The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport is a United States Navy–led shipbuilding program to provide a high-speed, shallow draft vessel intended for rapid intra-theater transport of medium-siz
USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) in 2021
Stern view of USNS Spearhead, with helicopter
Ramp deployed and in use
The Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Choctaw County (EPF-2) awaits delivery at the Austal USA vessel completion yard.
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Austal USA is an American shipbuilder based on Blakeley Island in Mobile, Alabama. It is a subsidiary of the Australian shipbuilder Austal, operating under a Special Security Arrangement which allows
Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport
…it can support 312 embarked personnel for four days, or 104 personnel for 14 days. The design is a derivative of the Hawaii Superferry, also built by Austal USA. The EPF has a greater level of comfort for the crew than larger Navy ships. The stateroom-style berthing areas for the ship's crew have private features…
USS Independence (LCS-2) at the Austal USA shipyards along the Mobile River in Mobile, Alabama