USNS Trenton (JHSV-5)

USNS Trenton (JHSV-5)

Career (US)
Operator:	Military Sealift Command
Laid down:	3 March 2014[1]
Launched:	30 September 2014[2]
Christened:	10 January 2015[3]
Acquired:	13 April 2014[4]
General characteristics
Class and type:	Spearhead-class joint high speed vessel
Length:	103.0 m (337 ft 11 in)
Beam:	28.5 m (93 ft 6 in)
Draft:	3.83 m (12 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:	4 × MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines 4 × ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears
Speed:	43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Troops:	312
Crew:	41
Aircraft carried:	Medium helicopter

USNS Trenton (JHSV-5) is a Spearhead-class joint high speed vessel. Spearhead-class ships are used to support overseas operations, conduct humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and support special operations forces. These type of vessels also have an aviation flight deck and can operate in shallow waters.^[5][6] The Trenton completed acceptance trials on 13 March 2015^[7] and was delivered to the Navy on 13 April 2015.^[4]

Shortly after delivery, the Navy revealed the Trenton would be used for at-sea tests of its experimental electromagnetic railgun instead of the previously-selected USNS Millinocket (JHSV-3). Tests will begin in late summer 2016 off the coast of Florida to assess the gun's ability to perform naval surface fire support against static floating targets 25–50 nmi (29–58 mi; 46–93 km) away using GPS-guided hyper velocity projectiles (HVPs).^[8]

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