USNS Apalachicola

Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport

USNS Apalachicola (T-EPF-13) is the thirteenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.^[1] It is the second ship in naval service named after Apalachicola, Florida.^[4]

Austal USA has secured a contract from the US Department of Defense to carry out the detailed design, procurement, production implementation, and demonstration of autonomous capability in Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel 13 Apalachicola.^[5]

References

1. "Apalachicola". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
2. "Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Apalachicola" (Press release). United States Navy. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
3. "The future USNS Apalachicola, Nation's 13th Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship, christened at Austal USA" (Press release). Austal USA. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
4. Adlerstein, David (10 July 2019). "Ship of state". Apalachicola Times. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
5. White, Ryan (8 June 2021). "A Big Step for US Navy Unmanned Programs: Unmanned EPF Apalachicola - Naval Post". Retrieved 2021-06-09.