Surface Warfare

7/30/2019 Surface Warfare

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Learning Objectives

Missions of the Surface Navy

Fleet Organization

Ship Arsenal Types of Deployments

Liberty!


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Strike Warfare

Anti-Air Warfare (AAW)

Anti-Submarine

Warfare (ASW)

Anti-Surface Warfare(ASUW)

Amphibious Warfare

Ballistic MissileDefense (BMD)


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Strike Warfare

Strike Warfare = PowerProjection, precision

land attack

Aircraft Carrier Airwing

Tomahawk Land Attack

Missiles (TLAM) fired

from Vertical Launch

System (VLS)

CG, DDG, SSN


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Anti-Air Warfare

(AAW)

Control of the Air is required for

successful operations

Layered Defense:

Combat Air Patrol (CAP)-

Fighters and AWACS

Surface to Air Missiles (Standard)

Short Range Missiles and

Phalanx CIWS


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Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)

Submarines are a threat:

Former Soviet Union and

Third World Countries

Primary ASW: SSNs

Surface ASW: Cruisers,

Destroyers and Frigates

Other: P-3Cs, SH-60

LAMPS Helos


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Weapons: Missiles, Torpedoes, Guns

Finding the Enemy: E-2C, LAMPS,

Satellites, RADAR

Interdiction - Find the enemy and stophim

ASUW includes blockade, inspection,

and anti-drug operations

Anti-Surface Warfare

(ASUW)


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Amphibious Warfare

Transport Marines and their equipmentto a desired objective

Provide logistics, air and other support

for the landing


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Ballistic Missile Defense

Long range surveillance

and tracking of

Intercontinental ballistic

missiles

Some ships are

engagement capable


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Fleet Organization

Task Force / Task Group (TF/TG)

Carrier Strike Group (CSG)

Surface Action Group (SAG)

Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)


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Task Force / Task Group (TF/TG)

Large group of ships, under one

command, that can perform all of the

above missions.


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Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Mission: Support the Carrier Airwing

Composition:

1 Aircraft Carrier w/ airwing

1-2 Cruiser(s) - AAW

2-3 Destroyers - ASUW, ASW

1 Frigate(s)

1 Submarine (SSN)

1 Supply Ship (T-AOE)


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Surface Action Group (SAG)

Mission: Find and destroy enemy surface

ships.

Composition:

Cruiser

Several Destroyers

Frigate(s)

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Expeditionary Strike Group

(ESG)

Mission: Gator Freighters Transportsground forces and put them ashore.

Composition:1 Amphibious Assault Ships

(LHA or LHD)

1 Amphibious Transport

Dock Ships (LPD or LSD 49)

1 Dock Landing Ships (LSD

41)

2 Destroyers or 1 Cruiserand 1 Destroyer

1 Frigate (FFG)

1 Submarine (SSN)

1 Marine Expeditionary Unit

(MEU)


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Ship Arsenal


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Aircraft Carrier (CVN)Nimitz Class (CVN-68)


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Aircraft Carrier (CVN)Nimitz Class (CVN-68)

Length: 1040 ft Displacement: ~96,000 tons

Features: Long flat top

Superstructure or Island on starboard side

Pylon mast aft of island

3 elevators to starboard, 1 to port


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Aircraft Carrier (CVN)Enterprise Class (CVN-65)

Length: 1123 ft Displacement: 94,000 tons

Features: Flattop

Island on starboard side, no mast aft of island

Billboard appearance on island


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Guided Missile Cruiser (CG)Ticonderoga Class (CG-47)


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Guided Missile Cruiser (CG)Mission

AAW

Battle Sphere Control

with SPY-1B Radar andAEGIS Combat ControlSystem

Strike with TLAM

ASUW, ASW

LAMPS Heliocopter(s)

BMD


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Guided Missile Cruiser (CG)Ticonderoga Class (CG-47)


