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USNS NEWPORT at Baltimore, Md., on September 7, 2022. Photo by Michael Jenning. |
USNS NEWPORT is the 12th SPEARHEAD - class Expeditionary Fast Transport and the fourth ship in the Navy named after Newport, Rhode Island.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: September 15, 2016 |
Keel laid: January 29, 2019 | |
Launched: February 20, 2020 | |
Delivered: September 2, 2020 | |
Builder: Austal USA, Mobile, Al. | |
Propulsion system: four MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines, four ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears | |
Propellers: four Wartsila WLD 1400 SR waterjets | |
Length: 337.9 feet (103 meters) | |
Beam: 93.5 feet (28.5 meters) | |
Draft: 12.5 feet (3.83 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 2,460 tons full load | |
Speed: 43 knots | |
Aircraft: helicopter platform only | |
Capacity: 312 troops, 600 short tons, 20,000 square feet | |
Armament: four M2 .50caliber machine guns | |
Crew: 22 civilian mariners (up to 42 crew possible) |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS NEWPORT. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
USNS NEWPORT Image Gallery:
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the NEWPORT arriving at Baltimore, Md., on September 7, 2022, to participate in the Maryland Fleet Week.
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the NEWPORT during an open ship event at Baltimore, Md., on September 8, 2022.