Force Structure: Navy Is Complying With Battleship Readiness Requirements.
Abstract
This letter responds to one of our three reporting requirements stated in section 1015 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999. The reporting requirements involve issues associated with the status and future of the Navy's Iowa class battleships. This letter addresses our requirement to report on the Navy's compliance with battleship readiness requirements contained in section 1011 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996. Specifically, we evaluated the Navy's compliance with the requirements to (1) list and maintain at least two Iowa class battleships on the Naval Vessel Register (NVR) that are in good material condition and capable of providing adequate fire support for an amphibious assault; (2) retain the existing logistical support necessary to keep at least two Iowa class battleships in active service, including technical manuals, repair and replacement parts, and ordnance; and (3) keep the two battleships on the register until the Secretary of the Navy certifies that the Navy has within the fleet an operational surface fire support capability that equals or exceeds the fire support capability that the Iowa class battleships would be able to provide for Marine Corps amphibious assaults and operations ashore. The NVR is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody or titled by the Navy and includes those assigned to the Military Sealift Command. Section 1015 also requires us to report on (1) the Navy's plans for executing the naval surface fire support mission and the short-term and long-term costs associated with these plans and (2) the Navy's assessment of alternative methods and costs for executing the fire support mission,
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA362079
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office