The high-speed landing vessel USNS "Yuma" (T-EPF-8) is transferred to the Navy of United States of America

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on April 21, 2017 on Austal USA company shipyard in Mobile, State of Alabama, took place a ceremony of transfer to navy of United States of America the eighth high-speed landing vessel USNS "Yuma" (T-EPF-8) of the JHSV type (Joint High Speed Vessel).
korabli.eu , the laying of Kiel took place on March 29, 2016, and the baptism ceremony took place on August 20. Janet Napolitano (Janet Anne Napolitano), the former governor State of Arizona and the present president of the Californian university became the godmother of a vessel. In September the vessel was floated. On January 26, 2017 the vessel successfully finished acceptance tests which within two days took place in the Gulf of Mexico.