USNS Choctaw County

	USNS Choctaw County in Mayport on 7 October 2014
History
United States
Name	USNS Choctaw County
Namesake	Choctaw County, Alabama; Choctaw County, Mississippi; Choctaw County, Oklahoma;
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Awarded	28 January 2010
Builder	Austal USA
Laid down	8 November 2011
Launched	1 October 2012
In service	6 June 2013
Renamed	from Vigilant
Reclassified	T-EPF-2, 2015
Identification	IMO number: 9648001; MMSI number: 369461000; Callsign: NCHC; ; Hull number: JHSV-2;
Motto	Harvet Peace, Prepare For War
Status	Active
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)
Propulsion	4 × MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines; 4 × ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears;
Speed	43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Troops	312
Crew	41
Aircraft carried	Medium helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad

USNS Choctaw County (JHSV-2/T-EPF-2), (ex-Vigilant) is the second Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport,^[1] which is operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command and was built in Mobile, Alabama.^[3]^[4]

Capabilities

The EPF can transport US Army and US Marine Corps company-sized units with their vehicles, or reconfigure to become a troop transport for an infantry battalion.^[3]

It has a flight deck for helicopter operations and a loading ramp that allows vehicles to quickly drive on and off the ship. The ramp is suitable for the types of austere piers and quay walls common in developing countries. EPF has a shallow draft (under 15 feet (4.6 m)).^[3]

Construction and career

On 6 October 2011, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced in Ackerman, Mississippi that the second Expeditionary Fast Transport, previously having been named Vigilant by the United States Army before the transfer of the EPF program to the Navy,^[1] would be named USNS Choctaw County.^[5] Since the ship will be operated by the Military Sealift Command and not the United States Navy itself, it will carry the USNS designation and not USS. The ship is named for three U.S. counties, located in Alabama, Mississippi, and Oklahoma,^[6] all three of which are named for the Choctaw tribe of American Indians.

The ship is laid down on 8 November 2011 and launched on 1 October 2012 by Austal USA. She was commissioned on 6 June 2013.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "USNS Choctaw County". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Choctaw County" (Press release). PEO Ships Public Affairs, U.S. Navy. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV)^{[permanent dead link]}, USN. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
^ Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
^ "Navy Names New Joint High Speed Vessel" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 6 October 2011. 859-11. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ "Navy to Christen Second Joint High Speed Vessel" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 13 September 2012. 744-12. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

External links

Media related to IMO 9648001 at Wikimedia Commons

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[NVR_Choctaw_County-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "USNS Choctaw County". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[Delivered-2] "Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Choctaw County" (Press release). PEO Ships Public Affairs, U.S. Navy. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

[PMS385-3] Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV)^{[permanent dead link]}, USN. Retrieved 12 March 2010.

[4] Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 12 March 2010.

[5] "Navy Names New Joint High Speed Vessel" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 6 October 2011. 859-11. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

[6] "Navy to Christen Second Joint High Speed Vessel" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 13 September 2012. 744-12. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

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v t e Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport
Flight I	Spearhead Choctaw County Millinocket Fall River Trenton Brunswick Carson City Yuma City of Bismarck Burlington Puerto Rico Newport Apalachicola
Flight II	Cody Point Loma
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

v t e High Speed Vessels of the United States Navy
Sea Fighter Swift Joint Venture WestPac Express
Guam HST-2
Spearhead class: Spearhead Choctaw County Millinocket Fall River Trenton Brunswick Carson City Yuma City of Bismarck Burlington Puerto Rico Newport Apalachicola Cody Point Loma
Bethesda class: Bethesda Balboa
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

History
USNS Choctaw County in Mayport on 7 October 2014
United States
Name	USNS Choctaw County
Namesake	Choctaw County, Alabama Choctaw County, Mississippi Choctaw County, Oklahoma
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Awarded	28 January 2010^[1]
Builder	Austal USA
Laid down	8 November 2011^[1]
Launched	1 October 2012^[1]
In service	6 June 2013^[1]^[2]
Renamed	from Vigilant
Reclassified	T-EPF-2, 2015
Identification	IMO number: 9648001 MMSI number: 369461000 Callsign: NCHC Hull number: JHSV-2
Motto	Harvet Peace, Prepare For War
Status	Active
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)
Propulsion	4 × MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines 4 × ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears
Speed	43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Troops	312
Crew	41
Aircraft carried	Medium helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad