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USNS ''Fall River'' is the fourth , to be part of the United States Military Sealift Command and was built in Mobile, Alabama.〔(Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) ), USN. Retrieved 12 March 2010.〕〔(Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) ), globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 12 March 2010.〕 On 23 March 2010, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced in Fall River, Massachusetts that the fourth Joint High Speed Vessel will be named USNS ''Fall River''. Since the ship will be operated by the Military Sealift Command and not the United States Navy itself, it will carry the USNS designation and not USS. The ship was christened on January 11, 2014 by First Lady of Massachusetts, Diane Bemus Patrick, at Austal USA's Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. The ship was launched seven days later on the 16th of January. The ''Fall River'' completed acceptance trials on 25 July 2014. Following delivery and Final Contract Trials (FCT) later in the year,〔(USNS Fall River (JHSV 4) Completes Acceptance Trials ) - Seapowermagazine.org, 1 August 2014〕 the ''Fall River'' was accepted into MSC service on 15 September 2014.〔(Fourth Joint High Speed Vessel Delivers ) - News.USNI.org, 15 September 2014〕 ==Capabilities== The JHSV will be able to transport US Army and US Marine Corps company-sized units with their vehicles, or reconfigure to become a troop transport for an infantry battalion.〔 It will have a flight deck for helicopter operations and a loading ramp that will allow vehicles to quickly drive on and off the ship. The ramp will be suitable for the types of austere piers and quay walls common in developing countries. JHSV will have a shallow draft (under ).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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