USNS Spearhead (T-EPF-1)

Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) / Joint High Speed Support Vessel (JHSV) [ 2012 ]

USNS Spearhead serves the US Military Sealift Command as a high speed vessel - reaching some 43 knots.

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Specifications

United States
Operators

2012
Commissioned

United States
National Origin

350
Complement

Spearhead-class
Hull Class

10
Number-in-Class

USNS Spearhead (JHSV-1); USNS Choctaw County (JHSV-2); USNS Millinocket (JHSV-3); USNS Fall River (JHSV-4); USNS Trenton (JHSV-5); USNS Brunswick (JHSV-6); USNS Carson City (JHSV-7); USNS Yuma (JHSV-8); USNS Bismarck (JHSV-9); USNS Burlington (JHSV-10)
Ships-in-Class

Amphibious Assault
A shallow draught, and other qualities, give this vessel the ability to support amphibious assault operations close-to-shore.

338.0 feet
(103.02 meters)
Length

93.5 feet
(28.50 meters)
Beam

12.6 feet
(3.84 meters)
Draught

4 x MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines with 4 x ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears.
Propulsion

43.0 knots
(49.5 mph)
Surface Speed

1 knot = 1.15 mph; 1 nm = 1.15 mile; 1 nm = 1.85 km

Not Available.

1 x Medium-lift helicopter

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