USNS City of Bismarck
Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport
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USNS City of Bismarck (JHSV-9/T-EPF-9), (ex-Sacrifice) is the ninth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport and operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.[1] It is the first ship in naval service named after Bismarck, North Dakota's capital city.[5]
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USNS City of Bismarck in Koror City, Palau in 2021 | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | City of Bismarck |
| Namesake | Bismarck, North Dakota |
| Operator | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded | 24 February 2012[1] |
| Builder | Austal USA[1] |
| Laid down | 18 January 2017[1] |
| Launched | 7 June 2017[2] |
| Sponsored by | Jane Harman |
| Christened | 13 May 2017[3] |
| In service | 19 December 2017[4] |
| Renamed | from Sacrifice |
| Reclassified | T-EPF-9, 2015 |
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| Status | Active |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Spearhead class expeditionary fast transport |
| Length | 103.0 m (337 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 28.5 m (93 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 3.83 m (12 ft 7 in) |
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| Speed | 43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph) |
| Troops | 312 |
| Crew | Capacity of 41, 22 in normal service |
| Aviation facilities | Landing pad for medium helicopter |
Construction and career
The ship's name was announced in 2016 as Bismarck.[5][6] The keel was laid on 18 January 2017,[1][7] by which point the ship's name had been changed to City of Bismarck.[8] The state of North Dakota was represented at the ceremony by Robert O. Wefald, a retired Navy officer, former state Attorney General, and longtime resident of Bismarck. Wefald welded his initials into a steel plate that would be incorporated into the ship.[9]
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[10] and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 19 December 2017.[4]
