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{{About|the theater support vessel|the joint high speed vessel|USNS Spearhead (JHSV-1)}}{{Infobox ship image| Ship image= US_Navy_030127-N-3642E-004_United_States_Army_Vessel_(USAV)_Theater_Support_Vessel_(TSV-1X)_Spearhead.jpg | Ship caption= TSV-1X at sea in 2003
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship name= | Ship owner= | United States}} | Ship registry= | Ship ordered= | Ship builder= Incat Ltd. | Ship yard number= | Ship laid down= | Ship launched= | Ship completed= | Ship acquired= | Ship christened= | Ship in service= | 9280897}} | Ship fate= | Ship notes= | Ship status =
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship type=Theater Support Vessel | 1875|LT|t|0|lk=in|abbr=on}} | 315|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 88.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 12|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion= | 37|kn|lk=in}} cruising speed- {{convert|50|kn}} top speed
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}} | USAV Spearhead (TSV-1X) is the first ship of the US Army's theater support vessel (TSV) program. The Army leased Spearhead from Australian fast ferry builder Incat in October 2002. Modifications included helicopter pads suitable for large military helicopters and a two-part, hydraulic vehicle ramp that allows rapid loading and discharge of vehicles from the stern or alongside. With its 1,250-ton capacity and shallow draft, Spearhead is the first of what is expected to become a fleet of as many as 17 TSVs.[1]Spearhead was deployed in January 2003 to support Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.[2]The vessel was withdrawn from US Army service in 2005, and is currently in civilian service as HSC T&T Spirit. References 1. ^hazegray.org – World Navies Today: US Army
2. ^TSV-1X Spearhead, globalsecurity.org, accessed 23 June 2010.
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