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USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1)


Montford Point Class Expeditionary Transfer Dock Ship:
  • Laid down, 19 January 2012, at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA.
  • Launch Date (float out), 2013
  • Christening, 2 March 2013
  • Scheduled Delivery Date, Fiscal 2013
  • Scheduled Operational Date, Fiscal 2015
  • Accepted by the US Navy, 17 May 2013, assigned to the Military Sealift Command, placed in service as USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1)
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 785'
    Beam 164'
    Draft 25.5 ft
    Speed 15 kts
    Complement
    CivMar 34
    Armament none
    Cargo Capacities unknown
    Propulsion
    Diesel-electric
    two propellers

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    Montford Point 195k An artist concept of a Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) / Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD) ship.
    Courtesy of NASSCO
    Ron Reeves
    Montford Point 429k An artist concept of a Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) / Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD) ship under construction at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, Calif. ESD-1 will be the first-of-class ship, delivering a flexible platform to support Maritime Prepositioning Ship squadrons.
    US Navy photo illustration # 110623-N-ZZ999-001 WASHINGTON (June 23, 2011) courtesy of NASSCO
    Lee Wahler
    Montford Point 544k Construction progress photos of Montford Point (T-ESD-1) in the building dock of General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA., 2012. Photos courtesy of NASSCO. Robert Hurst
    Montford Point 642k
    Montford Point 507k
    Montford Point 658k Aerial view of Montford Point (T-ESD-1) just before float out from the building dock of General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA., 2013. Robert Hurst
    Montford Point 547k Aerial view of Montford Point (T-ESD-1) as she begins float out from the building dock of General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA., 2013. Note the T-AKE alongside the nearby pier. Robert Hurst
    Montford Point 368k A night view of Montford Point (T-ESD-1) during her complex, 34-hour float out operation from the building dock of General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA., 2013. Robert Hurst
    Montford Point 316k Montford Point (T-ESD-1) being helped out of NASSCO's building dock by tug Saturn, San Diego, CA., 2013. Robert Hurst
    Montford Point 342k Montford Point (T-ESD-1) being floated out in to the open water of San Diego Bay, with help from tugs Saturn, left, and Pacific Queen, right, at NASSCO San Diego, CA., 2013. Robert Hurst
    Montford Point 429k Montford Point (T-ESD-1) completes her launching (float out) in 2012. Lee Wahler
    Montford Point 358k Montford Point (T-ESD-1) moored pierside while fitting out at NASSCO Ship Yard, San Diego, CA., 14 January 2013. Note the Oliver Hazard Perry - class guided missile frigate USS Rentz (FFG-46) opposite.
    Photos courtesy of General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, CA.
    Robert Hurst
    Montford Point 576k
    Montford Point 307k
    Montford Point
    Courtesy NASSCO
    261k Montford Point (T-ESD-1) moored pierside at San Diego during the ship's christening ceremony. Montford Point is the first ship of its class and will serve as a floating base for amphibious operations and operates as a transfer point between large ships and small landing craft.
    Photo courtesy NASSCO / US Navy photo 130302-N-PB383-020 SAN DIEGO (March 2, 2013) by MC2 Class Dominique Pineiro
    Robert Hurst and
    Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Montford Point
    130302-N-PB383-020 SAN DIEGO (March 2, 2013)
    223k
    Montford Point 250k Marines parade the colors during the christening ceremony for USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, CA. Montford Point is the first ship of its class and will serve as a floating base for amphibious operations and operate as a transfer point between large ships and small landing craft.
    US Navy photo # 130302-N-BT887-022 SAN DIEGO (March 3, 2013) by MC2 Benjamin Crossley.
    Lee Wahler
    Montford Point
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    323k USNS Monford Point sponsor was Mrs. Jackie Boldenat, christens the ship at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, CA., 2 March 2013. Dale Hargrave
    Montford Point 146k USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) moored at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, CA., 1 April 2013. Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Montford Point 343k USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) under way in San Diego Harbor, outbound to sea for builders trials. 17 April 2013. Lee Wahler
    Montford Point 163k USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) transits off the coast of Southern California, 11 July 2014, as part of a photo exercise for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
    US Navy photo # 40711-N-FE250-310 by MCC Mark C. Schultz.
    Robert Hurst
    Montford Point 215k Sailors assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Ford (FFG-54) help moor USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) at Naval Station Everett. Montford Point is the first ESD that will provide capability to the US military for large-scale logistics movements from sea to shore.
