{{short description|Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image= US Navy 240716-N-N2201-001 USNS Cody (T-EPF-14).jpg |image_caption= USNS ''Cody'' moored pier side on 2 May 2024 }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |country=United States |flag= {{shipboxflag|United States|naval}} |name= ''Cody'' |namesake= Cody |operator=Military Sealift Command |ordered= |awarded=25 March 2019<ref name="NVR Cody" /> |builder=Austal USA<ref name="NVR Cody" /> |original_cost= |yard_number= |way_number= |laid_down=26 January 2022<ref name="Cody keel laid">{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2915837/keel-authenticated-for-the-future-usns-cody/|title=Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Cody|publisher=United States Navy|date=28 January 2022|access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref> |launched=20 March 2023<ref name="Cody launched">{{cite press release|url=https://usa.austal.com/news/ship-launches|title=Austal USA launches USNS Cody (EPF 14) and Kingsville (LCS 36)|publisher=Austal USA|date=29 March 2023|access-date=29 March 2023}}</ref> |sponsor=Averil D. Spencer |christened=25 February 2023<ref name="Cody christened">{{cite press release|url=https://usa.austal.com/news/austalusa-christens-cody-epf-14-first-epf-flight-ii-vessel|title=Austal USA Christens Cody (EPF 14) - The First EPF Flight II Vessel|publisher=Austal USA|date=25 February 2023|access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> |completed= |in_service=11 January 2024<ref name="NVR Cody" /> |decommissioned= |out_of_service= |renamed= |reclassified= |refit= |struck= |reinstated= |homeport= |identification=Hull number: T-EPF-14 |motto= |nickname= |honours= |captured= |fate= |status=Active |notes= |badge= 150px|USNS Cody Coat of Arms }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class=''Spearhead'' class expeditionary fast transport |tonnage= |displacement= |length={{convert|103.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|28.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |height= |draft={{convert|3.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |depth= |hold_depth= |decks= |deck_clearance= |ramps= |power= |propulsion=*4 × MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines *4 × ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears |speed={{convert|43|kn|lk=in}} |range= |endurance= |boats= |capacity= |troops=312 |complement= |crew= Capacity of 41, 22 in normal service |time_to_activate= |sensors= |EW= |armament= |armor= |aircraft= |aircraft_facilities=Landing pad for medium helicopter |notes= }} }}
'''USNS ''Cody'' (T-EPF-14)''' will be the fourteenth {{sclass|Spearhead|expeditionary fast transport}} and will be operated by the United States Navy{{'}}s Military Sealift Command.<ref name="NVR Cody">{{cite web|url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=T-EPF-14}}|title=Cody |website=Naval Vessel Register|access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref> She will be the first ship in naval service named after Cody, Wyoming, and the first of the Flight II variant designed to have enhanced medical capabilities.<ref name="NNS190905-09">{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=110792|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909042917/https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=110792|archive-date=September 9, 2019|title=Secretary Names Navy's Newest Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Cody|publisher=United States Navy|id=NNS190905-09|date=5 September 2019|access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref>
''Cody'' was christened on 25 February 2023 by ship's sponsor Averil D. Spencer,<ref name="Cody christened" /> launched at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama on 20 March 2023,<ref name="Cody launched" /> and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 11 January 2024.<ref name="NVR Cody" />
==References== {{reflist}}{{Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport}}{{US Navy High Speed Vessels}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cody (EPF-14)}} Category:Transports of the United States Navy Category:Ships built in Mobile, Alabama Category:Spearhead-class Joint High Speed Vessels
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