Coast Guard: Status of Polar Icebreaking Fleet Capability and Recapitalization Plan (with briefing charts)

Abstract

The Coast Guard is responsible for providing polar icebreaking capability for the United States and operates two polar icebreakers: a heavy icebreaker, the Polar Star, that is nearing the end of its expected service life, and the Healy, a medium icebreaker. To maintain polar icebreaking capability to access the Arctic and Antarctic (i.e. the Polar Regions), the Coast Guard is seeking to recapitalize its polar icebreaking fleet through the acquisition of three new heavy polar icebreakers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 25, 2017
Accession Number
AD1163438

Entities

People

  • Jennifer Grover

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Capital Investments
  • Coast Guard
  • Congress
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security