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Not exactly in line with this discussion, but RAND has released a pair of papers on how to increase the readiness availability of US Navy carriers:

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Not exactly in line with this discussion, but RAND has released a pair of papers on how to increase the readiness availability of US Navy carriers:

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", by Roland J. Yardley, James G. Kallimani, John F. Schank, and Clifford A. Grammich, RAND Research Brief, RB-9316-NAVY (2008).

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", by Roland J. Yardley, James G. Kallimani, John F. Schank, Clifford A. Grammich, RAND Monograph, MG-706-NAVY (2008).

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Thanks for the links to these papers. It was interesting to read about the way possible variations to the maintenance cycle would effect short and long term availability.

Tas

USS Tarawa in Hobart

USS Tarawa (LHA 1) has visited my home city of Hobart. Looking at Tarawa (on probably its last visit to an Australian port) has wetted my appetite for the day when one of the new Australian LHDs, HMAS Canberra or HMAS Adelaide, sails into the Derwent River for the first time. Tarawa had 6 Harriers and approx 30 helos on board, together with landing craft and several thousand marines. The visit was reported positively in Tasmania in both the TV and print media.

Images of Tarawa in the Derwent River will be downloaded into the military pictures section and in the meantime can be seen on my blog:



Tas

NB: I was going to include an image as an attachment but as I already have attachments in two other posts on this forum I have apparently exheeded my total limit for attachments.

Thanks for posting that info Tasman.

The USN will be de-comissioning the Tarawa later this year or early next year...Her fate? She will probaly be sunk in the Pacific near Hawaii..

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Thanks for posting that info Tasman.

The USN will be de-comissioning the Tarawa later this year or early next year...Her fate? She will probaly be sunk in the Pacific near Hawaii..

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She is looking a bit the worse for wear. Talking with some of the sailors it seems that only the essentials are now receiving more than minimum maintenance. A photo I took today and added to my blog shows just how weather beaten her hull is and many internal fittings are also looking somewhat worn. Her crew are well aware that she is nearing her end as an operational warship and some seem a bit sad about it. However, she seems a very happy ship, particularly considering how long she has been on deployment.

Fortunately Hobart has turned on a couple of beautiful days.

Tas

That weather beten appearence only takes a few weeks at sea to develop. But that being said the old girl is ready to retire. She is old..32 years I think..It's time for her to retire.

Anybody need a LHA??? A high mileage but proven platform!

bd popeye said:

That weather beten appearence only takes a few weeks at sea to develop. But that being said the old girl is ready to retire. She is old..32 years I think..It's time for her to retire.

Anybody need a LHA??? A high mileage but proven platform!

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Hmmm... she might fulfil the musing of a Big Honking Ship as stated by General Rick Hillier after a major refit...

At a media briefing, however, General Rick Hillier, Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), filled in some details of his plans for the navy with the announcement that the military would be acquiring an amphibious transport ship. He said he wanted a “big honking ship” that can carry four to six heavy-lift helicopters and a light task force of approximately 800-900 soldiers.

Hillier said the amphibious ship would complement the three Joint Support Ships. In regards to its acquisition, he said “we’re going to have to take an appetite suppressant. Everybody says, okay, so you want the San Antonio-class ship. That’s a pretty expensive ship to go get. We believe there are others around, designs around, that would easily meet our requirements that are less expensive.”

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ROKN LPH-6111 Dokdo now fully operational. Great pics.

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, the ROKN LHP-6111 Dokdo is now fully operational, recently serving as a task force flagship for joint operational training with the US Navy.

Able to handle over 700 troops, modern air cushioned craft, or landing craft in its large well deck, and 16 modern helicopters (including up to 10 CH-60 helos) on its deck and in its hangar spaces, the vessel is fully combat command and control capable and is armed well for self defense with a RAM missile launcher (21 missiles) and two Goal Keeper 30mm CIWS.

Here are some great recent pics of this very capable, very seaworhty, and ship shape Amphibious Assault Ship.

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Very nice ship. Though I think the name is rather provocative---an amphibious assault vessel with the same name as the territorially disputed islands with Japan and under Japanese control, aka, Tsushima islands. [No discussion of the said dispute allowed further].

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Very nice ship. Though I think the name is rather provocative---an amphibious assault vessel with the same name as the territorially disputed islands with Japan and under Japanese control, aka, Tsushima islands. [No discussion of the said dispute allowed further].

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It is a very nice vessel, and very capable.

The ROKN is building up a very modern and potent fleet and once their KDX-III, King Sejong the Great, is commissioned, along with its follow-ons and the follow on to this LPH, they will have the makings a very powerful Amphibious or surface action group.

Ultimately they will be able to sortie two or three such groups.