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John Fedup · Jul 5, 2022

This article confirms that the SSN Connecticut can be repaired and will operate without any restrictions. Work is hopefully to start early 2023. Interesting comment about the entire sonar doom resting somewhere at the bottom of the SCS. I assume the USN doesn’t think it offers any useful info for the PLAN as no recovery has been mentioned in the article. Perhaps this is classified.

U.S. Navy Comments on USS Connecticut Submarine - Naval News

Naval News sent an inquiry to the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet Submarine Forces regarding the damaged USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Seawolf nuclear-powered attack submarine that hit a seamount on October 2, 2021 somewhere in the South China Sea. Naval News was transferred to the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea...

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ngatimozart · Jul 28, 2022

The USN contracted General Atomics to provide a MQ-9B to support this year's iteration of RIMPAC. MQ-9B SeaGuardian Supports RIMPAC 2022 - Naval News. It is a good opportunity for the participating nations to assess the capabilities of the SeaGuardian in an operational environment.

John Fedup · Aug 17, 2022

The modified combining gear is to be installed on the Freedom class LCS…the ones that are supposedly going to be retired. I guess the gear contractor doesn’t have to be overly concerned about the durability of their modified gear. LCS, the gift that keeps on giving! Should be renamed the CF class.

Navy Moving Ahead on Combining Gear Fix on Freedom Littoral Combat Ships Marked for Decommissioning - USNI News

Despite plans to decommission Littoral Combat Ship USS Sioux City (LCS-11) next fiscal year, the Navy is preparing funds to repair a latent issue with the ship’s propulsion system, USNI News has learned. Sioux City, which is currently deployed to U.S. Central Command, is the next Freedom-class...

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ngatimozart · Aug 18, 2022

John Fedup said:
The modified combining gear is to be installed on the Freedom class LCS…the ones that are supposedly going to be retired. I guess the gear contractor doesn’t have to be overly concerned about the durability of their modified gear. LCS, the gift that keeps on giving! Should be renamed the CF class.

Navy Moving Ahead on Combining Gear Fix on Freedom Littoral Combat Ships Marked for Decommissioning - USNI News

Despite plans to decommission Littoral Combat Ship USS Sioux City (LCS-11) next fiscal year, the Navy is preparing funds to repair a latent issue with the ship’s propulsion system, USNI News has learned. Sioux City, which is currently deployed to U.S. Central Command, is the next Freedom-class...

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Once they get that integrated, they can sell them to the RCN

ngatimozart · Aug 19, 2022

The USN wants to decommission 39 warships in FY23. The list includes 5 CGs and 9 LCS, but Congress will provide pushback.

The Navy plans to deactivate the 22 Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers over the next five years, which would include Vicksburg, USNI News reported. Already, the Navy recevied permissioned to decommission USS Monterey (CG-61), USS Hué City (CG-66), USS Anzio (CG-68), USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) and USS Port Royal (CG-73) in Fiscal Year 2022. The Navy decommissioned Vella Gulf — the first of ships — Aug. 4, USNI News reported.

The list is as follows:

Ships	Decomission Date	Disposition
USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)	10/31/2022	Transfer to MARAD
USNS Fisher (T-AKR-301)	10/31/2022	Transfer to MARAD
USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193)	10/31/2022	Dismantle
USNS Shugart (T-AKR-193)	01/31/2023	Transfer to MARAD
USNS Yano (T-AKR-295)	01/31/2023	Transfer to MARAD
USNS Brittin (T-AKR-297)	01/31/2023	Transfer to MARAD
USS Chicago (SSN-721)	02/08/2023	Recycle
USS Key West (SSN-722)	2/28/2023	Recycle
USS San Jacinto (CG-56)	01/30/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Lake Champlain (CG-57)	03/31/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)	03/31/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Mobile Bay (CG-53)	03/31/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Vicksburg (CG-69)	06/30/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Fort Worth (LCS-3)	03/31/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Milwaukee (LCS-5)	03/31/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Detroit (LCS-7)	03/31/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Little Rock (LCS-9)	03/31/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Sioux City (LCS-11)	06/30/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Witchita (LCS-13)	06/30/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Billings (LCS-15)	06/30/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Indianapolis (LCS-17)	09/30/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS St. Louis (LCS-19)	09/30/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Germantown (LSD-42)	03/31/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44)	09/29/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Tortuga (LSD-46)	03/27/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Ashland (LSD-48)	03/31/2023	Legislative Consideration
USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1)	03/31/2023	Legislative Consideration
USNS John Glenn (T-ESD-2)	03/31/2023	Legislative Consideration
USS Hurricane (PC-3)	02/28/2023	Foreign Military Sale
USS Monsoon (PC-4)	03/21/2023	Foreign Military Sale
USS Sirocco (PC-6)	03/07/2023	Foreign Military Sale
USS Chinhook (PC-9)	03/14/2023	Foreign Military Sale
USS Thunderbolt (PC-12)	02/21/2023	Foreign Military Sale
USNS Gordon (T-AKR-296)	03/31/2023	Transfer to MARAD
USNS Gilliland (T-AKR-298)	03/31/2023	Transfer to MARAD
USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK-3005)	04/30/2023	Transfer to MARAD
USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless (T-AK-3007)	04/30/2023	Transfer to MARAD
USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)	07/31/2023	OSIR
USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK-3006)	07/31/2023	Transfer to MARAD

