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USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1)

Montford Point Class Expeditionary Transfer Dock Ship:

Laid down, 19 January 2012, at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA.

Launch Date (float out), 2013

Christening, 2 March 2013

Scheduled Delivery Date, Fiscal 2013

Scheduled Operational Date, Fiscal 2015

Accepted by the US Navy, 17 May 2013, assigned to the Military Sealift Command, placed in service as USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1)

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 785'
Beam 164'
Draft 25.5 ft
Speed 15 kts

Complement

CivMar 34

Armament none

Cargo Capacities unknown

Propulsion

Diesel-electric

two propellers

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	195k	An artist concept of a Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) / Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD) ship. Courtesy of NASSCO	Ron Reeves
	429k	An artist concept of a Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) / Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD) ship under construction at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, Calif. ESD-1 will be the first-of-class ship, delivering a flexible platform to support Maritime Prepositioning Ship squadrons. US Navy photo illustration # 110623-N-ZZ999-001 WASHINGTON (June 23, 2011) courtesy of NASSCO	Lee Wahler
	544k	Construction progress photos of Montford Point (T-ESD-1) in the building dock of General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA., 2012. Photos courtesy of NASSCO.	Robert Hurst
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	658k	Aerial view of Montford Point (T-ESD-1) just before float out from the building dock of General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA., 2013.	Robert Hurst
	547k	Aerial view of Montford Point (T-ESD-1) as she begins float out from the building dock of General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA., 2013. Note the T-AKE alongside the nearby pier.	Robert Hurst
	368k	A night view of Montford Point (T-ESD-1) during her complex, 34-hour float out operation from the building dock of General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA., 2013.	Robert Hurst
	316k	Montford Point (T-ESD-1) being helped out of NASSCO's building dock by tug *Saturn*, San Diego, CA., 2013.	Robert Hurst
	342k	Montford Point (T-ESD-1) being floated out in to the open water of San Diego Bay, with help from tugs *Saturn, left, and Pacific Queen*, right, at NASSCO San Diego, CA., 2013.	Robert Hurst
	429k	Montford Point (T-ESD-1) completes her launching (float out) in 2012.	Lee Wahler
	358k	Montford Point (T-ESD-1) moored pierside while fitting out at NASSCO Ship Yard, San Diego, CA., 14 January 2013. Note the Oliver Hazard Perry - class guided missile frigate *USS Rentz* (FFG-46)** opposite. Photos courtesy of General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, CA.	Robert Hurst
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Courtesy NASSCO	261k	Montford Point (T-ESD-1) moored pierside at San Diego during the ship's christening ceremony. *Montford Point* is the first ship of its class and will serve as a floating base for amphibious operations and operates as a transfer point between large ships and small landing craft. Photo courtesy NASSCO / US Navy photo 130302-N-PB383-020 SAN DIEGO (March 2, 2013) by MC2 Class Dominique Pineiro	Robert Hurst and Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
130302-N-PB383-020 SAN DIEGO (March 2, 2013)	223k		Robert Hurst and Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	250k	Marines parade the colors during the christening ceremony for *USNS Montford Point* (T-ESD-1) at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, CA. Montford Point** is the first ship of its class and will serve as a floating base for amphibious operations and operate as a transfer point between large ships and small landing craft. US Navy photo # 130302-N-BT887-022 SAN DIEGO (March 3, 2013) by MC2 Benjamin Crossley.	Lee Wahler
09880132	323k	USNS Monford Point sponsor was Mrs. Jackie Boldenat, christens the ship at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, CA., 2 March 2013.	Dale Hargrave
	146k	*USNS Montford Point* (T-ESD-1)** moored at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, CA., 1 April 2013.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	343k	*USNS Montford Point* (T-ESD-1)** under way in San Diego Harbor, outbound to sea for builders trials. 17 April 2013.	Lee Wahler
	163k	*USNS Montford Point* (T-ESD-1)** transits off the coast of Southern California, 11 July 2014, as part of a photo exercise for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. US Navy photo # 40711-N-FE250-310 by MCC Mark C. Schultz.	Robert Hurst
