Name USNS Yuma Laid down 29 March 2016 Christened 20 August 2016 Launched 17 September 2016 Builder Austal USA | Awarded 24 February 2012 Sponsored by Janet Napolitano Construction started 29 March 2016 Length 103 m | |
 | ||
Operator Military Sealift Command | ||
USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) will be the eighth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and will be operated by the Military Sealift Command. It will be the fourth ship in naval service named after Yuma, Arizona.
The ship was christened on 20 August 2016 by ship's sponsor Janet Napolitano and launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama on 17 September 2016. The Yuma completed acceptance trials on 26 January 2017.
References
USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA