YUMA T-EPF 8
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Spearhead Class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) (effective Sept 2015) Named YUMA JHSV-8 25 April 2014 Keel Laid 29 March 2016 - Christened 20 August 2016 Launched 7 September 2016 |
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Postmarks
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USPS Type 12 |
2016-03-29 |
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Keel Laying, cachet by Robert Jank
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named after Yuma, Arizona, which is named after the Yuma tribe of Arizona.
Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name YUMA - YUMA (1865 River Monitor), USS Yuma YT-37, USS Yuma AT-94, USS Yuma YTM-748, and USNS Yuma EPF-8
The ships keel was authenticated by the Honorable Douglas Nicholls, Mayor of Yuma, Arizona.
The ships sponsor is Janet Napolitano, an American politician, lawyer, and university administrator who served as the 21st Governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009 and United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013. Currently, she is president of the University of California system since September 2013.
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