USNS Lansing (T-EPF-16) will be the sixteenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.[1] On 22 July 2024, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that she would be named after Lansing, Michigan.[4] This is the second US Navy ship named Lansing, with the first being USS Lansing (DE-388), although that ship was named after Aviation Machinist Mate First Class William Henry Lansing.[3]

Artist's conception of Expeditionary Fast Transport
History
United States
NameLansing
NamesakeLansing
OperatorMilitary Sealift Command
Awarded3 May 2022[1]
BuilderAustal USA[1]
Laid down6 September 2024[2]
Sponsored byGretchen Whitmer[3]
IdentificationHull number: T-EPF-16
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class and typeSpearhead-class expeditionary fast transport
Length103.0 m (337 ft 11 in)
Beam28.5 m (93 ft 6 in)
Draft3.83 m (12 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
Speed43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Troops312
CrewCapacity of 41, 22 in normal service
Aviation facilitiesLanding pad for medium helicopter

Lansing is under construction in Mobile, Alabama by Austal USA.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Lansing". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Austal USA Celebrates Keel Laying for Final EPF - Lansing (EPF 16)" (Press release). Austal USA. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Mongilio, Heather (22 July 2024). "SECNAV Del Toro Names EPF-16 After Michigan Capital City". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ "SECNAV Del Toro Names Navy's Newest Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Lansing; Invites Governor of Michigan to Serve as Sponsor". United States Navy (Press release). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Austal USA Cuts Aluminum on Final Navy Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF)" (Press release). Austal USA. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.