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History
USNS Burlington in 2021
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 and 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

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]

Construction and career

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Burlington". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "USNS Burlington Launched" (Press release). United States Navy. 2 March 2018. NNS180302-05. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Austal USA Christens USNS Burlington (EPF 10)" (Press release). Austal USA. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Burlington" (Press release). United States Navy. 19 November 2018. NNS181119-06. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
^ "Navy Names Multiple Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ Edgemon, Erin. "Navy's newest ship, the future USNS Burlington, christened at Mobile shipyard". No. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

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