USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF-9)
 Artist's conception of Expeditionary Fast Transport | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 U.S. | |
| Name: | USNS City of Bismarck |
| Operator: | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded: | 24 February 2012[1] |
| Builder: | Austal USA[1] |
| Status: | Under construction |
| 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 City of Bismarck (T-EPF-9), (formerly JHSV-9), (ex-Sacrifice) will be the ninth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, to be operated by the Military Sealift Command.[1] The name was originally announced as USNS Bismarck (T-EPF-9). It will be the first ship in naval service named after Bismarck, North Dakota’s capital city.[2]
City of Bismarck is under construction in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "City of Bismarck". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "Navy Names Multiple Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Austal Delivers Seventh Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF7) to U.S. Navy" (Press release). Austal. 27 June 2016.
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