USNS Burlington in 2021
History
United States
NameBurlington
NamesakeBurlington
OperatorMilitary Sealift Command
Awarded20 December 2012[1]
BuilderAustal USA[1]
Laid down26 September 2017[1]
Launched1 March 2018[2]
Sponsored byMarcelle Leahy
Christened24 February 2018[3]
In service15 November 2018[4]
Identification
MottoSwift And Ready, Today and Tomorrow
StatusIn active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeSpearhead class expeditionary fast transport
Length103.0 m (337 ft 11 in)
Beam28.5 m (93 ft 6 in)
Draft3.83 m (12 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
Speed43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Troops312
CrewCapacity of 41, 22 in normal service
Aviation facilitiesHelipad

USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) is the tenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.[1] It is the first ship in naval service named after Burlington, Vermont’s largest city.[5]

Construction and career

USNS Burlington pulls into Little Creek–Fort Story on 14 February 2019

Burlington was christened on 24 February 2018 by ship's sponsor Marcelle Leahy[3][6] and launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama on 1 March 2018.[2] The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Burlington on 15 November 2018.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Burlington". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "USNS Burlington Launched" (Press release). United States Navy. 2 March 2018. NNS180302-05. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Austal USA Christens USNS Burlington (EPF 10)" (Press release). Austal USA. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Burlington" (Press release). United States Navy. 19 November 2018. NNS181119-06. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Navy Names Multiple Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Edgemon, Erin. "Navy's newest ship, the future USNS Burlington, christened at Mobile shipyard". No. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

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