T-AO 205 Class

Abstract

Test and Evaluation (T&E) requirements to support the T-AO 205 John Lewis Fleet Oiler Class recapitalization of the existing T-AO 187 Fleet Oiler Class. The Navy's Combat Logistics Force (CLF) oilers supply fuel and dry cargo to Navy ships at sea. The T-AO 205 Class will operate as shuttle ships from resupply ports to customer ships. Additionally, in conjunction with a T-AKE, they will accompany and stay on-station with a Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to provide fuel as required to customer ships.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0605327N_5_1319_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
T-AO 205 delivered in July 2022, this was a 2 month schedule delay with first of class complexities (power train, system controls), continued COVID driven labor shortages, and required to complete overall ship production. Thus there was a one for one delay for the following testing events: Completion of DT-C, Operational Test Readiness Review (OTRR), Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) and Report, Total Ship Survivability Trial (TSST) and completion of Final Survivability Assessment Report (FSAR).
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptance Tests
  • Acquisition
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Demonstrations
  • Developmental Tests
  • Logistics
  • Production
  • Shipbuilding
  • Survivability
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

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