    US Navy photo # 130719-N-RG482-095 EVERETT, Wash. (July 19, 2013) by MC1 Kyle Steckle.
    Navy Newstand
    Anchorage
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    306k The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD-23), the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS-4), the joint high speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV-3) and the Military Sealift Command mobile landing platform USNS Montford Point (T-MLP-1) transit off the coast of Southern California, on 11 July as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
    U.S. Navy photo 140711-N-FE250-324 by CMS Mark C. Schultz
    Robert Hurst
    Montford Point
    141008-N-EW716-002 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2014)
    60k USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) demonstrates the capability to perform skin-to-skin transfer and the launch and recovery of Landing Craft Air Cushons while attached to Medium-speed Roll-on Roll-off ship USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300), 8 October 2014.
    US Navy photo # 141008-N-EW716-002 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2014) by Shannon E. Renfried.
    Lee Wahler
    Montford Point
    141008-N-EW716-003 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2014)
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    Montford Point 278k USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) moored skin to skin with Medium-speed Roll-on Roll-off ship USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312) during Pacific Horizon 2015. Montford Point participated in this fleet exercise immediately following the completion of its initial operational test and evaluation.
    US Navy photo # 141024-N-EW716-001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 24, 2014)
    Lee Wahler
    Montford Point 213k A Landing Craft Air Cushion is launched from the Military Sealift Command mobile landing platform USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) during Pacific Horizon 2015. Landing Craft Air Cushions transfer equipment and vehicles to and from the ship to the shore.
    US Navy photo # 141025-N-EW716-002 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 25, 2014)
    Lee Wahler
    Montford Point 453k The Medium-speed Roll-on Roll-off ship USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312) transfers vehicles onto USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) during the Pacific Horizon 2015 exercise.
    US Navy photo # 141025-N-EW716-001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 25, 2014)
    Lee Wahler
    John Glenn 142k USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) and USNS John Glenn (BSD-2) pass each other near San Diego in 2014.
    Photo courtesy General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA.
    Lee Wahler
    Montford Point 194k USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) moored at Mare Island, 1 February 2015 Photo by Darryl Baker
    Navajo 475k Hoga (YT-146), USNS Navajo (T-ATF-169) and USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) moored at Mare Island, Vallejo, CA., 8 April 2015.
    Photo # MINSY 040815-1-7.
    Darryl Baker
    Millinocket 370k USNS Millinocket (JHSV-3) (foreground) passes USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) in preparation for the seabasing portion of Culebra Koa 2015 off the coast of Hawaii. As a floating port at sea, the Montford Point will conduct skin-to-skin testing with USNS Dahl (T-AKR-312) and Millinocket and will also include practice supply deliveries to Marine Corps Training Area Bellows by Marine Corps hovercrafts, during the exercise.
    US Navy photo.
    Lee Wahler
    Montford Point 2180k USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) moored at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, 14 May 2015. Photo by Bob Canchola, BT, USS Oriskany 1971-73
    Monfort Point 188k USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) moored pierside at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). CFAY provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, 83 tenant commands, and 24,000 military and civilian personnel.
    US Navy photo # 150922-N-XN177-119 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 22, 2015) by MC2 Peter Burghart.
    Lee Wahler
    Monfort Point 199k USNS Red Cloud (T-AKR-313) and USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) conduct skin-to-skin (S2S) operations in waters off the coast of Saipan, North Mariana Islands, July 11. The two ships connected while Montford Point acted as a floating pier for a simulated offload operation. The event displayed the two ship's ability to transfer large cargo at sea.
    US Navy photo # 170711-N-QV906-0066 SAIPAN, North Mariana Islands (July 11, 2017)/font>
    Ron Reeves

    There is no DANFS history available for USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) and Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) Program Overviews
    Montford Point Marine Association Inc.
    Christening of USNS Montford Point, a slide show by Second Line of Defense
    Christening of USNS Montford Point, a video presentation by Second Line of Defense
    Navy Fact File - Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB)
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