USNS Montford Point

USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) underway in July 2014
History
United States
NameMontford Point
NamesakeMontford Point Camp, North Carolina
OwnerMilitary Sealift Command
Ordered27 May 2011[2]
BuilderNational Steel and Shipbuilding Company
Laid down19 January 2012[3]
Launched13 November 2012[1]
In service14 May 2013[4]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeExpeditionary Transfer Dock
Displacement34,500 tonnes[2]
Length765 ft (233 m)[5]
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[2]
Range9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi)[2]

USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1), (formerly T-MLP-1),[6] the lead ship of her class of Expeditionary Transfer Docks (ESD), is a ship named in honor of African American Marine Corps recruits who trained at Montford Point Camp, North Carolina, from 1942 to 1949.[7] After $115 million was allocated for long-lead time material and advanced design efforts, in late 2010 General Dynamics's National Steel and Shipbuilding Company was awarded the contract, worth approximately $500 million, to build the first of three planned vessels.[8][9][10]

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