NAVY FAST TRANSPORT: The USN’s newest Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, the USNS Newport, successfully completes its integrated sea trials tests. Photo taken July 30, 2020. This second photo shows three EPFs moored at Virginia Beach. Here’s an article from 2015 discussing the development of High Speed Vessels (HSVs) for sea transport. This second article, also form 2015, discusses the introduction of the designation “Expeditionary” — why Joint High Speed Vessels became Expeditionary Fast Transports.
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