USNS City of Bismarck

USNS City of Bismarck (JHSV-9/T-EPF-9), (ex-Sacrifice) is the ninth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the Military Sealift Command.[1] The name was originally announced as Bismarck.[5] It is the first ship in naval service named after Bismarck, North Dakota’s capital city.[5]

USNS City of Bismarck in Koror City, Palau in 2021
History
United States
NameCity of Bismarck
NamesakeBismarck City
OperatorMilitary Sealift Command
Awarded24 February 2012[1]
BuilderAustal USA[1]
Laid down18 January 2017[1]
Launched7 June 2017[2]
Sponsored byJane Harman
Christened13 May 2017[3]
Commissioned19 December 2017[4]
Renamedfrom Sacrifice
ReclassifiedT-EPF-9, 2015
Identification
Motto
  • Possumus Efficiemus
  • (We Can Accomplish)
StatusActive
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeSpearhead class expeditionary fast transport
Length103.0 m (337 ft 11 in)
Beam28.5 m (93 ft 6 in)
Draft3.83 m (12 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
Speed43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Troops312
CrewCapacity of 41, 22 in normal service
Aviation facilitiesLanding pad for medium helicopter

Construction and career

The keel was laid on 18 January 2017.[1][6] Former state Attorney General, long time Bismarck resident and retired Navy officer Robert O. Wefald represented North Dakota at the keel laying ceremony. He welded his initials into a steel plate, that would be welded into the ship.[7]

On 7 June 2017, USNS City of Bismarck was launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.[2] The City of Bismarck completed acceptance trials on 20 October 2017[8] and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 19 December 2017.[4]

References
  1. "City of Bismarck". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. "USNS City of Bismarck (EPF 9) Launched" (Press release). NAVSEA. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. "Austal USA celebrates christening of USNS City of Bismarck (EPF 9)" (Press release). Austal USA. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  4. "Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS City of Bismarck" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 19 December 2017. NNS171219-13. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. "Navy Names Multiple Ships" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 6 June 2013. 415-13. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  6. "Navy Marks Milestones for Two Expeditionary Fast Transports" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 19 January 2017. NNS170119-03. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  7. WALA Webstaff (18 January 2017). "Keel laying ceremony for future USNS City of Bismarck at Austal". Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  8. "Austal's EPF 9 Completes Acceptance Trials" (Press release). Austal USA. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

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