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/17/hasc-chairmans-mark-says-navy-can-shed-9-littoral-combat-ships-saves-4-amphibs

Mark_Evans · Aug 19, 2022

ngatimozart said:
The USN wants to decommission 39 warships in FY23. The list includes 5 CGs and 9 LCS, but Congress will provide pushback.

The Navy plans to deactivate the 22 Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers over the next five years, which would include Vicksburg, USNI News reported. Already, the Navy recevied permissioned to decommission USS Monterey (CG-61), USS Hué City (CG-66), USS Anzio (CG-68), USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) and USS Port Royal (CG-73) in Fiscal Year 2022. The Navy decommissioned Vella Gulf — the first of ships — Aug. 4, USNI News reported.

The list is as follows:

Ships Decomission Date Disposition
USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300) 10/31/2022 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Fisher (T-AKR-301) 10/31/2022 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) 10/31/2022 Dismantle
USNS Shugart (T-AKR-193) 01/31/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Yano (T-AKR-295) 01/31/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Brittin (T-AKR-297) 01/31/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USS Chicago (SSN-721) 02/08/2023 Recycle
USS Key West (SSN-722) 2/28/2023 Recycle
USS San Jacinto (CG-56) 01/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Vicksburg (CG-69) 06/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Detroit (LCS-7) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Little Rock (LCS-9) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Sioux City (LCS-11) 06/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Witchita (LCS-13) 06/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Billings (LCS-15) 06/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Indianapolis (LCS-17) 09/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS St. Louis (LCS-19) 09/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Germantown (LSD-42) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44) 09/29/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Tortuga (LSD-46) 03/27/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Ashland (LSD-48) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USNS John Glenn (T-ESD-2) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Hurricane (PC-3) 02/28/2023 Foreign Military Sale
USS Monsoon (PC-4) 03/21/2023 Foreign Military Sale
USS Sirocco (PC-6) 03/07/2023 Foreign Military Sale
USS Chinhook (PC-9) 03/14/2023 Foreign Military Sale
USS Thunderbolt (PC-12) 02/21/2023 Foreign Military Sale
USNS Gordon (T-AKR-296) 03/31/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Gilliland (T-AKR-298) 03/31/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK-3005) 04/30/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless (T-AK-3007) 04/30/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) 07/31/2023 OSIR
USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK-3006) 07/31/2023 Transfer to MARAD

HASC Chairman’s Mark Says Navy Can Shed 9 Littoral Combat Ships, Saves 4 Amphibs - USNI News

Are these CG's able to be retained as a fixed IBM defence unit at strategic ports?

oldsig127 · Aug 19, 2022

Mark_Evans said:
Are these CG's able to be retained as a fixed IBM defence unit at strategic ports?

Will that be an issue for the USN which already has a problem recruiting enough bodies?

oldsig

oldsig127 · Aug 19, 2022

ngatimozart said:
The USN wants to decommission 39 warships in FY23. The list includes 5 CGs and 9 LCS, but Congress will provide pushback.

The Navy plans to deactivate the 22 Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers over the next five years, which would include Vicksburg, USNI News reported. Already, the Navy recevied permissioned to decommission USS Monterey (CG-61), USS Hué City (CG-66), USS Anzio (CG-68), USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) and USS Port Royal (CG-73) in Fiscal Year 2022. The Navy decommissioned Vella Gulf — the first of ships — Aug. 4, USNI News reported.

