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Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport
The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) is a United States Navy-led shipbuilding program to provide a high-speed, shallow draft vessel intended for rapid intra-theater transport of medium-sized cargo payloads. The EPFs can reach speeds of 35-45 knots (65-83 km/h; 40-52 mph), and allow the rapid transit and deployment of conventional or special forces, equipment and supplies.
HSV-2 Swift
HSV-2 Swift is a hybrid catamaran.She was privately owned and operated by Sealift Inc., and was originally built under the JHSV program as a proof of concept.As part of this program, she was directly leased for evaluation from her builders by the United States Navy Military Sealift Command from 2003 to 2013, primarily as a mine countermeasures and sea basing test platform.
US Navy HSV 2 Swift Catamaran
US Navy HSV 2 Swift Catamaran 14 Jun 2013 | Posted by Member 30298028 HSV 2 Swift is capable of maintaining an average speed of 35 knots (65 km/h) or greater, loaded with 500 short tons ...
Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF)
Public Affairs. 471 East C St. Norfolk, VA 23511-2419. Public Affairs. (757) 443-2839. The Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) is a shallow draft, all aluminum, commercial-based catamaran capable ...
HSV-2 Swift (High Speed Vehicle)
HSV-2 Swift is a hybrid wave piercing catamaran built by Bollinger / Incat for the US Navy Military Sealift Command. It can carry up to 350 personnel and 500t of cargo, and operate at speeds of up to 42kt with four Caterpillar diesel engines.
USNS Spearhead
USNS Spearhead ( JHSV-1/T-EPF-1) is the lead ship of the Spearhead -class expeditionary fast transport to be operated by the United States Navy ' s Military Sealift Command. USNS Spearhead was christened on 17 September 2011.
HSV-2 Swift
In 2008, Australian ship builder Incat produced the first and only modern naval hybrid catamaran. The United States Navy employed the craft for ten years before selling it to the United Arab Emirates for dredging operations. The acronym "HSV" stands for "High Speed Vessel".
HSV-2 Swift Catamaran Experimental Navy Craft
The HSV-2 Swift is one such vessel, a high speed, wave running catamaran owned by Sealift, Incorporated and leased out to the United States Navy Military Sealift Command. The vessel was leased out to the USN as an experimental vessel for studying possible future littoral ship designs and capabilities.
The USA's Spearhead-class, expeditionary fast transports
After Australia led the way by using what amounted to fast car ferries for military operations, the US Army and Navy decided to give it a go. Both services leased Incat TSV/HSV wave-piercing catamaran ship designs, while the Marines' charged ahead with very successful use of Austal's Westpac Express high-speed catamaran.
US Navy funds conversion of catamaran transport to an autonomous vessel
The US Navy has awarded Austal USA a $44 million contract modification to integrate and demonstrate autonomous capability for one of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) ships currently being built. Austal is the primary contractor on the shallow-draft, all-aluminum, commercial-based catamaran program and has so far delivered ...
Austal USA Delivers 12th Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport
Austal USA Delivers 12th Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship to U.S. Navy Austal Limited is pleased to announce that USNS Newport (EPF 12) has been delivered to the United States Navy from Austal USA's state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Xavier Vavasseur 03 Sep 2020
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471 East C St. Norfolk, VA 23511-2419. (757) 443-2839. Description The HST is an aluminum catamaran designed to be fast, flexible and maneuverable, even in austere port conditions, making the ...
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The EPF is designed to transport 600 short tons 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots in sea state 3. The ships are capable of operating in shallow-draft ports and waterways, interfacing with roll-on/roll-off discharge facilities, and on/off-loading a combat-loaded Abrams Main Battle Tank (M1A2).
USNS Carson City
USNS Carson City (JHSV-7/T-EPF-7), (ex-Courageous) is the seventh Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, currently in service with the United States Navy ' s Military Sealift Command. She is the second ship in naval service named after Carson City, Nevada.. Carson City was built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.The ship was christened at the Austal USA shipyards in Mobile on 16 January ...
US Navy receives optionally-manned transport catamaran Apalachicola
The US Navy has accepted delivery of its thirteenth Expeditionary Fast Transport ship, which will be the first one in its class capable of sailing with no crew. Austal delivered the future USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13) to the service on February 16, after starting first trials with it in the summer of 2022. The Spearhead-class ship has already ...
Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF)
In November 2008, Austal was awarded a contract to design and construct the first 103-meter Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) - now known as Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) - with options for nine additional ships. The current contract for 15 ships is valued at over $1.9 billion. The Spearhead-class EPF provides high-speed, high-payload transport capability to the Combatant
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Austal's 103m Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), developed for the US Navy, is a fast, flexible and manoeuvrable ship ideal for transporting troops and equipment quickly within any theatre of operations. Featuring a catamaran hull, massive mission/payload area, helicopter deck and roll-on/roll off ramp, the JHSV is able to effectively support a ...
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On Feb. 13, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced the next Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship will be named USNS Newport (T-EPF 12).
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Due to the two hulls, the catamarans remain more resistant to sea waves, having a lower pitching amplitude, and can also have a higher speed. But one of the ...
Expeditionary Fast Transport (T-EPF)
The US Navy's Expeditionary Fast Transport (T-EPF) program is procuring 15 high-speed transport vessels from Austal for the fast, intra-theater transportation of troops, military vehicles and equipment with aviation support. This customised, non-combatant vessel, designed in Australia and constructed in the USA, leverages Austal's world-leading commercial passenger vessel design technology to ...
M80 Stiletto
The M80 Stiletto is a U.S. Navy vessel designed for combat in shallow coastal waters. The 88-foot (27 m) Stiletto's unusual shape and patented M-hull provides a stable yet fast platform for mounting electronic surveillance equipment or weapons, or for conducting special operations. The hull design allows stability at high speeds and rough ...
'Sir, a Missile Hit the Aircraft Carrier': The U.S. Navy's Worst
In 2016, the Houthis struck the Emirati troop-transport catamaran HSV-2 Swift and tried to attack the USS Mason (DDG-87), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, leading the United States ...
US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of
A Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into Havana early on Friday, just hours after the United States announced a fast-attack submarine had docked at its Guantanamo naval base in Cuba, both vessels ...
Sea Fighter (FSF-1)
Sea Fighter (FSF-1) is an experimental littoral combat ship in service with the United States Navy.Its hull is of a small-waterplane-area twin-hull (SWATH) design, provides exceptional stability, even on rough seas. The ship can operate in both blue and littoral waters. For power, it can use either its dual gas-turbine engines for speed or its dual diesel engines for efficient cruising.
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Littoral combat ship
The U.S. trimaran USS Independence USS Freedom on sea trials in February 2013 before her first deployment. A littoral combat ship (LCS) is either of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for near-shore operations by the United States Navy.It was "envisioned to be a networked, agile, stealthy surface combatant capable of defeating anti-access and asymmetric threats in the ...
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The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) is a United States Navy-led shipbuilding program to provide a high-speed, shallow draft vessel intended for rapid intra-theater transport of medium-sized cargo payloads. The EPFs can reach speeds of 35-45 knots (65-83 km/h; 40-52 mph), and allow the rapid transit and deployment of conventional or special forces, equipment and supplies.
HSV-2 Swift is a hybrid catamaran.She was privately owned and operated by Sealift Inc., and was originally built under the JHSV program as a proof of concept.As part of this program, she was directly leased for evaluation from her builders by the United States Navy Military Sealift Command from 2003 to 2013, primarily as a mine countermeasures and sea basing test platform.
US Navy HSV 2 Swift Catamaran 14 Jun 2013 | Posted by Member 30298028 HSV 2 Swift is capable of maintaining an average speed of 35 knots (65 km/h) or greater, loaded with 500 short tons ...
Public Affairs. 471 East C St. Norfolk, VA 23511-2419. Public Affairs. (757) 443-2839. The Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) is a shallow draft, all aluminum, commercial-based catamaran capable ...
HSV-2 Swift is a hybrid wave piercing catamaran built by Bollinger / Incat for the US Navy Military Sealift Command. It can carry up to 350 personnel and 500t of cargo, and operate at speeds of up to 42kt with four Caterpillar diesel engines.
USNS Spearhead ( JHSV-1/T-EPF-1) is the lead ship of the Spearhead -class expeditionary fast transport to be operated by the United States Navy ' s Military Sealift Command. USNS Spearhead was christened on 17 September 2011.
In 2008, Australian ship builder Incat produced the first and only modern naval hybrid catamaran. The United States Navy employed the craft for ten years before selling it to the United Arab Emirates for dredging operations. The acronym "HSV" stands for "High Speed Vessel".
