Austal USA rendering of EPF hospital ship. Austal USA
The Navy will christen the first of a new variant of the expeditionary fast transport ship with expanded medical facilities this week. The new ship comes as the service’s medicine branch starts to transform to meet the challenges of the Indo-Pacific’s vast distances.
The future USNS Cody (EPF-14) is the first of the Spearhead-class EPF Flight II, produced by Austal USA for the Navy. The new ship variety will have a limited intensive care unit...
https://news.usni.org/2023/02/22/navy-medicine-is-preparing-for-the-future-of-expeditionary-combat