The list is as follows:

Ships Decomission Date Disposition
USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300) 10/31/2022 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Fisher (T-AKR-301) 10/31/2022 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) 10/31/2022 Dismantle
USNS Shugart (T-AKR-193) 01/31/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Yano (T-AKR-295) 01/31/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Brittin (T-AKR-297) 01/31/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USS Chicago (SSN-721) 02/08/2023 Recycle
USS Key West (SSN-722) 2/28/2023 Recycle
USS San Jacinto (CG-56) 01/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Vicksburg (CG-69) 06/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Detroit (LCS-7) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Little Rock (LCS-9) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Sioux City (LCS-11) 06/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Witchita (LCS-13) 06/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Billings (LCS-15) 06/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Indianapolis (LCS-17) 09/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS St. Louis (LCS-19) 09/30/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Germantown (LSD-42) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44) 09/29/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Tortuga (LSD-46) 03/27/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Ashland (LSD-48) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USNS Montford Point (T-ESD-1) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USNS John Glenn (T-ESD-2) 03/31/2023 Legislative Consideration
USS Hurricane (PC-3) 02/28/2023 Foreign Military Sale
USS Monsoon (PC-4) 03/21/2023 Foreign Military Sale
USS Sirocco (PC-6) 03/07/2023 Foreign Military Sale
USS Chinhook (PC-9) 03/14/2023 Foreign Military Sale
USS Thunderbolt (PC-12) 02/21/2023 Foreign Military Sale
USNS Gordon (T-AKR-296) 03/31/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Gilliland (T-AKR-298) 03/31/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK-3005) 04/30/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless (T-AK-3007) 04/30/2023 Transfer to MARAD
USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) 07/31/2023 OSIR
USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK-3006) 07/31/2023 Transfer to MARAD

HASC Chairman’s Mark Says Navy Can Shed 9 Littoral Combat Ships, Saves 4 Amphibs - USNI News

First reported here mid/late March, only the names of the chosen ships are new. May be worth member's taking a look back to stop another rehash.

oldsig

Mark_Evans · Aug 19, 2022

oldsig127 said:
Will that be an issue for the USN which already has a problem recruiting enough bodies?

oldsig

They might find it easier as it is effectively AEGIS Ashore in the harbor. No long trips and able to go home after your shift or stay onboard. Crew would be reduced as well.

oldsig127 · Aug 19, 2022

Mark_Evans said:
They might find it easier as it is effectively AEGIS Ashore in the harbor. No long trips and able to go home after your shift or stay onboard. Crew would be reduced as well.

True. But then who would choose to stay in a career in the USN when they have no idea whether they'll be away for months or crewing a rusting hulk at home. Maybe there's a case for training reservists. Or Army!

StingrayOZ · Aug 19, 2022

Mark_Evans said:
They might find it easier as it is effectively AEGIS Ashore in the harbor. No long trips and able to go home after your shift or stay onboard. Crew would be reduced as well.

No one wants to see active ships sink in harbor. AFAIK these ships are well and truly broken and I believe there is concern that the others won't even make it the 5 years.
One was leaking fuel into the ocean.

Navy Clear to Decommission 5 Cruisers, Unclear Which Ships Will Leave the Fleet - USNI News

The Navy is clear to decommission five Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers following the passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 defense appropriations bill, USNI News understands. The overdue spending bill follows the FY 2022 defense policy bill and allows the Navy to decommission five of the...

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There was significant push back to decommissioning them, but they are in pretty terrible condition. The USN said people may die if they continue to operate them.

Old cruisers are unsafe, US Navy says | The Australian Naval Institute

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Rather, with the cruisers not contributing much to operations, not being reliable or safe and eating into readiness funding for other ships, Gilday argued it’s an easy decision to ditch these ships today.

