Future Fast Transport Vessel Passes Builder’s Trials (UPDATED)
11/14/2017
By Vivienne Machi
The Navy’s latest expeditionary fast transport vessel is moving closer to delivery.
The USNS City of Bismarck (EPF-9) successfully completed builder’s trials in September, the sea service recently announced. It underwent tests demonstrating the vessel’s readiness, including calibration of communication and navigational systems, ship propulsion, ride control and pollution control.
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2017/11/14/future-fast-transport-vessel-passes-builders-trialsThe ship, an aluminum catamaran, is the ninth of 12 Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessels being built by Austal USA to provide high-speed, high-transport capability to the Navy, said Craig Perciavalle, company president.
