Page 42: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (February 1991)

Navy Announces Ship Repair

Schedule For FYs 91-92

Exhibit 3—Availabilities For FYs 91-92,

By Homeport And Quarter

The U.S. Navy's ship repair schedule was recently released cov- ering an anticipated 356 availabili- ties for the Fiscal Years (FYs) 1991- 92, as well as Phased Maintenance

Availabilities (PMA) for amphi- bious and auxiliary ships for FYs 1993-95. One hundred and ninety- one of the availabilities will be on the East and Gulf Coasts and the remaining 165 will be on the West

Coast. Nine Ballistic Missile Nu- clear Submarine (SSBN) Availabili- ties are also included in the total.

No start/stop dates were released for security purposes.

Close examination of the figures in Exhibit 2, "U.S. Navy Availabili- ties By Region And Ship Type," reveals that the Navy has decreased its frigate availabilities from a scheduled 71 as of the March 1990

Location

Norfolk, VA

Charleston, SC

Newport, Rl

Mayport, FL

San Diego, CA

S.F., CA

Long Beach, CA 1st Qtr.*

Fiscal Year 91 2nd Qtr. 2 1 1 1 7 1 4 •Data does not include ships already awarded.

Solidur 2090 Dock Fenders...

Fulfill All Requirements And Are

Field Proven • Solidur 2090, Made of UHMW-PE

Offers A Combination of

Important Benefits: • Eases berthing — low friction • Reduces wear — abrasion resistant • Protects clocks — highest impact strength • Unaffected by chemicals • Non-pollutive — will not leak chemicals or splinter and break on impact • Unaffected by marine organisms • Will not rot — absorbs no water • Easy installation — light weight — custom design • Cost effective

SOLIDUR fender facing on rail ferry terminals.

JUJ J

IS . 1 I

BL 7

SOLIDUR fender facing in canal system. solidur 200 Industrial Drive • Delmont, PA 15626 1-800-322-8469 • Fax 412-468-4044

Solidur Pacific Co. -18179 S. W. Boones Ferry Rd

Portland, OR 97224 1-800-343-0444 • Fax 503-620-9316

Solidur Canada, Inc. *281 Ambassador Dr.

Mississauga, Ontario L5T2J3 416-564-6870 • Fax 416-564-6901

Location

Norfolk, VA

Charleston, SC

Newport. Rl

Mayport, FL

San Diego, CA

S.F., CA

Long Beach, CA 1st Qtr. 2 1 1 6 2 1

Fiscal Year 92 2nd Qtr. 4 3rd Qtr. 6 1 1 2 9 2 3 3rd Qtr. 3 4th Qtr. 3 2 2 2 6 4th Qtr. 2 3 2 2 2

Source: Shipbuilders Council of America ship repair schedule to 57 in its updated schedule. This would indi- cate that the Navy intends to retire the Knox Class (FF-1052) frigates from active service beginning in 1992. Reportedly eight of the class will be assigned to the Naval Re- serve fleet as training frigates. Of the remaining 38 Knox Class fri- gates, 32 will be mothballed, while no plans have been revealed for the remaining six ships. Overall, the

VADM. John W. Nyquist Calls

For Stable Shipbuilding Budget

Long Range Study—"Revolution At Sea 2020"

Will Provide Blueprint For The Future

In an address delivered to the Board of Directors of the Ship- builders Council of America,

VADM. John W. Nyquist, USN,

Assistant Chief of Naval Opera- tions for Surface Warfare (OP- 03), called for stability in the

Navy's Shipbuilding and Conver- sion, Navy (SCN) appropriation.

The Admiral, who is the sponsor for the SCN appropriation within the Office of the Chief of Naval

Operations, stated his concern that fiscal year 1992 and follow- ing years would present "tough times" for the industry. In his opinion, shipbuilding and ship repair will take a "disproportion- ate hit" in the allocation of funds within a reduced Department of

Defense budget request. He ex- pressed hope that the decision of the Secretary of Defense to build 1.5 SSN-21s and 4 DDG-51s per year would be sustained. These building rates were determined by the Major Warship Review after intense study and scrutiny "of the present and future world situation, threat and the indus- trial base."

Adm. Nyquist noted that the

Surface Warfare community has commissioned the Center for

Naval Analyses to conduct an- other requirement study to re- visit the Surface Combatant Force

Requirements Study (SCFRS) in the context of a low intensity conflict environment. In addition, a long range study, "Revolution at Sea 2020", is also underway.

This study will provide the R&D technology blueprint and prior- ity for the Battle Force Combat- ant of the 21st Century. Adm.

Nyquist believes that the Sur- face Force of the future will have greatly increased commonality in hull design. Ship mission capa- bilities will be influenced by the combat system loaded into the ship and the "traditional concepts of cruiser, destroyer, frigate and even amphibious ships will be- come less important."

The Admiral envisions their 21st century combatant will be built with a "generic hull and a baseline combat system." These ships could be built in numbers to ensure economies of scale and will be designed with greater sur- vivability. Hopefully, this ship of the 21st century will incorporate

Integrated Electric Drive (I&D) which will permit greatly reduced acoustic signatures, improve fuel economy, provide large amounts of electrical power for the weap- ons of the future, and permit new and more efficient ship designs.

Adm. Nyquist linked the fu- ture of the Navy to the shipbuild- ing industry. Calling the ship- building industry one of the Na- tion's greatest assets, he said that "there is no Navy without ship- building. We must find a way to protect the shipbuilding indus- try during this period so that there is a Navy of tomorrow!" 74 Circle 332 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News