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Home» News»U.S. Navy Awards Austal USA Contract for Expeditionary Fast Transport Ships 13 & 14
U.S. Navy Awards Austal USA Contract for Expeditionary Fast Transport Ships 13 & 14
First ship of the EPF class, USNS Spearhead, underway at speed. US Navy picture.

U.S. Navy Awards Austal USA Contract for Expeditionary Fast Transport Ships 13 & 14

Austal USA was awarded a $261.8 million contract for the 13th and 14th Expeditionary Fast Transport ships (EPF) by the U.S. Navy last week.

Naval News Staff 01 Apr 2019

This new contract not only expands Austal’s current 12-ship EPF program, but sets the company and the U.S. Navy up for a potential transition to more medically based variants for the high-speed transport. The now slightly over $2 billion 14-ship total value of the EPF program underscores the ability of Austal USA to build highly capable ships at an affordable cost in its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. As Austal USA prepares to execute these latest contracts, the company’s advanced ship design division is looking at revolutionary designs for future warfighting capability and support from the EPF.

“This contract reflects the confidence the U.S. Navy has in Austal’s talented workforce to build these highly-capable, cost-effective ships,” said Austal USA President Craig Perciavalle.  “It’s exciting to see how the EPF ships are supporting the MSC fleet in so many different capacities. We look forward to continuing to strengthen the fleet with the addition of EPF 13 and 14 and beyond.”

The EPF’s large, open-mission deck and large habitability spaces provide the opportunity to conduct a wide range of missions from engagement and humanitarian assistance to disaster relief, and from maritime security support operations, to intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. The Expeditionary Fast Transport ships are performing valuable missions all over the world.

With a draft of only 13 feet and a unique propulsion system, its ability to access austere and degraded ports with minimal external assistance provides an overabundance of options to fleet and combatant commanders. Along with its draft, propulsion system, enormous mission bay and greater-than 40 knot speed, these ships have the potential to support future requirements in special operations, command and control, and medical support operations.

Austal USA’s EPF program is strong with ten ships delivered and two more under construction at its headquarters and ship manufacturing facility in Mobile, Ala.

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