USNS Brunswick (T-EPF-6)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Brunswick.
_at_Austal_USA_in_May_2015.JPG) USNS Brunswick (T-EPF-6) | |
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| Name: | USNS Brunswick |
| Operator: | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded: | 30 June 2011[1] |
| Builder: | Austal USA |
| Laid down: | 2 December 2014[1] |
| Launched: | 19 May 2015[1] |
| Acquired: | 18 January 2016 |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 Brunswick (T-EPF-6) is the sixth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport,[1] currently in service with the Military Sealift Command.[2] It will be the fourth ship in naval service named after Brunswick, Georgia.[3]
Brunswick is under construction at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. It was launched on 19 May 2015 was delivered on 18 January 2016.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Brunswick". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Future USNS Brunswick (JHSV 6) Launched" (Press release). Team Ships Public Affairs, U.S. Navy. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Secretary of the Navy Names Multiple Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Austal delivers sixth expeditionary fast transport to USN | IHS Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
External links
Media related to USNS Brunswick (EPF-6) at Wikimedia Commons
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