USNS City of Bismarck explained

USNS City of Bismarck (JHSV-9/T-EPF-9), (ex-Sacrifice) is the ninth and operated by the United States Navys Military Sealift Command.[1] It is the first ship in naval service named after Bismarck, North Dakota’s capital city.[2]

Construction and career

The ship's name was announced in 2016 as Bismarck.[3] The keel was laid on 18 January 2017,[4] by which point the ship's name had been changed to City of Bismarck.[5] 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.[6]

On 7 June 2017, USNS City of Bismarck was launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. The City of Bismarck completed acceptance trials on 20 October 2017[7] and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 19 December 2017.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=EPF9}} City of Bismarck ]. Naval Vessel Register. 1 July 2015.
  2. Navy Names Multiple Ships . 6 June 2013 . 415-13 . U.S. Department of Defense . 24 June 2015.
  3. Web site: 2016-12-25 . Defense.gov News Release: Navy Names Multiple Ships . 2022-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161225214226/http://archive.defense.gov/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=16077 . 25 December 2016 . dead.
  4. Navy Marks Milestones for Two Expeditionary Fast Transports . 19 January 2017 . NNS170119-03 . U.S. Navy . 20 January 2017.
  5. Web site: January 19, 2017 . Navy Marks Milestones for Two Expeditionary Fast Transports . https://web.archive.org/web/20170209114725/http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/1053662/navy-marks-milestones-for-two-expeditionary-fast-transports/ . February 9, 2017 . 2022-06-03 . Naval Sea Systems Command . en-US.
  6. News: Keel laying ceremony for future USNS City of Bismarck at Austal. WALA Webstaff. 18 January 2017. 21 January 2017. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202074126/http://www.fox10tv.com/story/34292821/keel-laying-ceremony-for-future-usns-city-of-bismarck-at-austal. deviated.
  7. Austal's EPF 9 Completes Acceptance Trials . 3 November 2017 . Austal USA . 6 November 2017.
  8. Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS City of Bismarck. NNS171219-13. U.S. Navy. 19 December 2017. 20 December 2017.

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