Expeditionary fast Transport

Austal USA delivers 10th Expeditionary Fast Transport to Navy

Littoral Combat Ship (left) and Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel (right). Ken Hocke photo

Austal USA delivered the Expeditionary Fast Transport ship Burlington (EPF 10) to the U.S. Navy during a ceremony onboard the ship at the company’s headquarters in Mobile, Ala., Nov. 15. This is the fourth ship Austal has delivered to the Navy this year.

The EPF program provides the Navy with a high-speed intra-theater transport capability. The 338′ Burlington is an aluminum catamaran capable of transporting 600 tons, 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots and is designed to...

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Austal USA christens 11th Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel

Christening of the 11th Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel took place recently at Austal USA, Mobile, Ala. U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta

Austal USA celebrated the christening of the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) Puerto Rico (EPF 11) with a ceremony at its state-of-the-art shipbuilding facility on Saturday. Puerto Rico is the 11th of 12 EPFs that Austal has under contract with the U.S. Navy with a combined value of over $1.9 billion.

“Austal is excited to christen another amazing ship,” Austal USA President Craig Perciavalle said in a statement announcing the christening. “Puerto Rico is one step closer to joining her sister...

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