Austal USA delivers 10th EPF

MOBILE, Ala. - The Navy accepted delivery of its 10th Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Burlington (EPF 10) from Austal USA’s shipyard Nov. 15 at Mobile, Ala. EPF’s are non-combatants designed to operate in shallow-draft ports and waters, increasing operational flexibility. USNS Burlington will be owned and operated by the Military Sealift Command, and will support a variety of missions including overseas contingency operations, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, special operations forces, and is capable of interfacing with roll-on/roll-off discharge facilities, as well as on/off-loading vehicles such as a combat-loaded Abrams tank. Each vessel includes a flight deck. Burlington was constructed by Austal USA which is currently in production on Puerto Rico (EPF 11) and Newport (EPF 12). Austal was awarded a contract in October 2018 to support construction of EPF 13, which is planned to commence fabrication in 2019. (Source: Team Ships Public Affairs 11/16/18)