Navy Ships: Problems Continue to Plague the Seawolf Submarine Program

Abstract

This report provides the results of our review of the Navy's Seawolf (SSN-21) Class Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine construction program. This report discusses (1) the change in the status of the class design and SSN-21 construction since December 1991, (2) the effectiveness of technical and management actions to resolve lead submarine welding problems and guard against a recurrence of a similar problem in the future, and (3) Navy efforts to control schedule delays. This report covers work we performed and comments we received from May 1992 through June 1993. The official Department of Defense response dated June 24, 1993, notes that program cost increases are largely due to the sharp reduction in the number of submarines that will be procured, which are beyond the program manager's control.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA267940

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attack Submarines
  • Boats
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fabrication
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Manufacturing
  • Modular Construction
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Propulsion
  • Shipbuilding
  • Uss Connecticut
  • Uss Jimmy Carter
  • Uss Seawolf

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.