USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8)

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

USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) is the eighth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.^[1] It is the fourth ship in naval service named after Yuma, Arizona.^[3]

USNS Yuma in Virginia Beach on 1 July 2017
History
United States
Name	Yuma
Namesake	Yuma
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Awarded	24 February 2012[1]
Builder	Austal USA[1]
Laid down	29 March 2016[1]
Launched	17 September 2016
Sponsored by	Janet Napolitano
Christened	20 August 2016
In service	21 April 2017[2]
Identification	IMO number: 9677569 MMSI number: 368886000 Callsign: NYMA Hull number: T-EPF-8
Motto	No Challenge Too Difficult
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	Helipad

The ship was christened on 20 August 2016 by ship's sponsor Janet Napolitano and launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama on 17 September 2016.^[4] The Yuma completed acceptance trials on 26 January 2017^[5] and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 21 April 2017.^[2]