Merchant Ship Naval Augmentation Program

Abstract

The Merchant Ship Naval Augmentation Program (MSNAP) is a research and development program. It supports a procurement plan whereby merchant ships will be modified to allow rapid installation of modular or standardized underway replenishment (UNREP) equipment such as the Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method (STREAM) gear delivery system or fuel transfer station gear. MSNAP gear enables merchant ships to operate as naval auxiliary UNREP ships to conduct consolidation operations and limited direct replenishment of combatant ships. This memorandum describes the MSNAP demonstrations that were performed in 1981 and 1985 and discusses the status of MSNAP funding, planned ship modifications, and ship manning issues.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA173726

Entities

People

  • Jodi E. Tryon

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ammunition
  • Cargo Handling
  • Cargo Ships
  • Demonstrations
  • Employment
  • Logistics
  • Maritime Industry
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels (Combatant)
  • Navy
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procurement
  • Replenishment
  • Ships

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.