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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 ...
HSV-2 Swift (High Speed Vehicle)
Image courtesy of Incat. The HSV-2 Swift (HSV 2) is a chartered high-speed vessel of the US Navy Military Sealift Command. The hybrid wave piercing catamaran was designed and built by Bollinger / Incat in Hobart, Tasmania. It is the fourth high speed catamaran built by the partners, after HMAS Jervis Bay, HSV X1 Joint Venture and TSV 1X Spearhead.
Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF)
The EPF is designed to transport 600 short tons of military cargo 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 ...
USNS Spearhead
The remaining ships which are still in various stages of construction will be upgraded as well. From July to October 2018, Spearhead deployed to the Caribbean, South and Central America as part of the Navy's annual Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2018. SPS is a project with regional partner nations to conduct subject matter expert exchanges ...
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 Specifications and Pictures
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.
Crew-Optional USNS Apalachicola Delivers to the Navy, Ship's Unmanned
Austal USA. SAN DIEGO - A logistics ship that Congress directed the Navy to build with the ability to operate autonomously delivered to the service on Thursday, Naval Sea Systems Command ...
Spearhead Class Expeditionary Fast Transport Vessels
The first three vessels were named Spearhead T-EPF 1 (ex-JHSV 1), Vigilant (T-EPF 2) and Fortitude (T-EPF 3) in July 2009. Construction of Vigilant and Fortitude was authorised by the US Navy in January 2010. The keel for the first ship in the class, USNS Spearhead (T-EPF-1), was laid at Austal's shipyard at Mobile, Alabama, in July 2010.
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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 ...
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 ...
The USA's Spearhead-class, expeditionary fast transports
USN shows JHSV. March 20/19: Shipyad Availability Colonna Shipyards won an $8.9 million deal for an 80-day shipyard availability for the emergency dry-docking of Navy Ship Spearhead (T-EPF 1). The Spearhead Class Expeditionary Fast Transport shipbuilding program to provide "a platform intended to support users in the Department of the Navy ...
U.S. Navy expands Expeditionary Medical Capability with two EPFs
As Naval News reported previously, information released during Sea Air Space 2021 shows that the current EMS design is a 118 meters-long catamaran with a beam of 30 meters and a draft of 4.5 meters. The Austal's hospital ship can sail over 2,000 nautical miles at a cruise speed of 18 knots and can reach a top speed of 27 knots. It features a helicopter deck large enough to accommodate one V ...
Taiwan's first upgraded and modified Catamaran Corvette started Sea
As the first upgraded and modified unit of the Tuo Chang-class corvette, Ta Chiang had her keel laid on May 24, 2019. and was launched and named on December 15, 2020. The follow-ups ships in the class were planned to come in two variants, air-defense (anti-air warfare - AAW) and anti-ship (anti-surface warfare - ASuW).
US Navy christens first medical mission transport catamaran
The US Navy christened its Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Cody (EPF 14) in a ceremony on Saturday, February 25, in Mobile, Alabama. While Cody is the 14th ship in its class to be built by Austal, it is also the first Flight II unit, featuring enhanced medical mission capabilities. With an embarked medical unit, the Flight II ...
Austal Delivers Aluminum EPF Catamaran to U.S. Navy
The 338-foot long Yuma is an aluminum catamaran capable of transporting 600 tons, 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots, and is designed to operate in austere ports and waterways, providing added flexibility to U.S. warfighters worldwide. The ship's flight deck can also support flight operations for a wide variety of aircraft ...
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 ...
Naval Vessels
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 ...
Is this the world's best ship design? The Austal 102 trimaran
Austal are now approaching completion of their next generation trimaran, the Auto Express 102. Now in week 18 of construction, the 102 meter boat is due to launch in October. The bald facts are ...
US Navy Finally Has Its New Fast Transport Ships To Move ...
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 ...
Iran Is Quietly Building a Fleet of Missile-Slinging Catamarans
The Houbei class is a high-speed catamaran that, although 50 percent smaller than the Soleimani craft, carries eight C-802-type anti-ship missiles. This suggests the Iranian boat could carry eight ...
New Iranian Warship Signals Longer Maritime Reach, More Aggressive
On September 5, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy launched the Shahid Soleimani, its first of at least three new catamaran missile corvettes with potential stealth features.According to IRGCN chief Adm. Alireza Tangsiri, the vessels will increase the navy's operational reach beyond the Persian Gulf to as far away as 9,000 km, which would cover the entire Indian Ocean down to Cape Town.