The HSV-2 Swift is one such vessel, a high speed, wave running catamaran owned by Sealift, Incorporated and leased out to the United States Navy Military Sealift Command. The vessel was leased out to the USN as an experimental vessel for studying possible future littoral ship designs and capabilities.
After Australia led the way by using what amounted to fast car ferries for military operations, the US Army and Navy decided to give it a go. Both services leased Incat TSV/HSV wave-piercing catamaran ship designs, while the Marines' charged ahead with very successful use of Austal's Westpac Express high-speed catamaran.
The US Navy has awarded Austal USA a $44 million contract modification to integrate and demonstrate autonomous capability for one of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) ships currently being built. Austal is the primary contractor on the shallow-draft, all-aluminum, commercial-based catamaran program and has so far delivered ...
Austal USA Delivers 12th Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship to U.S. Navy Austal Limited is pleased to announce that USNS Newport (EPF 12) has been delivered to the United States Navy from Austal USA's state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Xavier Vavasseur 03 Sep 2020
471 East C St. Norfolk, VA 23511-2419. (757) 443-2839. Description The HST is an aluminum catamaran designed to be fast, flexible and maneuverable, even in austere port conditions, making the ...
The EPF is designed to transport 600 short tons 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots in sea state 3. The ships are capable of operating in shallow-draft ports and waterways, interfacing with roll-on/roll-off discharge facilities, and on/off-loading a combat-loaded Abrams Main Battle Tank (M1A2).
USNS Carson City (JHSV-7/T-EPF-7), (ex-Courageous) is the seventh Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, currently in service with the United States Navy ' s Military Sealift Command. She is the second ship in naval service named after Carson City, Nevada.. Carson City was built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.The ship was christened at the Austal USA shipyards in Mobile on 16 January ...
The US Navy has accepted delivery of its thirteenth Expeditionary Fast Transport ship, which will be the first one in its class capable of sailing with no crew. Austal delivered the future USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13) to the service on February 16, after starting first trials with it in the summer of 2022. The Spearhead-class ship has already ...
In November 2008, Austal was awarded a contract to design and construct the first 103-meter Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) - now known as Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) - with options for nine additional ships. The current contract for 15 ships is valued at over $1.9 billion. The Spearhead-class EPF provides high-speed, high-payload transport capability to the Combatant
Austal's 103m Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), developed for the US Navy, is a fast, flexible and manoeuvrable ship ideal for transporting troops and equipment quickly within any theatre of operations. Featuring a catamaran hull, massive mission/payload area, helicopter deck and roll-on/roll off ramp, the JHSV is able to effectively support a ...
On Feb. 13, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced the next Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship will be named USNS Newport (T-EPF 12).
Due to the two hulls, the catamarans remain more resistant to sea waves, having a lower pitching amplitude, and can also have a higher speed. But one of the ...
The US Navy's Expeditionary Fast Transport (T-EPF) program is procuring 15 high-speed transport vessels from Austal for the fast, intra-theater transportation of troops, military vehicles and equipment with aviation support. This customised, non-combatant vessel, designed in Australia and constructed in the USA, leverages Austal's world-leading commercial passenger vessel design technology to ...
The M80 Stiletto is a U.S. Navy vessel designed for combat in shallow coastal waters. The 88-foot (27 m) Stiletto's unusual shape and patented M-hull provides a stable yet fast platform for mounting electronic surveillance equipment or weapons, or for conducting special operations. The hull design allows stability at high speeds and rough ...
In 2016, the Houthis struck the Emirati troop-transport catamaran HSV-2 Swift and tried to attack the USS Mason (DDG-87), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, leading the United States ...
A Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into Havana early on Friday, just hours after the United States announced a fast-attack submarine had docked at its Guantanamo naval base in Cuba, both vessels ...
Sea Fighter (FSF-1) is an experimental littoral combat ship in service with the United States Navy.Its hull is of a small-waterplane-area twin-hull (SWATH) design, provides exceptional stability, even on rough seas. The ship can operate in both blue and littoral waters. For power, it can use either its dual gas-turbine engines for speed or its dual diesel engines for efficient cruising.
Navy destroyers, as well as P-8 submarine hunting aircraft, tracked the movements of the Russian ships as they made their way south off the east coast of the United States.
The U.S. trimaran USS Independence USS Freedom on sea trials in February 2013 before her first deployment. A littoral combat ship (LCS) is either of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for near-shore operations by the United States Navy.It was "envisioned to be a networked, agile, stealthy surface combatant capable of defeating anti-access and asymmetric threats in the ...