USNS Point Loma (T-EPF-15)
 Artist's conception of Expeditionary Fast Transport
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Point Loma |
| Namesake | Point Loma |
| Operator | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded | 26 February 2021[1] |
| Builder | Austal USA[1] |
| Identification | Hull number: T-EPF-15 |
| Status | On order |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Spearhead class expeditionary fast transport |
USNS Point Loma (T-EPF-15) will be the fifteenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.[1] On July 16, 2021, acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker announced that she would be named after Point Loma, San Diego. This is the second ship named after Point Loma, with the first being Deep Submergence Support Ship USS Point Loma (AGDS-2).[2]
Beginning with USNS Cody (T-EPF-14), the Flight II configuration enhances current EPF capabilities by including health services (a combined forward resuscitative care capability with a limited Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and medical ward) to the ship while maintaining most of the original mission requirements of the ship. The medical mission is not the primary mission. The Flight II health services capability improvements support Role 2 enhanced medical care (E MTF) as defined by the Joint Publication 4-02 for Joint Health Services. Flight II EPFs will be able to provide operating rooms and complimenting ICU and ward space to stabilize postsurgical cases for evacuation without the requirement to first route them through a higher facility.[3]
Point Loma is under construction in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Point Loma". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Acting SECNAV Names Future Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Point Loma". United States Navy. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "U.S. Navy Expands Expeditionary Medical Capability With Two EPFs". USNI News. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Cody" (Press release). United States Navy. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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