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USNS POINT LOMA is the 15th SPEARHEAD - class Expeditionary Fast Transport and the second ship in the Navy named after Point Loma, San Diego, Calif.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: February 26, 2021 |
| Keel laid: June 27, 2023 | |
| Launched: September 3, 2024 | |
| Delivered: June 24, 2025 | |
| 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 POINT LOMA. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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USNS POINT LOMA Image Gallery:
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the POINT LOMA at Austal USA, Mobile, Al., on October 1, 2024.
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