Basically the US should considered the entire class on life support and effectively already out of the fight. There was talk that maybe they can get ~5-7 out of the modernization and that they might be able to make the 5 year mark. If they didn't develop any other new problems.

spoz · Aug 19, 2022

They have a it of a PR problem with the pollies, though; they have a program to life extend the CGs and LSD, with one of each (Vicksburg and Tortuga) close to completion, the CG at a cost of about USD 200 million, and both those ships are proposed for effectively immediate disposal. Naturally enough, Congress is not particularly happy with a proposal to throw that money down the toilet.

ngatimozart · Aug 21, 2022

spoz said:
They have a it of a PR problem with the pollies, though; they have a program to life extend the CGs and LSD, with one of each (Vicksburg and Tortuga) close to completion, the CG at a cost of about USD 200 million, and both those ships are proposed for effectively immediate disposal. Naturally enough, Congress is not particularly happy with a proposal to throw that money down the toilet.

Lots of pork barrelling by Congress critters. It was Congress who insisted on the upgrades in the first place.

DDG38 · Sep 25, 2022

Note the 8 x NSM launchers mounted just forward of the bridge.
"USS Charelston in position in order to conduct a photo exercise off the coast of Darwin as part of Exercise KAKADU 2022." Image Source : ADF Image Library

John Fedup · Sep 27, 2022

The CVN Ford is ready for deployment. It has has been a long haul to reach this point, primarily due to all the new technology. The next three coming up should reach FOC much faster.

PEO Carriers: USS Gerald R. Ford ‘Fully Delivered’ Ready to Deploy - USNI News

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Five years after its commissioning, the world’s largest warship is in shape to deploy, the officer who oversees the Navy’s carrier program said last week. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) quietly reached its initial operating capability in December and has been in workups since...

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Salinger · Sep 28, 2022

DDG-83 USS Howard DDG-1000 USS ZumWalt LCS-24 USS Oakland Called at Yokosuka AB, USN

DDG-83 USS Howard DDG-1000 USS Zumwalt LCS-24 USS Oakland calling at US Naval Base Yokosuka.jpg

John Fedup · Sep 29, 2022

The GAO reports that not all is well with Orca XLUUV and blames the USN for not verifying that Boeing could actually manufacture the Orca. Given all of Boeing’s mis-steps of late, the USN really should have been more diligent wrt Boeing performance.

GAO: Navy’s XLUUV Undersea Minelayer $242M Over Budget, 3 Years Behind Schedule - USNI News

A program to develop an unmanned, 80-ton minelaying submarine is three years late and $242 million over budget, according to a Wednesday report from the Government Accountability Office. The Navy’s Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) prototype program was set to deliver five of the...

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Redlands18 · Oct 1, 2022

The Sailor charged over the USS Bonhomme Richard has been found not guilty in a Court Martial, going on what Aaron has said in this video, there evidence was about as flimsy as it gets.

ngatimozart · Oct 22, 2022

The USN have grounded their T-45 Goshawk fleet because of a fan blade fault in the aircraft engine. Apparently the fleet has already been grounded for a week.

Navy Grounds 193 T-45C Jet Trainers Over Engine Fault - USNI News

The Navy’s fleet of carrier-capable training jets have been grounded for almost a week due to an engine fault discovered earlier this month, Navy officials told USNI News on Thursday. The service’s 193 T-45C Goshawk trainers used to train Navy and Marine Corps pilots are now in a “safety pause”...

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The USN has been told in an article in the USNI Proceedings Journal that it needs to change the way it designs its ships. This is because the navy is still designing ships on templates first used 150 years with guns firing from ships centrelines and propulsions systems based on large boilers, engines, gearboxes in the aft section of the ship and long shafts piercing the hull to external propellers. Today that has completely changed with weapons systems being placed on ships periphery, power generation units being placed in different parts of the ship and propulsion units being external to the hull, think of azimuth propulsors. So the whole internal space can be redesigned; in fact the whole ship morphology (shape) can be redesigned with more of below than above water if need be in order to protect valuable capabilities.

It's an interesting article and worth the read because it discusses future options.

The Navy Needs a Sea Change in Ship Design

Ship design for surface combatants has been largely unchanged for 150 years. The modern era demands a sea change.

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Sender · Nov 4, 2022

Good information in the following article on the planned new USN destroyer program (it's got frickin lasers!). Modularity seems to be a key design goal.

Navy Advances Work on New Breakthrough Destroyer Warship to Fight into 2060s and Beyond - Warrior Maven: Center for Military Modernization

The DDG X Destroyer Warship envisions two 600kw lasers firing from the back of the ship, Rolling Airframe Missiles and the powerful long-range radar, the A/N SPY 6 v1 system.

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