USNS ''Cody'' (T-EPF-14) will be the fourteenth and will be operated by the

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. She will be the first ship in naval service named after

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, and the first of the Flight II variant designed to have enhanced medical capabilities. ''Cody'' was christened on 25 February 2023 by ship's sponsor Averil D. Spencer, launched at Austal USA in

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on 20 March 2023, and its delivery was accepted by the U.S. Navy on 11 January 2024.

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