USNS Apalachicola

	Artist's conception of Expeditionary Fast Transport
History
United States
Name	Apalachicola
Namesake	Apalachicola
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Awarded	25 March 2019
Builder	Austal USA
Laid down	21 January 2021
Launched	7 November 2021
Sponsored by	Kelly Loeffler
Christened	13 November 2021
In service	16 February 2023
Identification	IMO number: 9888572; MMSI number: 366991412; Callsign: NACA; ; Hull number: T-EPF-13;
Motto	Fortune Favors the Bold
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)
Propulsion	4 × MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines; 4 × ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears;
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 Apalachicola (T-EPF-13) is the thirteenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.^[1] It is the second ship in naval service named after Apalachicola, Florida.^[4]

Austal USA has secured a contract from the US Department of Defense to carry out the detailed design, procurement, production implementation, and demonstration of autonomous capability in Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel 13 Apalachicola.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Apalachicola". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Apalachicola" (Press release). United States Navy. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ "The future USNS Apalachicola, Nation's 13th Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship, christened at Austal USA" (Press release). Austal USA. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ Adlerstein, David (10 July 2019). "Ship of state". Apalachicola Times. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ White, Ryan (8 June 2021). "A Big Step for US Navy Unmanned Programs: Unmanned EPF Apalachicola - Naval Post". Retrieved 2021-06-09.

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[NVR_Apalachicola-1] "Apalachicola". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[2] "Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Apalachicola" (Press release). United States Navy. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[3] "The future USNS Apalachicola, Nation's 13th Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship, christened at Austal USA" (Press release). Austal USA. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[4] Adlerstein, David (10 July 2019). "Ship of state". Apalachicola Times. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[5] White, Ryan (8 June 2021). "A Big Step for US Navy Unmanned Programs: Unmanned EPF Apalachicola - Naval Post". Retrieved 2021-06-09.

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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
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v t e High Speed Vessels of the United States Navy
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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
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