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Expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8)

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Classification

Ship class:
Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport
Type:
Transport

Basic information

Operator:
United States NavyUnited States Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Austal USA
Ordered:
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active
IMO number:
9677569
MMSI number:
368886000

Ship measurements

Deadweight:
1,515 t
Length:
103 m
Beam:
28.5 m
Draft:
3.83 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 4 * MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines
  • 4 * ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears
Speed:
43 knots
Range:
1,200 nmi (1,400 mi; 2,200 km)

Personnel

Complement:
41
Total capacity:
353

Combat assets

Cargo capacity:

544 tonne

Boats & landing craft:

Can deploy various rigid hull inflatable boats

Armament:

4 * mounts for M2 .50 caliber machine guns

Aircraft:
  • Landing pad for a helicopter, up to CH-53 Super Stallion/CH-53K King Stallion
  • Parking and storage area for MH-60 Seahawk

USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) is the eighth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the Military Sealift Command. It is the fourth ship in naval service named after Yuma, Arizona.

The ship was christened on 20 August 2016 by ship's sponsor Janet Napolitano and launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama on 17 September 2016. The Yuma completed acceptance trials on 26 January 2017 and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 21 April 2017.

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