Shipbuilding: Navy's Plan to Acquire Additional Strategic Sealift

Abstract

The Navy has been exploring the following four options to increase sealift capabilities: Option A: Buying or chartering existing roll-on/roll-off ships that meet desired military configurations (speed, cargo carrying capability, and size); Option B: Building less-capable but militarily useful ships and chartering them to commercial operators during peacetime; Option C: designing and building completely new roll-on/roll-off ships; and Option D: buying existing ships and converting them to the desired configuration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA253635

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Cargo
  • Cargo Handling
  • Congress
  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Conversion
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Military Acquisition
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Shipbuilding
  • Shipyards

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies