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USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7)

- Military Sealift Command -
- formerly JHSV 7, formerly COURAGEOUS -




USNS CARSON CITY is the 7th SPEARHEAD - class Expeditionary Fast Transport and the second ship in the Navy named after the city in Nevada.

General Characteristics:Awarded: June 30, 2011
Keel laid: July 31, 2015
Launched: January 20, 2016
Delivered: June 24, 2016
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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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS CARSON CITY. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.


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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the CARSON CITY departing Baltimore, Md., on October 17, 2016, after participating in the city's Fleet Week.



The photos below were taken by me and show the CARSON CITY at Naval Base Eckernfoerde, Germany, after her participation in BALTOPS 2019 on June 23, 2019.



The photo below was taken by me and shows the CARSON CITY at the Ammunition and Supply Pier at Kiel, Germany, after her participation in BALTOPS 2019 on June 24, 2019.



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