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.jpg) USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) in 2021
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Austal USA |
| Operators |  United States Navy |
| Cost | |
| Built | 2010–present |
| Planned | 19 |
| Building | 2[3] |
| Completed | 14[3] |
| Active | 14 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Expeditionary Fast Transport |
| Tonnage | 1,515 tonnes |
| 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) |
| Range | 1,200 nmi (1,400 mi; 2,200 km)[4] |
| Boats & landing craft carried | Can deploy various rigid hull inflatable boats[5][6] |
| Capacity | 600 short tons[4] |
| Troops | 312 |
| Crew | 41 |
| Armament | 4x mounts for M2 .50 caliber machine guns[7] (2 aft, 2 forward) |
| Aircraft carried | Landing pad for a helicopter, up to CH-53 Super Stallion/CH-53K King Stallion,[8] parking and storage area for MH-60 Seahawk[7] |
The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) is a United States Navy–led shipbuilding program to provide a high-speed, shallow draft vessel intended for rapid intra-theater transport of medium-sized cargo payloads. The EPFs can reach speeds of 35–45 knots (65–83 km/h; 40–52 mph), and allow the rapid transit and deployment of conventional or special forces, equipment and supplies.[9][10]
The vessels are a part of Military Sealift Command's Sealift Program.[11] The class was previously designated as "Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV)", and redesignated in September 2015.[12]
- ^ "Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV)" (PDF). Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs (Report). Government Accountability Office. March 2013. pp. 83–84. GAO-13-294SP. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Austal USA Delivers 14th Expeditionary Fast Transport to United States Navy" (Press release). Austal. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b Low Cost Ship Options for U.S. Navy's Drug War - News.USNI.org, 20 March 2013
- ^ Marines conduct crisis response exercise from USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) - Dvidshub.net, 21 March 2014
- ^ a b Joint High Speed Vessel: Great Potential, But Questions Remain Archived 30 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Nationaldefensemagazine.org, March 2011
- ^ "Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV)". US Navy. Retrieved 12 March 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV)". GlobalSecurity. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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