USNS Cody

USNS Cody (T-EPF-14) will be the fourteenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and will be operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.^[1] She will be the first ship in naval service named after Cody, Wyoming, and the first of the Flight II variant designed to have enhanced medical capabilities.^[5]

USNS Cody moored pier side on 2 May 2024
History
United States
Name	Cody
Namesake	Cody
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Awarded	25 March 2019[1]
Builder	Austal USA[1]
Laid down	26 January 2022[2]
Launched	20 March 2023[3]
Sponsored by	Averil D. Spencer
Christened	25 February 2023[4]
In service	11 January 2024[1]
Identification	Hull number: T-EPF-14
Status	Active
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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	Landing pad for medium helicopter

Cody was christened on 25 February 2023 by ship's sponsor Averil D. Spencer,^[4] launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama on 20 March 2023,^[3] and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 11 January 2024.^[1]