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USNS Burlington

USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) is the tenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.[2] It is the first ship in naval service named after Burlington, Vermont’s largest city.[5]

Construction and career

USNS Burlington pulls into Little Creek–Fort Story on 14 February 2019

Burlington was christened on 24 February 2018 by ship's sponsor Marcelle Leahy[4][6] and launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama on 1 March 2018.[1] The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Burlington on 15 November 2018.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "USNS Burlington Launched" (Press release). United States Navy. 2 March 2018. NNS180302-05. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Burlington". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Burlington" (Press release). United States Navy. 19 November 2018. NNS181119-06. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Austal USA Christens USNS Burlington (EPF 10)" (Press release). Austal USA. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Navy Names Multiple Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  6. ^ Edgemon, Erin. "Navy's newest ship, the future USNS Burlington, christened at Mobile shipyard". No. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

External links

Media related to USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) at Wikimedia Commons

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