Artist's conception of Expeditionary Fast Transport
History
United States
NameApalachicola
NamesakeApalachicola
OperatorMilitary Sealift Command
Awarded25 March 2019[1]
BuilderAustal USA[1]
Laid down21 January 2021
Launched7 November 2021
Sponsored byKelly Loeffler
Christened13 November 2021[2]
In service16 February 2023[3]
Identification
MottoFortune Favors the Bold
StatusActive
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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 Apalachicola (T-EPF-13) is the thirteenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.[1] It is the second ship in naval service named after Apalachicola, Florida.[4]

Austal USA has secured a contract from the US Department of Defense to carry out the detailed design, procurement, production implementation, and demonstration of autonomous capability in Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel 13 Apalachicola.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Apalachicola". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. "The future USNS Apalachicola, Nation's 13th Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship, christened at Austal USA" (Press release). Austal USA. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. "Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Apalachicola" (Press release). United States Navy. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. Adlerstein, David (10 July 2019). "Ship of state". Apalachicola Times. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. White, Ryan (8 June 2021). "A Big Step for US Navy Unmanned Programs: Unmanned EPF Apalachicola - Naval Post". Retrieved 2021-06-09.
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