USNS Carson City (T-EPF-7)

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Artist's conception of Expeditionary Fast Transport
History
U.S.
Name: USNS Carson City
Operator: Military Sealift Command
Awarded: 30 June 2011[1]
Builder: Austal USA
Laid down: 31 July 2015[2]
Launched: 16 January 2016[3]
Status: Launched
General characteristics
Class & 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:
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 Carson City (T-EPF-7) will be the seventh Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, to be operated by the Military Sealift Command.[1] It will be the second ship in naval service named after Carson City, Nevada's capital city.[4][5]

The ship was constructed at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama and christened at that same place on January 16, 2016.[3][5]

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