defense/JHSV.html |website=AeroWeb |publisher=Barr Group Aerospace |accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref>
The ship was christened on 20 August 2016 by ship's sponsor Janet Napolitano and is under construction at [[Austal USA]] in [[Mobile, Alabama]]<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.austal.com/us/media/media-releases/15-03-25/Austal-s-Fifth-Joint-High-Speed-Vessel-Completes-Acceptance-Trials.aspx |title= Austal's Fifth Joint High Speed Vessel Completes Acceptance Trials |date=25 March 2015 |publisher=Austal |accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref> with a completion date estimated to be in March, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kasper Oestergaard Balle |first1=Joakim |title=Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) |date=3 November 2014 |url=https://www.bga-aeroweb.com/Defense/JHSV.html |website=AeroWeb |publisher=Barr Group Aerospace |accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref>

Revision as of 22:10, 26 December 2016

For other ships with the same name, see USS Yuma.
Artist's conception of Expeditionary Fast Transport
History
U.S.
NameUSNS Yuma
OperatorMilitary Sealift Command
Awarded24 February 2012[1]
BuilderAustal USA[1]
Laid down29 March 2016[1]
Launched17 September 2016
Sponsored byJanet Napolitano
Christened20 August 2016
StatusLaunched
BadgeUSNS Yuma Coat of Arms
General characteristics
Class and typeSpearhead class expeditionary fast transport
Length103.0 m (337 ft 11 in)
Beam28.5 m (93 ft 6 in)
Draft3.83 m (12 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
Speed43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Troops312
CrewCapacity of 41, 22 in normal service
Aviation facilitiesLanding pad for medium helicopter

USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) will be the eighth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and will 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. ^ a b c d "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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