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USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF-11)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Romeo - India
 NPRI
EPF-1 Class Expeditionary Fast Transport:
  • Laid down, 9 August 2018, at Austal USA in Mobile, AL.
  • Christened USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF-11), 10 November 2018, at Austal USA Shipyard Mobile, AL.
  • Delivered and placed in service, 10 December 2019
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,670 t.(lt)
    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
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    Puerto Rico 337k A graphic representation of the future USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF-11)
    US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # 161214-N-LV331-002 WASHINGTON (Dec. 14, 2016) illustration by PO1 Armando Gonzales    		 Lee Wahler
    Puerto Rico 89k Christening, 10 November 2018, of Puerto Rico (T-EPF-11) by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at Austal USA Shipyard Mobile, AL. Photos by Lee Wahler
    Puerto Rico 89k
    Puerto Rico 132k
    Puerto Rico 76k USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF-11) underway, soon after acceptance by the US Navy in December 2019. Lee Wahler
    Puerto Rico
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    211111-N-N1109-137    		 47k Military Sealift Command’s expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF-11) is supporting the U.S. Marine Corps during Resolute Dragon 21 in Japan, Dec 4-16. Resolute Dragon helps strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by refining procedures for bilateral command, control and coordination in a geographically distributed environment. Fast, agile and flexible, can support a wide range of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, theater security cooperation, maritime domain awareness and noncombatant evacuations.
    US Navy photo #s 211111-N-N1109-137, 211111-N-N1109-1191, 211111-N-N1109-1190, 211111-N-N1109-138, 211111-N-N1109-135    		 Lee Wahler
    Puerto Rico
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    211111-N-N1109-1191    		 876k
    Puerto Rico
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    211111-N-N1109-1190    		 673k
    Puerto Rico
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    211111-N-N1109-138    		 97k
    Puerto Rico
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    211111-N-N1109-135    		 102k
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    For more photos and information about USNS Puerto Rico see;
  • Navy Fact File - Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF)
  • US Navy Super Ferry - JHSV-1 Spearhead: What kind of ship is Spearhead? - video
  • Ship Characteristics
  • Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) and Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) Program Overviews
    • Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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