USNS Cody (T-EPF-14) will be the fourteenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and will be operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.[2] She will be the first ship in naval service named after Cody, Wyoming, and the first of the Flight II variant designed to have enhanced medical capabilities.[5]
![]() USNS Cody moored pier side on 2 May 2024
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Name | Cody |
Namesake | Cody |
Operator | Military Sealift Command |
Awarded | 25 March 2019[2] |
Builder | Austal USA[2] |
Laid down | 26 January 2022[3] |
Launched | 20 March 2023[1] |
Sponsored by | Averil D. Spencer |
Christened | 25 February 2023[4] |
In service | 11 January 2024[2] |
Identification | Hull number: T-EPF-14 |
Status | Active |
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Class and type | Spearhead class expeditionary fast transport |
Length | 103.0 m (337 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 28.5 m (93 ft 6 in) |
Draft | 3.83 m (12 ft 7 in) |
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Speed | 43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph) |
Troops | 312 |
Crew | Capacity of 41, 22 in normal service |
Aviation facilities | Landing pad for medium helicopter |
Cody was christened on 25 February 2023 by ship's sponsor Averil D. Spencer,[4] launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama on 20 March 2023,[1] and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 11 January 2024.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Austal USA launches USNS Cody (EPF 14) and Kingsville (LCS 36)" (Press release). Austal USA. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Cody". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Cody" (Press release). United States Navy. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Austal USA Christens Cody (EPF 14) - The First EPF Flight II Vessel" (Press release). Austal USA. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Secretary Names Navy's Newest Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Cody" (Press release). United States Navy. 5 September 2019. NNS190905-09. Retrieved 5 September 2019.