USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8)
USNS Yuma in Virginia Beach on 1 July 2017 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Yuma |
| Namesake | Yuma |
| Operator | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded | 24 February 2012 |
| Builder | Austal USA |
| Laid down | 29 March 2016 |
| Launched | 17 September 2016 |
| Sponsored by | Janet Napolitano |
| Christened | 20 August 2016 |
| In service | 21 April 2017 |
| Identification |
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| Motto | No Challenge Too Difficult |
| Status | Active |
| Badge | |
| 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 |
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| Speed | 43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph) |
| Troops | 312 |
| Crew | Capacity of 41, 22 in normal service |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
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USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) is the eighth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command. It is the fourth ship in naval service named after Yuma, Arizona.
The ship was christened on 20 August 2016 by ship's sponsor Janet Napolitano and launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama on 17 September 2016. The Yuma completed acceptance trials on 26 January 2017 and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 21 April 2017.