Posted on Oct 4, 2016
UAE NAVY SHIP ATTACKED AND DESTROYED OFF COAST OF YEMEN; 100+ SAILORS ABOARD REPORTED KILLED
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So it was the Swift, I knew she was a leased vessel but did not know the lease was up and we gave her back. Lots of memories with that one. The report is false as far as the US sailors onboard, there were no US personnel on the ship at the time of the attack.
UAE NAVY SHIP ATTACKED AND DESTROYED OFF COAST OF YEMEN; 100+ SAILORS ABOARD REPORTED KILLED
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Yeah, I don't know why they said that stuff in the headline. I tried to find a better article. Man was it hard watching her burn.
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I know I was surprised to learn she was not still on lease from Incat but I did confirm it with some research that the Navy gave her back in 2012. Still hard to see something you spent so much time on going up in flames.
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What kills me is she was just built and we are already leasing her out. Kind of a waste of money one would think. Glad to know we built her to last and she is still afloat.
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First we did not build her, we were heavily involved in the building and outfitting, I was the Navy PjM for the buildout then I became the certification officer for the crews when they swapped out. She came off lease then got sold to the UAE by the builder and owner of the ship, Inacat. We now have a new ship class that has come online to replace her and some of the other leased vessels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spearhead-class_expeditionary_fast_transport
Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) is a United States Navy-led shipbuilding program to provide "a platform intended to support users in the Department of the Navy and Department of the Army. The Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) program is a cooperative effort for a high-speed, shallow draft vessel intended for rapid intratheater transport of medium-sized cargo payloads. The EPF will reach speeds of 35–45 knots (65–83km/h;...
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