USNS Montford Point
USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) underway in July 2014 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Montford Point |
| Namesake | Montford Point Camp, North Carolina |
| Owner | Military Sealift Command |
| Ordered | 27 May 2011 |
| Builder | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company |
| Laid down | 19 January 2012 |
| Launched | 13 November 2012 |
| In service | 14 May 2013 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active, Reduced Operating Status |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Expeditionary Transfer Dock |
| Displacement | 34,500 tonnes |
| Length | 765 ft (233 m) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) |
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USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1), (formerly T-MLP-1), the lead ship of her class of Expeditionary Transfer Docks (ESD), is a ship named in honor of African American Marine Corps recruits who trained at Montford Point Camp, North Carolina, from 1942 to 1949. After $115 million was allocated for long-lead time material and advanced design efforts, in late 2010 General Dynamics's National Steel and Shipbuilding Company was awarded the contract, worth approximately $500 million, to build the first of three planned vessels.