Expeditionary Transports (HST, HSV, EPF, ESD, ESB)
In recent years, both the Army and the Navy experimented with chartered fast catamaran vessels for coastal transport of troops, particularly in the Pacific region, including two boats built as ferries for service
in Hawaii. Now the Navy is building a new class of catamaran troop transport for joint service. The original plan was for ten boats: the force planners talked for a while about a total force of 40 to 50, but the
current plan is for 14. In October 2015, the Navy reclassified the Spearhead class from JHSV, which stood for Joint High-Speed Vessel, to EPF, which stands for Expeditionary Personnel Fast. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 2020-12-15
| Type | # | Name | Shipbuilder | Location | $mm | FY | Ft. | LDT | Contract Award | Lay Keel | Launch | Delivery | K-L (Wks) | L-D (Wks) | K-D (Wks) | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chartered/Acquired High-Speed Vessels | ||||||||||||||||
| HSV | 1 | Westpac Express | Austal Ltd. | W. Australia | 130 | 2,111 | 2001 | Replaced 2013 by Guam | ||||||||
| HSV | 2 | Swift | Incat Ltd. | Tasmania | 61 | 940 | 2002 | Active | ||||||||
| HST | 1 | Guam (ex-Huakai) | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 616 | 3,617 | Feb-09 | Acquired 2012, active | ||||||||
| HST | 2 | Puerto Rico (ex-Alakai) | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 615 | 3,617 | Jun-07 | Acquired 2012, chartered out 2016 to Bay Ferries | ||||||||
| Expeditionary Fast Transports (formerly JHSV, now EPF) | ||||||||||||||||
| EPF | 1 | Spearhead | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 185 | 08 | 338 | 1,670 | 13-Nov-08 | 22-Jul-10 | 12-Sep-11 | 5-Dec-12 | 58 | 65 | 123 | Active |
| EPF | 2 | Vigilant/Choctaw County | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 151 | 09 | 338 | 1,670 | 28-Jan-10 | 8-Nov-11 | 1-Oct-12 | 6-Jun-13 | 47 | 36 | 83 | Active |
| EPF | 3 | Fortitude/Millinocket | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 151 | 09 | 338 | 1,670 | 28-Jan-10 | 3-May-12 | 5-Jun-13 | 21-Mar-14 | 56 | 41 | 97 | Active |
| EPF | 4 | Fall River | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 152 | 10 | 338 | 1,670 | 12-Oct-10 | 20-May-13 | 16-Jan-14 | 15-Sep-14 | 33 | 34 | 67 | Active |
| EPF | 5 | Resolute/Trenton | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 152 | 10 | 338 | 1,670 | 12-Oct-10 | 10-Mar-14 | 30-Sep-14 | 13-Apr-15 | 29 | 28 | 57 | Active |
| EPF | 6 | Brunswick | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 156 | 11 | 338 | 1,670 | 30-Jun-11 | 2-Dec-14 | 19-May-15 | 14-Jan-16 | 24 | 34 | 58 | Active |
| EPF | 7 | Courageous/Carson City | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 156 | 11 | 338 | 1,670 | 30-Jun-11 | 31-Jul-15 | 17-Jan-16 | 24-Jun-16 | 24 | 23 | 47 | Active |
| EPF | 8 | Yuma | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 161 | 12 | 338 | 1,670 | 24-Feb-12 | 30-Mar-16 | 17-Sep-16 | 21-Apr-17 | 24 | 31 | 55 | Active |
| EPF | 9 | Sacrifice/City of Bismarck | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 161 | 12 | 338 | 1,670 | 24-Feb-12 | 18-Jan-17 | 8-Jun-17 | 21-Dec-17 | 20 | 28 | 48 | Active |
| EPF | 10 | Burlington | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 167 | 13 | 338 | 1,670 | 20-Dec-12 | 26-Sep-17 | 1-Mar-18 | 15-Nov-18 | 22 | 41 | 63 | Active |
| EPF | 11 | Puerto Rico | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 124 | 16 | 338 | 1,670 | 16-Sep-16 | 9-Aug-18 | 13-Nov-18 | 10-Dec-19 | 14 | 56 | 70 | Active |
| EPF | 12 | Newport | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 124 | 17 | 338 | 1,670 | 16-Sep-16 | 29-Jan-19 | 20-Feb-20 | 2-Sep-20 | 46 | 43 | 89 | Active |
| EPF | 13 | Apalachicola | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 185 | 19 | 338 | 1,670 | 25-Mar-19 | Building | ||||||
| EPF | 14 | Cody | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 185 | 20 | 338 | 1,670 | 25-Mar-19 | Jul-22 | Building | |||||
| EPF | 15 | Austal USA | Mobile AL | 235 | 21 | 338 | 1,670 | 26-Feb-21 | Mar-24 | Building | ||||||
| Expeditionary Transfer Docks (ESD) and Expeditionary Sea Bases (ESB) | ||||||||||||||||
| ESD | 1 | Montford Point | NASSCO | San Diego CA | 438 | 11 | 837 | 39,900 | 27-May-11 | 19-Jan-12 | 13-Nov-12 | 14-May-13 | 42 | 25 | 67 | Active |
| ESD | 2 | John Glenn | NASSCO | San Diego CA | 438 | 11 | 837 | 39,900 | 27-May-11 | 5-Dec-12 | 15-Sep-13 | 12-Mar-14 | 41 | 26 | 67 | Active |
| ESB | 3 | Lewis B. Puller | NASSCO | San Diego CA | 420 | 12 | 785 | 35,000 | 26-Feb-12 | 5-Nov-13 | 7-Nov-14 | 12-Jun-15 | 52 | 31 | 83 | Active |
| ESB | 4 | Hershel 'Woody' Williams | NASSCO | San Diego CA | 498 | 15 | 785 | 35,000 | 19-Dec-14 | 18-Dec-15 | 19-Aug-17 | 22-Feb-18 | 87 | 27 | 114 | Active |
| ESB | 5 | Miguel Keith | NASSCO | San Diego CA | 498 | 16 | 785 | 35,000 | 29-Dec-16 | 30-Jan-18 | 10-Aug-18 | 15-Nov-19 | 27 | 70 | 97 | Active |
| ESB | 6 | John L. Canley | NASSCO | San Diego CA | 542 | 18 | 785 | 35,000 | 23-Aug-19 | Building | ||||||
| ESB | 7 | Robert E. Simanek | NASSCO | San Diego CA | 542 | 19 | 785 | 35,000 | 23-Aug-19 | Jan-25 | Building | |||||
| ESB | 8 | NASSCO | San Diego CA | 542 | 20 | 785 | 35,000 | Option | ||||||||
| ESB | 9 | NASSCO | San Diego CA | 785 | 35,000 | Planned | ||||||||||
| ESB | 10 | NASSCO | San Diego CA | 785 | 35,000 | Planned | ||||||||||