USNS_Apalachicola

USNS <i>Apalachicola</i>

USNS Apalachicola

Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport

For other ships with the same name, see USS Apalachicola.

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]

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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]
    "Apalachicola". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. [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. [3]
    "Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Apalachicola" (Press release). United States Navy. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. [4]
    Adlerstein, David (10 July 2019). "Ship of state". Apalachicola Times. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. [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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