USNS Lansing

For other ships with the same name, see USS Lansing.

Artist's conception of Expeditionary Fast Transport
History
United States
Name	Lansing
Namesake	Lansing
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Awarded	3 May 2022[1]
Builder	Austal USA[1]
Laid down	6 September 2024[2]
Sponsored by	Gretchen Whitmer[3]
Identification	Hull number: T-EPF-16
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
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)
Propulsion	4 × MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines 4 × ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears
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

USNS Lansing (T-EPF-16) will be the sixteenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.[1] On 22 July 2024, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that she would be named after Lansing, Michigan.[4] This is the second US Navy ship named Lansing, with the first being USS Lansing (DE-388), although that ship was named after Aviation Machinist Mate First Class William Henry Lansing.[3]

Lansing is under construction in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[5]

References

1. "Lansing". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
2. "Austal USA Celebrates Keel Laying for Final EPF - Lansing (EPF 16)" (Press release). Austal USA. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
3. Mongilio, Heather (22 July 2024). "SECNAV Del Toro Names EPF-16 After Michigan Capital City". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
4. "SECNAV Del Toro Names Navy's Newest Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Lansing; Invites Governor of Michigan to Serve as Sponsor". United States Navy (Press release). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
5. "Austal USA Cuts Aluminum on Final Navy Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF)" (Press release). Austal USA. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.