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Final Navy expeditionary fast transport ship christened

The U.S. Navy's final Flight II expeditionary fast transport ship, the future USNS Lansing (EPF 16), was christened Jan. 10 ...
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Navy christens future USNS Lansing, the final Flight II Expeditionary Fast Transport ship

The future USNS Lansing (EPF 16) was christened during a ceremony at Austal USA’s manufacturing facility in Mobile, Ala.
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Government argues civilian engineer’s rape claim on Navy transport ship is worker’s comp issue

The U.S. government has asked a New Jersey federal court to pause a lawsuit that alleges the Navy’s negligence led to a civilian engineer’s rape aboard a transport ship so the woman can instead file a ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Navy christens expeditionary ship bearing the name Point Loma

The Navy has christened a 338-foot expeditionary fast transport ship called Point Loma, making the auxiliary vessel the latest to bear a name that directly or indirectly refers to San Diego. The ship ...
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USNS Cody Is the U.S. Navy's First Medically-Capable Spearhead Fast Transport Ship

At the end of December 2023, we got word of the U.S. Navy being on the verge of receiving three brand-new floating hospitals. They are the Expeditionary Medical Ships (EMS) being built by Austal, but ...