Austal USA launches USNS Lansing: its final EPF
Within days of launching its first ship this year, the future USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12), on Feb. 25 Austal USA launched the company’s second ship in less than a week, the
USNS Lansing
![Two sponsors christened future USNS Lansing (EPF 16): Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan, and Rep. Lisa McClain (closest to camera). [Photo: Austal USA]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/260110_Lansing_EPF_16_christening_5-300x225.jpg)
Austal USA christens USNS Lansing, the final EPF
The final U.S. Navy Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship — the future USNS Lansing (EPF 16) — was christened April 10 at Austal USA’s Mobile, Ala. shipyard. The christening marked a major milestone