Austal USA delivers 10th Expeditionary Fast Transport to Navy

Littoral Combat Ship (left) and Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel (right). Ken Hocke photo

Austal USA delivered the Expeditionary Fast Transport ship Burlington (EPF 10) to the U.S. Navy during a ceremony onboard the ship at the company’s headquarters in Mobile, Ala., Nov. 15. This is the fourth ship Austal has delivered to the Navy this year.

The EPF program provides the Navy with a high-speed intra-theater transport capability. The 338′ Burlington is an aluminum catamaran capable of transporting 600 tons, 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots and is designed to...

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