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USNS SPEARHEAD is the lead ship of the SPEARHEAD - class of Expeditionary Fast Transports and the first ship in the Navy to bear the name. Since October 1, 2020, SPEARHEAD is kept in a reduced operating status at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: November 13, 2008 |
| Keel laid: July 22, 2010 | |
| Launched: September 12, 2011 | |
| Delivered: December 5, 2012 | |
| Builder: Austal USA, Mobile, Al. | |
| Propulsion system: four MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines, four ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears | |
| Propellers: four Wartsila WLD 1400 SR waterjets | |
| Length: 337.9 feet (103 meters) | |
| Beam: 93.5 feet (28.5 meters) | |
| Draft: 12.5 feet (3.83 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 2,460 tons full load | |
| Speed: 43 knots | |
| Aircraft: helicopter platform only | |
| Capacity: 312 troops, 600 short tons, 20,000 square feet | |
| Armament: four M2 .50caliber machine guns | |
| Crew: 22 civilian mariners (up to 42 crew possible) |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS SPEARHEAD. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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USNS SPEARHEAD Image Gallery:
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the SPEARHEAD at Colonna's Shipyard at Norfolk, Va., on December 7, 2019.
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the SPEARHEAD at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Penn., on May 27, 2022.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the SPEARHEAD laid up at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Penn., on May 26, 2023.
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