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Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 3 July 2019<br/> | Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 3 July 2019<br/> | ||
Keel Authentication | Keel Authentication 21 January 2021 - Launched 7 November 2021<br/>Christened & Delivered 13 November 2021<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USNS APALACHICOLA T-EPF 13'''<br/>Placed into Service TBD | <li>'''USNS APALACHICOLA T-EPF 13'''<br/>Placed into Service TBD | ||
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'''NAMESAKE''' - Apalachicola Florida, a city in Franklin County, FL, on the shore of Apalachicola Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.<br/><br/> | '''NAMESAKE''' - Apalachicola Florida, a city in Franklin County, FL, on the shore of Apalachicola Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.<br/><br/> | ||
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name APALACHICOLA - USS Apalachicola YTB-767 and USNS Apalachicola T-EPF-13.<br/><br/> | Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name APALACHICOLA - USS Apalachicola YTB-767 and USNS Apalachicola T-EPF-13.<br/><br/> | ||
The ships sponsor is Kelly Loeffer. | The ships sponsor is Kelly L. Loeffer, an American businesswoman and politician, who served as a United States senator for Georgia from 2020 to 2021. | ||
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Revision as of 18:52, 6 April 2022
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.
Naming Ceremony by SecNav Richard V. Spencer 3 July 2019 Keel Authentication 21 January 2021 - Launched 7 November 2021 Christened & Delivered 13 November 2021 |
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USPS |
2021-11-13 |
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Christening, cachet by Dennis W. Gill, sponsored by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Apalachicola Florida, a city in Franklin County, FL, on the shore of Apalachicola Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name APALACHICOLA - USS Apalachicola YTB-767 and USNS Apalachicola T-EPF-13.
The ships sponsor is Kelly L. Loeffer, an American businesswoman and politician, who served as a United States senator for Georgia from 2020 to 2021.
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