	215k	Sailors assigned to the guided-missile frigate *USS Ford* (FFG-54) help moor USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) at Naval Station Everett. Montford Point** is the first ESD that will provide capability to the US military for large-scale logistics movements from sea to shore. US Navy photo # 130719-N-RG482-095 EVERETT, Wash. (July 19, 2013) by MC1 Kyle Steckle.	Navy Newstand
10092337	306k	The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship *USS Anchorage* (LPD-23), the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS-4), the joint high speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV-3) and the Military Sealift Command mobile landing platform USNS Montford Point (T-MLP-1)** transit off the coast of Southern California, on 11 July as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. U.S. Navy photo 140711-N-FE250-324 by CMS Mark C. Schultz	Robert Hurst
141008-N-EW716-002 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2014)	60k	*USNS Montford Point* (T-ESD-1) demonstrates the capability to perform skin-to-skin transfer and the launch and recovery of Landing Craft Air Cushons while attached to Medium-speed Roll-on Roll-off ship USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)*, 8 October 2014. US Navy photo # 141008-N-EW716-002 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2014)* by Shannon E. Renfried.	Lee Wahler
141008-N-EW716-003 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2014)	192k		Lee Wahler
	278k	*USNS Montford Point* (T-ESD 1) moored skin to skin with Medium-speed Roll-on Roll-off ship USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312) during Pacific Horizon 2015. Montford Point** participated in this fleet exercise immediately following the completion of its initial operational test and evaluation. US Navy photo # 141024-N-EW716-001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 24, 2014)	Lee Wahler
	213k	A Landing Craft Air Cushion is launched from the Military Sealift Command mobile landing platform *USNS Montford Point* (T-ESD 1)** during Pacific Horizon 2015. Landing Craft Air Cushions transfer equipment and vehicles to and from the ship to the shore. US Navy photo # 141025-N-EW716-002 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 25, 2014)	Lee Wahler
	453k	The Medium-speed Roll-on Roll-off ship *USNS Dahl* (T-AKR 312) transfers vehicles onto USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1)** during the Pacific Horizon 2015 exercise. US Navy photo # 141025-N-EW716-001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 25, 2014)	Lee Wahler
	142k	*USNS Montford Point* (T-ESD-1) and USNS John Glenn (BSD-2)** pass each other near San Diego in 2014. Photo courtesy General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) San Diego, CA.	Lee Wahler
	194k	*USNS Montford Point* (T-ESD 1)** moored at Mare Island, 1 February 2015	Photo by Darryl Baker
	475k	Hoga (YT-146), *USNS Navajo* (T-ATF-169) and USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1)** moored at Mare Island, Vallejo, CA., 8 April 2015. Photo # MINSY 040815-1-7.	Darryl Baker
	370k	*USNS Millinocket* (JHSV-3) (foreground) passes USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) in preparation for the seabasing portion of Culebra Koa 2015 off the coast of Hawaii. As a floating port at sea, the Montford Point will conduct skin-to-skin testing with USNS Dahl (T-AKR-312) and Millinocket** and will also include practice supply deliveries to Marine Corps Training Area Bellows by Marine Corps hovercrafts, during the exercise. US Navy photo.	Lee Wahler
	2180k	*USNS Montford Point* (T-ESD 1)** moored at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, 14 May 2015.	Photo by Bob Canchola, BT, USS Oriskany 1971-73
	188k	*USNS Montford Point* (T-ESD-1)** moored pierside at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). CFAY provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, 83 tenant commands, and 24,000 military and civilian personnel. US Navy photo # 150922-N-XN177-119 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 22, 2015) by MC2 Peter Burghart.	Lee Wahler
	199k	*USNS Red Cloud* (T-AKR-313) and USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) conduct skin-to-skin (S2S) operations in waters off the coast of Saipan, North Mariana Islands, July 11. The two ships connected while Montford Point** acted as a floating pier for a simulated offload operation. The event displayed the two ship's ability to transfer large cargo at sea. US Navy photo # 170711-N-QV906-0066 SAIPAN, North Mariana Islands (July 11, 2017)/font>	Ron Reeves