The 338-foot fast transport ship USNS Point Loma can carry members of the Navy and Marines and double as a floating hospital.

VIRGINIA BEACH — Hospital ship? Check. Cargo transfer? No problem. Troop transport? Bring them aboard. The USNS Spearhead is meant to handle these types of missions and more. And with a top ...

At first glance, it’s hard to know what to make of the Spearhead as it pulls up to the pier at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek after four months overseas. The Navy ship is unlike any other ...

However, the keel laying symbolically recognizes the joining of modular components and the ceremonial beginning of a ship. Spearhead (JHSV 1) will be a US Army vessel (USAV) and its name ...

A first-of-its kind ship arrived at Mayport Naval Station on Friday and it certainly stood out. The USNS Spearhead (JHSV-1) looked a little like the ugly duckling on a pier full of swans.

As for the ship itself, it is part of the Spearhead-class program that started 14 years ago. It comes in at 103 meters long (337 feet), and is powered by four MTU diesel engines. A total of 312 ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --The United States Navy will christen a new ship named for the city of Cody, Wyo. The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship will be named USNS Cody (EPF 14) and is ...

EPF ships are designed to transport 600 short tons of military cargo 1,200nmi at an average speed of 35kt. The ship can operate in shallow-draft ports and waterways, interfacing with roll-on/roll-off ...

The future USNS Cody (EPF-14) is the first of the Spearhead-class EPF Flight II, produced by Austal USA for the Navy. The new ship variety will have a limited intensive care unit in addition to a ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) -- The USNS Spearhead will deploy from J-E-B Little Creek on Saturday. The Military Sealift Command tells 13 News Now, a scheduling change involving the on-load of gear ...