USNS Carson City
USNS Carson City on 3 March 2018 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Carson City |
| Namesake | Carson City |
| Operator | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded | 30 June 2011 |
| Builder | Austal USA |
| Laid down | 31 July 2015 |
| Launched | 20 January 2016 |
| Christened | 16 January 2016 |
| In service | 24 June 2016 |
| Renamed | from Courageous |
| Reclassified | T-EPF-7, 2015 |
| Identification |
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| Motto |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Spearhead class expeditionary fast transport |
| 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 |
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| 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 Carson City (JHSV-7/T-EPF-7), (ex-Courageous) is the seventh Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, currently in service with the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command. She is the second ship in naval service named after Carson City, Nevada.
Carson City was built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. The ship was christened at the Austal USA shipyards in Mobile on 16 January 2016.