Navy Ocean Facilities Program

Abstract

Historically, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command has given technical and engineering support to shore-based U.S. naval operating forces. In 1969, however, by instruction from the Office of the Chief of Naval Material, the Command was assigned the responsibility of supporting the operating forces in ocean facilities engineering and construction. This decision by Naval Material to take construction offshore was a result of the Fleet's need for a responsive underwater construction resource. Underwater construction is the ability to work in the ocean's environment, an environment that can be friendly of hostile, calm or violent. It is within this environment that the Naval Facilities Engineering Command is chartered to develop the engineering, design, and construction of ocean structures in support of the Fleet at minimum life-cycle cost, using military and/or contractual construction forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
ADA955052

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arrays
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classification
  • Communication Systems
  • Construction
  • Construction Equipment
  • Deep Water
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • National Security
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Seabed
  • Security
  • Underwater Construction
  • Underwater Structures

Readers

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  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies