05-10-2003, 17:59
Mechanized Landing Craft LCM
The LCM-8 Mod 2 will function as a command and control (C2), personnel transfer and a light salvage/firefighting vessel. The Army will modify existing LCM-8s for this purpose. The total requirement for the Mod 2 is 14 (4 Prepo, 5 AC, 5 RC). The LCM-8 Mod 2 will perform many key support functions in conditions through sea state 3. The LCM-8’s proven record of performance provides a solid platform for this modification. As a C2 platform, the Mod 2 will provide the critical link between ship and shore operation centers. It will transport Army stevedores from shore to ship/ship to shore in a protected environment. It will also be used as a MEDEVAC vessel, diver support platform, limited firefighting and light salvage boat. The Mod 2 will function in shallow inlets, rivers and surf zones. It will retain its ability to land on an unimproved beach.
The LCM-8 transports cargo, troops, and vehicles from ship to shore or in retrograde movements. It is also used in lighter and utility work in harbors. The LCM-8 is designed for use in rough or exposed waters and can be operated through breakers and grounded on the beach. The bow ramp allows RORO operations with wheeled and tracked vehicles. Its small size allows for use in confined areas. The LCM-8 can be transported by LSVs, LCU 2000s, LSTs, commercial bulk carriers, and heavy lift ships.
Characteristics and capabilities include the following:
Length overall: 74 feet.
Beam: 21 feet.
Displacement (weight): 58 LTONs (light); 111 LTONs (loaded).
Deck area: 620 square feet.
Payload: 53 tons.
Range: 332 nautical miles at 11 knots (light); 271 nautical miles at 9 knots (loaded).
Draft: 3.5 feet (light); 5 feet (loaded).
600,000 ea.
PC-1 Cyclone class
Patrol Coastal Boats
Fleet Commanders in Chief (CINCLANTFLT and CINCPACFLT) are required to maintain the capability to conduct coastal patrol, surveillance and interdiction, and to maintain the capability to support Navy Special Warfare forces (SEALS) in their various areas of responsibility. The Patrol Coastal (PC) is intended to fulfill these coastal patrol, surveillence and interdiction roles. The PC-14 will also be employed to support Naval Special Warfare missions within the ships' inherent capabilities. The PC-14 will operate under warfighting doctrinal guidelines of NWP 39, Naval Coastal Warfare Doctrine; NWP 15, Naval Special Warfare; and NWP 13-1, Navy Riverine and Coastal Operations. PC is expected to operate primarily in low-intensity conflict (LIC) environments. Contingency scenarios will range from permissive Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) to counterinsurgency and surveillence and interdiction of coastal sea lines of communication (SLOCs). The PC will also provide an affordable, compatible, and proven candidate for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) consideration.
Upgrades to the fielded Patrol Coastal (PC) ship are planned under several of the PC programs. Backfit of stern ramp and reduction in signatures used in PC-14 is planned for existing PCs.
The Patrol Coastal Combat Retrieval System (CCRS) program will modify the aft deck of Cyclone Class Patrol Coastal ships to be capable of retrieving various combatant craft. The current crane and ship’s boat will be removed and replaced with an aft deck ramp - which extends down to below the water line. This modification significantly increases the ship’s capability to provide NSW support. Work is budgeted to occur in
90,000 ea.
AGF-3 USS LA SALLE
Following commissioning, LA SALLE served as flagship for Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Forces during the Dominican Crisis, and participated in the evacuation of Construction Battalion Six from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. During 1969, LA SALLE served as the test platform for the prototype AV-8 Harrier Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) fighter bomber.
In 1972, LA SALLE was designated a Miscellaneous Command Ship (AGF) and assumed duties as the flagship for Commander, Middle East Force. Forward-deployed to Bahrain, and painted white to reflect the Middle East Sun, "The Great White Ghost of the Arabian Coast" steamed an average of 55,000 miles annually in that role.
La Salle and five other ships in the Persian Gulf were the US Navy presence during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 02 August 1990. Over the course of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, La Salle assumed the added responsibility of controlling and coordinating the Maritime Intercept Force and served concurrently as flagship for Commander, US Naval Forces, Central Command. On March 12,1991, USS La Salle became the first United States Navy warship to enter the newly liberated port of Ash Shuaybay, Kuwait.
USS La Salle became the U.S. Sixth Fleet Command Ship on November 8, 1994. Prior to assuming the role of Sixth Fleet flagship, LA SALLE underwent an extensive yard period to upgrade its capabilities.
2 million ea.
USS JOHN F. KENNEDY
USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) was named for the 35th President of the United States. The ship's keel was laid October 22, 1964, at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Virginia. President Kennedy's nine-year-old daughter, Caroline christened the ship in May 1967 in ceremonies held at Newport News, Virginia; the ship subsequently entered naval service on September 7, 1968. KENNEDY was originally designed as a CVA-67, attack aircraft carrier. In the early 1970's, the classification was changed to CV-67, indicating the ship was capable of supporting anti-submarine warfare aircraft, making it an all-purpose, multi-mission aircraft carrier.
In September 1995, the USS John F. Kennedy became the Naval Reserve's first aircraft carrier. Homeported at Mayport, FL, her primary function during contingency operations was to provide a surge capability, and in peacetime to support Navy force training requirements. As with all other Reserve ships, she remained fully mission ready.
13 million ea.
More on the way!
The LCM-8 Mod 2 will function as a command and control (C2), personnel transfer and a light salvage/firefighting vessel. The Army will modify existing LCM-8s for this purpose. The total requirement for the Mod 2 is 14 (4 Prepo, 5 AC, 5 RC). The LCM-8 Mod 2 will perform many key support functions in conditions through sea state 3. The LCM-8’s proven record of performance provides a solid platform for this modification. As a C2 platform, the Mod 2 will provide the critical link between ship and shore operation centers. It will transport Army stevedores from shore to ship/ship to shore in a protected environment. It will also be used as a MEDEVAC vessel, diver support platform, limited firefighting and light salvage boat. The Mod 2 will function in shallow inlets, rivers and surf zones. It will retain its ability to land on an unimproved beach.
The LCM-8 transports cargo, troops, and vehicles from ship to shore or in retrograde movements. It is also used in lighter and utility work in harbors. The LCM-8 is designed for use in rough or exposed waters and can be operated through breakers and grounded on the beach. The bow ramp allows RORO operations with wheeled and tracked vehicles. Its small size allows for use in confined areas. The LCM-8 can be transported by LSVs, LCU 2000s, LSTs, commercial bulk carriers, and heavy lift ships.
Characteristics and capabilities include the following:
Length overall: 74 feet.
Beam: 21 feet.
Displacement (weight): 58 LTONs (light); 111 LTONs (loaded).
Deck area: 620 square feet.
Payload: 53 tons.
Range: 332 nautical miles at 11 knots (light); 271 nautical miles at 9 knots (loaded).
Draft: 3.5 feet (light); 5 feet (loaded).
600,000 ea.
PC-1 Cyclone class
Patrol Coastal Boats
Fleet Commanders in Chief (CINCLANTFLT and CINCPACFLT) are required to maintain the capability to conduct coastal patrol, surveillance and interdiction, and to maintain the capability to support Navy Special Warfare forces (SEALS) in their various areas of responsibility. The Patrol Coastal (PC) is intended to fulfill these coastal patrol, surveillence and interdiction roles. The PC-14 will also be employed to support Naval Special Warfare missions within the ships' inherent capabilities. The PC-14 will operate under warfighting doctrinal guidelines of NWP 39, Naval Coastal Warfare Doctrine; NWP 15, Naval Special Warfare; and NWP 13-1, Navy Riverine and Coastal Operations. PC is expected to operate primarily in low-intensity conflict (LIC) environments. Contingency scenarios will range from permissive Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) to counterinsurgency and surveillence and interdiction of coastal sea lines of communication (SLOCs). The PC will also provide an affordable, compatible, and proven candidate for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) consideration.
Upgrades to the fielded Patrol Coastal (PC) ship are planned under several of the PC programs. Backfit of stern ramp and reduction in signatures used in PC-14 is planned for existing PCs.
The Patrol Coastal Combat Retrieval System (CCRS) program will modify the aft deck of Cyclone Class Patrol Coastal ships to be capable of retrieving various combatant craft. The current crane and ship’s boat will be removed and replaced with an aft deck ramp - which extends down to below the water line. This modification significantly increases the ship’s capability to provide NSW support. Work is budgeted to occur in
90,000 ea.
AGF-3 USS LA SALLE
Following commissioning, LA SALLE served as flagship for Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Forces during the Dominican Crisis, and participated in the evacuation of Construction Battalion Six from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. During 1969, LA SALLE served as the test platform for the prototype AV-8 Harrier Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) fighter bomber.
In 1972, LA SALLE was designated a Miscellaneous Command Ship (AGF) and assumed duties as the flagship for Commander, Middle East Force. Forward-deployed to Bahrain, and painted white to reflect the Middle East Sun, "The Great White Ghost of the Arabian Coast" steamed an average of 55,000 miles annually in that role.
La Salle and five other ships in the Persian Gulf were the US Navy presence during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 02 August 1990. Over the course of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, La Salle assumed the added responsibility of controlling and coordinating the Maritime Intercept Force and served concurrently as flagship for Commander, US Naval Forces, Central Command. On March 12,1991, USS La Salle became the first United States Navy warship to enter the newly liberated port of Ash Shuaybay, Kuwait.
USS La Salle became the U.S. Sixth Fleet Command Ship on November 8, 1994. Prior to assuming the role of Sixth Fleet flagship, LA SALLE underwent an extensive yard period to upgrade its capabilities.
2 million ea.
USS JOHN F. KENNEDY
USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) was named for the 35th President of the United States. The ship's keel was laid October 22, 1964, at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Virginia. President Kennedy's nine-year-old daughter, Caroline christened the ship in May 1967 in ceremonies held at Newport News, Virginia; the ship subsequently entered naval service on September 7, 1968. KENNEDY was originally designed as a CVA-67, attack aircraft carrier. In the early 1970's, the classification was changed to CV-67, indicating the ship was capable of supporting anti-submarine warfare aircraft, making it an all-purpose, multi-mission aircraft carrier.
In September 1995, the USS John F. Kennedy became the Naval Reserve's first aircraft carrier. Homeported at Mayport, FL, her primary function during contingency operations was to provide a surge capability, and in peacetime to support Navy force training requirements. As with all other Reserve ships, she remained fully mission ready.
13 million ea.
More on the way!