USNS Point Loma (T-EPF-15)

For other ships with the same name, see USNS Point Loma.

Artist's conception of Expeditionary Fast Transport
History
United States
Name	Point Loma
Namesake	Point Loma
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Awarded	26 February 2021[1]
Builder	Austal USA[1]
Laid down	27 June 2023[2]
Launched	3 September 2024[3]
Sponsored by	Elizabeth Asher
Identification	Hull number: T-EPF-15
Status	Under construction
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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 Point Loma (T-EPF-15) will be the fifteenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.[1] On 16 July 2021, acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker announced that she would be named after Point Loma, San Diego. This is the second ship named after Point Loma, with the first being USS Point Loma (AGDS-2), a Deep Submergence Support Ship[4]

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

References

1. "Point Loma". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
2. "Austal USA celebrates keel laying for the future USNS Point Loma (EPF 15)" (Press release). Austal USA. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
3. "Austal USA Launches USNS Point Loma (EPF 15)" (Press release). Austal USA. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
4. "Acting SECNAV Names Future Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Point Loma". United States Navy. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
5. "Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Cody" (Press release). United States Navy. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.