USNS Burlington in 2021
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Burlington |
Namesake | Burlington |
Operator | Military Sealift Command |
Awarded | 20 December 2012 [2] |
Builder | Austal USA [2] |
Laid down | 26 September 2017 [2] |
Launched | 1 March 2018 [1] |
Sponsored by | Marcelle Leahy |
Christened | 24 February 2018 [4] |
In service | 15 November 2018 [3] |
Identification |
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Motto | Swift And Ready, Today and Tomorrow |
Status | In active service |
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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 |
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Speed | 43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph) |
Troops | 312 |
Crew | Capacity of 41, 22 in normal service |
Aviation facilities | Helipad |
USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) is the tenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command. [2] It is the first ship in naval service named after Burlington, Vermont’s largest city. [5]
Burlington was christened on 24 February 2018 by ship's sponsor Marcelle Leahy [4] [6] and launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama on 1 March 2018. [1] The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Burlington on 15 November 2018. [3]
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