USNS Burlington

For other ships with the same name, see USS Burlington.

USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) is the tenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.^[1] It is the first ship in naval service named after Burlington, Vermont's largest city.^[5]

USNS Burlington in 2021
History
United States
Name	Burlington
Namesake	Burlington
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Awarded	20 December 2012[1]
Builder	Austal USA[1]
Laid down	26 September 2017[1]
Launched	1 March 2018[2]
Sponsored by	Marcelle Leahy
Christened	24 February 2018[3]
In service	15 November 2018[4]
Identification	IMO number: 9757773 MMSI number: 368888000 Callsign: NBLN Hull number: T-EPF-10
Motto	Swift And Ready, Today and Tomorrow
Status	In active service
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General characteristics
Class & type	Spearhead class expeditionary fast transport
Length	103.0 m (337 ft 11 in)
Beam	28.5 m (93 ft 6 in)
Draft	3.83 m (12 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	4 × MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines 4 × ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears
Speed	43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Troops	312
Crew	Capacity of 41, 22 in normal service
Aviation facilities	Helipad

Construction and career

USNS Burlington pulls into Little Creek–Fort Story on 14 February 2019

Burlington was christened on 24 February 2018 by ship's sponsor Marcelle Leahy^[3][6] and launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama on 1 March 2018.^[2] The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Burlington on 15 November 2018.^[4]