USNS Point Loma (T-EPF-15) will be the fifteenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, operated by the United States Navy ' s Military Sealift Command. [1] On 16 July 2021, acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker announced that …

2024年8月9日 · The Navy will christen the future USNS Point Loma (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) Flight II configurations, during a 10:00 a.m. EDT ceremony on...

Construction of EPF-13 is scheduled to begin in late 2019, and EPF-14 is to follow in the middle of 2020. [50] In February 2021, the U.S. Navy awarded Austal a $235 million contract for the detailed design and construction of EPF-15. EPF-15 will include enhanced medical capability. [51]

2023年6月28日 · Austal USA celebrated the official start of construction of the future USNS Point Loma (EPF 15) with a keel laying ceremony today at the company's Mobile, Ala. shipyard. EPF 15 is the second EPF Flight II ship featuring enhanced medical …

2024年8月13日 · The US Navy has christened the future USNS Point Loma (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) Flight II configurations, at a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama.

2024年8月10日 · EPF 15 is the second EPF Flight II ship built by Austal USA. The Navy is currently embarking an Expeditionary Medical Unit (EMU) aboard the first EPF Flight II ship delivered by Austal USA, USNS Cody (T-EPF 14), at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort …

The future USNS Point Loma (T-EPF-15) will be the second naval vessel to bear this name, the first being a deep submergence support ship that was decommissioned in 1993.

2024年9月4日 · The U.S. Navy’s 15 th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF), christened at the beginning of August, is now docked pier side for final outfitting and system activation in preparation for sea trials later this year.

2021年2月28日 · – In a display of confidence for the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) program, the U.S. Navy awarded Austal USA a $235 million undefinitized contract action modification on Feb. 26, 2021, for the detailed design and construction of EPF 15.

2024年8月12日 · A ceremony was held on Saturday to mark the christening of the future USNS Point Loma (EPF 15), one of 16 expeditionary fast transports (EPF) the U.S. Navy has contracted Mobile, Ala....