January 27, 2021 Keel laid for US Navy’s 13th expeditionary fast transport Written by Baird Maritime on January 27, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Naval auxiliary/support vessels. Austal USA recently laid the keel of the future USNS Apalachicola, the 13th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) ordered by the US Navy. The 103-metre EPF .. Read More