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USNS Newport (T-EPF-12)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - November - Papa - Tango
NNPT

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Scheduled delivery date end of 2020

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Specifications:
Displacement 1,670 t.(lt)
Length 337' 11"
Beam 93' 6"
Draft 12' 7"
Speed 43 kts

Complement 22 Civilian Mariners, capable of 42

Troop Capacity

104 embarked force berths

312 embarked seating capacity

Cargo Capacity 600 short tons in 20,000 sq. ft.

Aircraft Capacity two helicopters (one medium folded in helo parking area and one on deck)

Propulsion

four MTU 20V8000 M71L Diesel engines

four ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears

four Wartsila WLD 1400 SR waterjets

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By And/Or Copyright
	245k	Graphic illustration of the future Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship USNS Newport (T-EPF 12). US Navy illustration 180213-N-BB269-001 WASHINGTON (Feb. 13, 2018) by MC1 Raymond Diaz		Lee Wahler
097711203	287k	Charlotte Dorrance Marshall, left, ship sponsor for the future USNS Newport (T-EPF-12), authenticates the keel plate of the ship with the assistance of Austal USA welder Cristian Manzano at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama, 29 January 29 2019. Marshall welded her first initial into an aluminum plate that will be fastened within the hull of the ship. US Navy photo # 190129-N-BR740-1043 MOBILE, Ala. (Jan. 29, 2019) by Samantha Crane)		Tommy Trampp
097711202	131k	Roll out and launch of the future Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship USNS Newport (T-EPF 12), at Austal USA in Mobile, AL., 20 February 2020. Austal US Navy photo.		Lee Wahler Tommy Trampp
097711204	94k	USNS Newport underway during integrated sea trials, July 2020. Austal photo.		Lee Wahler

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There is no DANFS history available for USNS Newport (T-EPF-12) at NavSource

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
U. S. Navy Fact File - Expeditionary Fast Transport
Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) and Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) Program Overviews
Aerospace & Defense Intelligence Report - Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV)
WikiVisualy-Spearhead-Class Expeditionary Fast Transport

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