A Historical Survey of Ship Reactivations

Abstract

In December 2016, the Navy released a new force structure assessment that called for a fleet of 355 ships substantially larger than the current force of 283 ships.1 The Navy can increase the size of its fleet using some combination of three broad approaches: increasing the number of new ships it purchases, delaying the retirements of currently active ships, or reactivating decommissioned ships.2 This report focuses on the thirdpathway, drawing insights from past experiences with reactivating decommissioned ships that might inform lawmakers decisions about reactivating retired ships in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1134950

Entities

People

  • Edward G. Keating

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Boats
  • Cargo Ships
  • Cold War
  • Korean War
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • New Jersey
  • Radar
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Vietnam War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting