United States Navy

The U.S. aircraft carrier industrial base force structure, cost, schedule, and technology issues for CVN 77 ( )
3 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 1,206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This report documents the methods and findings of RAND research on the adequacy of the defense industrial base to support further construction of aircraft carriers and on the cost, schedule, and technology issues associated with building the next carrier, designated CVN 77. If the current carrier force size of 12 ships is to be maintained and if a decay in the quality of basic capabilities is to be avoided, CVN 77 cannot be started more than a year or so beyond the currently planned date of 2002. The earlier CVN is started, the less it will cost. Increasing the build duration from the planned 6.5 years to 8.5 years will also reduce costs. However, timing should not greatly affect the survival of suppliers of carrier components. The report recommends beginning ship fabrication before 2002 (which could save hundreds of millions of dollars); ordering contractor-furnished equipment in advance of shipyard start (a savings of tens of millions); and investment in R&D directed toward adapting production processes and engineering improvements that could reduce the cost of carrier construction, operation and maintenance, and manning. In fact, the costs involved in building and operating carriers are so huge that the Navy should consider establishing a stable annual R&D funding level for these ships. Appendixes to the report provide supporting data

Increasing aircraft carrier forward presence changing the length of the maintenance cycle by Roland F Yardley ( )
4 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,098 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier fleet must meet the forward presence requirements of theater commanders. With a decreasing fleet size, planners must balance the timing of maintenance, training, and deployment with presence and surge demands. Evaluating multiple one- and two-deployment scenarios per cycle, RAND examines the feasibility of different cycle lengths, their effect on carrier forward presence, and their impact on shipyard workloads

A concept of operations for a new deep-diving submarine by F. W LaCroix ( )
10 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 914 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
By 2012, the reactor on the U.S. Navy's only deep-diving research submarine will be exhausted, making it necessary to either refuel the reactor or replace the submarine. If the Navy opts for a new submarine, what capabilities should it retain and what capabilities should be added? What would be its most important missions and what would be required for it to perform those missions? In this report, the authors worked with panels of qualified scientists, defense experts, and naval officers to develop a concept of operation for a possible replacement platform, analyzing which military and scientific missions should have the highest priorities. The authors conclude by offering a list of the highest-priority missions and two design concepts that would best be able to achieve them

Transitioning NAVSEA to the future strategy, business, organization by Michael V Hynes ( )
3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 884 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a three-phase analytic approach for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for making business-planning decisions involving its activities, products, markets, technologies, people, and facilities with a view toward organizational realignment within the strategic context of the Navy in 2007. Translates Navy strategy and NAVSEA responsibilities into products and services; uses various measures to identify products--across NAVSEA--most central to key competencies of the business; and restructures NAVSEA organization to reflect strategic intents and centrality

Exploration of the valley of the Amazon : made under direction of the Navy Department by William Lewis Herndon ( Book )
19 editions published between 1854 and 2000 in English and held by 776 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Biological investigation of Malpelo Island, Colombia ( Book )
4 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 549 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Marine Corps Reserve : a history by United States ( Book )
1 edition published in 1966 in English and held by 538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Victory at sea ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1984 and 2009 in English and held by 507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The original full-length episodes of the award-winning series made exclusively for television and containing actual live action footage. The videos introduce the campaigns and action of World War II, concentrating on battles and action at sea

Ground-water levels and potentiometric surfaces, Naval Air Warfare Center, West Trenton, New Jersey, 2000 by Pierre Lacombe ( Book )
2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Bluejackets' manual ( )
in English and held by 375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide