For other ships of the same name, see USS Yuma.
| USNS Yuma (JHSV-8) | |
|---|---|
 Artist's conception of Joint High Speed Vessel | |
| Career (U.S.) |  |
| Name: | USNS Yuma |
| Operator: | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded: | 24 February 2012[1] |
| Builder: | Austal USA |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Spearhead class Joint High Speed Vessel |
| Length: | 103.0 m (337 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 28.5 m (93 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: | 3.83 m (12 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: |
4 × MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines 4 × ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears |
| 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 |
USNS Yuma will be the eighth Spearhead-class Joint High Speed Vessel, to be operated by the Military Sealift Command.[1] It will be the fourth ship in naval service named after Yuma, Arizona.[2]
The ship is under construction at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama[3] with a completion date estimated to be sometime in 2016.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Yuma". Naval Vessel Register. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/JHSV8.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Navy Names Multiple Ships". U.S. Department of Defense. 6 June 2013. http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=16077. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Austal's Fifth Joint High Speed Vessel Completes Acceptance Trials". Austal. 25 March 2015. http://www.austal.com/us/media/media-releases/15-03-25/Austal-s-Fifth-Joint-High-Speed-Vessel-Completes-Acceptance-Trials.aspx. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ Kasper Oestergaard Balle, Joakim (3 November 2014). "Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV)". Barr Group Aerospace. https://www.bga-aeroweb.com/Defense/JHSV.html. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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