USNS Newport underway during her integrated sea trials on 30 July 2020
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United States | |
Name | Newport |
Namesake | Newport |
Operator | Military Sealift Command |
Awarded | 15 September 2016[2] |
Builder | Austal USA[2] |
Laid down | 29 January 2019[3] |
Launched | 20 February 2020[1] |
Sponsored by | Charlotte Marshall |
Christened | 9 November 2019[5] |
In service | 2 September 2020[4] |
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Status | Active |
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General characteristics | |
Class and 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)[citation needed] |
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Speed | 43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)[citation needed] |
Troops | 312 |
Crew | Capacity of 41, 22 in normal service |
Aviation facilities | Landing pad for medium helicopter |
USNS Newport (T-EPF-12) is the twelfth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and is operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.[2][6] It is the fourth ship in naval service named after Newport, Rhode Island.[6]
On 20 February 2020, USNS Newport was launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.[1] The Newport completed sea trials on 30 July 2020[7] and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 2 September 2020.[4]