Cargo Ships, Catamarans, & More: 10 Unique Alternatives To ...
On catamarans, there is more living space, which makes cruising on these vessels great for families with kids. Besides the extra space, Catamaran boats are more balanced on the water; hence ...
Ponant's New 79-Foot Sailing Catamaran Offers More Intimate Cruises
The six-stateroom "Spirit of Ponant" will debut in Corsica this summer. Ponant is returning to its roots in small-ship cruising. The French cruise line just added a new 79-foot sailing catamaran ...
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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 ...
Image courtesy of Incat. The HSV-2 Swift (HSV 2) is a chartered high-speed vessel of the US Navy Military Sealift Command. The hybrid wave piercing catamaran was designed and built by Bollinger / Incat in Hobart, Tasmania. It is the fourth high speed catamaran built by the partners, after HMAS Jervis Bay, HSV X1 Joint Venture and TSV 1X Spearhead.
The EPF is designed to transport 600 short tons of military cargo 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 ...
The remaining ships which are still in various stages of construction will be upgraded as well. From July to October 2018, Spearhead deployed to the Caribbean, South and Central America as part of the Navy's annual Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2018. SPS is a project with regional partner nations to conduct subject matter expert exchanges ...
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.
Austal USA. SAN DIEGO - A logistics ship that Congress directed the Navy to build with the ability to operate autonomously delivered to the service on Thursday, Naval Sea Systems Command ...
The first three vessels were named Spearhead T-EPF 1 (ex-JHSV 1), Vigilant (T-EPF 2) and Fortitude (T-EPF 3) in July 2009. Construction of Vigilant and Fortitude was authorised by the US Navy in January 2010. The keel for the first ship in the class, USNS Spearhead (T-EPF-1), was laid at Austal's shipyard at Mobile, Alabama, in July 2010.
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 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 ...
USN shows JHSV. March 20/19: Shipyad Availability Colonna Shipyards won an $8.9 million deal for an 80-day shipyard availability for the emergency dry-docking of Navy Ship Spearhead (T-EPF 1). The Spearhead Class Expeditionary Fast Transport shipbuilding program to provide "a platform intended to support users in the Department of the Navy ...
As Naval News reported previously, information released during Sea Air Space 2021 shows that the current EMS design is a 118 meters-long catamaran with a beam of 30 meters and a draft of 4.5 meters. The Austal's hospital ship can sail over 2,000 nautical miles at a cruise speed of 18 knots and can reach a top speed of 27 knots. It features a helicopter deck large enough to accommodate one V ...
As the first upgraded and modified unit of the Tuo Chang-class corvette, Ta Chiang had her keel laid on May 24, 2019. and was launched and named on December 15, 2020. The follow-ups ships in the class were planned to come in two variants, air-defense (anti-air warfare - AAW) and anti-ship (anti-surface warfare - ASuW).
The US Navy christened its Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Cody (EPF 14) in a ceremony on Saturday, February 25, in Mobile, Alabama. While Cody is the 14th ship in its class to be built by Austal, it is also the first Flight II unit, featuring enhanced medical mission capabilities. With an embarked medical unit, the Flight II ...
The 338-foot long Yuma is an aluminum catamaran capable of transporting 600 tons, 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots, and is designed to operate in austere ports and waterways, providing added flexibility to U.S. warfighters worldwide. The ship's flight deck can also support flight operations for a wide variety of aircraft ...
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 ...
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 ...
Austal are now approaching completion of their next generation trimaran, the Auto Express 102. Now in week 18 of construction, the 102 meter boat is due to launch in October. The bald facts are ...
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 Houbei class is a high-speed catamaran that, although 50 percent smaller than the Soleimani craft, carries eight C-802-type anti-ship missiles. This suggests the Iranian boat could carry eight ...
On September 5, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy launched the Shahid Soleimani, its first of at least three new catamaran missile corvettes with potential stealth features.According to IRGCN chief Adm. Alireza Tangsiri, the vessels will increase the navy's operational reach beyond the Persian Gulf to as far away as 9,000 km, which would cover the entire Indian Ocean down to Cape Town.
On catamarans, there is more living space, which makes cruising on these vessels great for families with kids. Besides the extra space, Catamaran boats are more balanced on the water; hence ...
The six-stateroom "Spirit of Ponant" will debut in Corsica this summer. Ponant is returning to its roots in small-ship cruising. The French cruise line just added a new 79-foot sailing catamaran ...