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USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4)
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USNS Fall River (JHSV-4) (2013 - 2015)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Mike - India - Alpha
NMIA

JHSV-1 Class High-speed Catamaran:

Laid down, 20 May 2013, by Austal USA in Mobile, AL.

Christened, 11 January 2014

Launch, 16 January 2014

Delivered and placed in service, 16 September 2014

Redesignated Expeditionary Fast Transport, T-EPF-4, circa January 2015

Specifications:
Displacement 1,670 t.(lt) 2,362 t.(fl)
Length 337' 11"
Beam 93' 6"
Draft 12' 7"
Speed 43 kts

Complement 22 Civilian Mariners, capable of 42

Troop Capacity

104 embarked force berths

312 embarked seating capacity

Cargo Capacity 600 short tons in 20,000 sq. ft.

Aircraft Capacity two helicopters (one medium folded in helo parking area and one on deck)

Propulsion

four MTU 20V8000 M71L Diesel engines

four ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears

four Wartsila WLD 1400 SR waterjets

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description
USNS Fall River (JHSV-4)
	932k	Underneath view of Fall River (JHSV-4) at Austal USA Yard, Mobile, AL. Photo by Christopher P. Cravas from Intercepts Defensenews.com	Robert Hurst
	199k	Fall River (JHSV-4) being transferred from her launch barge to drydock at Austal, Mobile, AL., 15 January 2014. US Navy photo # 140115-N-ZZ999-004 Mobile, AL. (January 15 2014), courtesy of Berard Transportation by Ken Beard. National Museum of the U.S. Navy.	Robert Hurst
097710413	47k	The ship's sponsor, Mrs. Diane B. Patrick, wife of the governor of Massachusetts, christens *USNS Fall River* (T-EPF-4)**, 11 January 2014, at Austal USA, Mobile, AL.	Dale Hargrave
	223k	Overhead view of Fall River (JHSV-4) underway in late July 2014 during acceptance trials testing and evaluations in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo US Navy photo.	Lee Wahler
	1893k	*USNS Fall River* (JHSV-4)** completes acceptance trials testing and evaluations in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship's trials included dockside testing to clear the ship for sea and at-sea trials during which the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) evaluated and demonstrated the performance of Fall River major systems. US Navy photo # 140725-N-EW716-001 GULF OF MEXICO (July 25, 2014)	Lee Wahler
097710155	226k	*USNS Spearhead* (JHSV-1), USNS Choctaw County (JHSV-2) and USNS Fall River (JHSV-4)** moored at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. 097710155 - US Navy photo # 150522-N-CX372-063 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 22, 2015) 097710403 - US Navy photo # 150522-N-CX372-094 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 22, 2015) 097710412 - US Navy photo # 150522-N-CX372-??? VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 22, 2015)	Robert Hurst and Lee Wahler
097710403	228k
097710412	88k
USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4)
170307-N-OU129-035	138k	*USNS Fall River* (T-EPF-4) arrives in Hambantota to participate in Pacific Partnership 2017 mission stop Sri Lanka. Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific and aims to enhance regional coordination in areas such as medical readiness and preparedness for man made and natural disasters. The Sri Lankan Navy ship is the off shore patrol vessel SLNS Samudura (P 621)*, Ex USCGC Courageous,/i> (WMEC-622). US Navy photo #'s* 170307-N-OU129-035 HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (March 7, 2017), 170307-N-OU129-075 HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (March 7, 2017), 170307-N-OU129-157 HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (March 7, 2017) and 170307-N-OU129-010 HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (March 7, 2017) by MC2 Joshua Fulton.	Lee Wahler and Robert Hurst
170307-N-OU129-075	202k
170307-N-OU129-157	105k
170307-N-OU129-010	126k
	163k	*USNS Fall River* (T-EPF-4)** arrives in Da Nang Tien Sa Port to participate in Pacific Partnership 2017 Da Nang. Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific and aims to enhance regional coordination in areas such as medical readiness and preparedness for man made and natural disasters. US Navy photo # 170508-N-OU129-078 DA NANG, Vietnam (May 8, 2017) by MC2 Joshua Fulton.	Lee Wahler
	267k	*USNS Fall River* (T-EPF-4)** arrives at the Sembawang Wharves in Singapore following her last Pacific Partnership mission stop in Thailand. Pacific Partnership, now in its 14th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Each year the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Into-Pacific. US Navy photo # 190528-N-FV739-047 SINGAPORE (May 28, 2019) by MC2 Christopher Veloicaza.	Lee Wahler