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USNS APALACHICOLA is the 13th SPEARHEAD - class Expeditionary Fast Transport and the second ship in the Navy named after Apalachicola, Fla. The APALACHICOLA is the first ship in her class with the capability for unmanned transits with systems that can safely navigate and include enough automation to operate the ship's systems.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: March 25, 2019 |
| Keel laid: January 21, 2021 | |
| Launched: November 7, 2021 | |
| Delivered: February 16, 2023 | |
| 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 APALACHICOLA. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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USNS APALACHICOLA Image Gallery:
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the APALACHICOLA at Norfolk, Va., on May 31, 2025.
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