Features Two distinct superstructures

Flat front bulkhead leading up to pilot house

Single lattice mast, helo deck and hanger

122 cell VLS system, 5 in guns fore and aft

Note: 1st 5 of class decommissioned- no VLS


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Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG)Arleigh Burke Class (DDG-51)


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Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG)Mission

Strike with TLAM

AAW

ASW

ASUW LAMPS

Battle Sphere

Control with SPY-

1D Radar andAEGIS Combat

Control System

BMD

General Pur ose


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Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG)Arleigh Burke Class (DDG-51 FLT I/II)


Features Single raked angled tripod mast

twin deckhouses with Vee between them

5 in gun forward, 90 cell VLS

Helo deck, no hanger

G id d Mi il D (DDG)


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Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG)Arleigh Burke Class (DDG-51 FLT IIA) Hull

number DDG 79+


Features Single raked tripod mast

twin deckhouses with Vee between them

5 in gun forward, 96 cell VLS

Helo deck and dual hanger


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Frigate (FFG)Oliver Hazard Perry Class (FFG-7)


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Frigate (FFG)Mission

Littoral ASW

Convoy and escort duty

Drug interdiction LAMPS


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Frigate (FFG)Oliver Hazard Perry Class (FFG-7)


Features Long, short box-like superstructure

Two lattice masts, aft one taller

3 in gun on deckhouse

Helo deck with dual hanger


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Littoral Combat Ship- LCS
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LCS is a fast, agile platform designed for

operation in near-shore environments yet

capable of open-ocean operation.

It is designed to defeat asymmetric anti-

access threats such as mines, quiet

diesel submarines and fast surface craft.


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Features Sleek superstructure with one small mast

Helo deck on fantail


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Amphibious Command Ships

(LCC)


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Amphibious Command Ships

(LCC) Mission

Command and Control for Fleet CDRs

(originally designed to be Amphibious

Command Ships)

Extensive command, control,

communications, computer and

intelligence (C4I) facilities

Mount Whitney - 6th Fleet

Blue Ridge - 7th Fleet


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Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD)Mission

Cornerstone of ESG, High Value

Unit

Support amphibious operations and

humanitarian assistance operations:

Harriers and helicopters

Well deck for landing craft

~2000 troops

Full Medical facilities

Self Defense weapons only


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Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD)Wasp Class (LHD-1)


Features Flattop with long island on starboard side

One elevator port and one starboard

Well deck at stern


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Well Deck with LCAC

A hibi A lt Shi (LHA)


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Amphibious Assault Ship (LHA)Tarawa Class (LHA-1)


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Amphibious Assault Ship (LHA)Tarawa Class (LHA-1)


Features Flattop with taller island than LHDOne elevator on port side

Well deck at stern


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Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)Austin Class (LPD-4)

Amphibious Transport Dock


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Amphibious Transport Dock(LPD)

Austin Class (LPD-4)Mission

Transport Marine troops and their

vehicles and cargo Secondary Aviation Platform for

ESG

Slowly being decommissioned asthe new LPD 17 class are being

built (Oldest just turned 40!)


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Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)Austin Class (LPD-4)


Features Large Helo deck aft, large tripod mast

Crane amidships over hanger

Boxy superstructure

Well deck at stern



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San Antonio Class (LPD-17)



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San Antonio Class (LPD-17)Mission

Transport Marine troops and their

vehicles and cargo

Secondary Aviation Platform for ESG

Built to operate with 21st century

transformational platforms, such as the

MV-22 Osprey.


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Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)San Antonio Class (LPD-17)


Features Helo and Osprey deck with hanger

2 Enclosed masts

Well deck at stern can hold two LCACs


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Dock Landing Ship (LSD)Whidbey Island Class (LSD-41)

D k L di Shi (LSD)


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Dock Landing Ship (LSD)

Whidbey Island Class (LSD-41)

MISSION LSD 41 was designed specifically to

operate LCAC vessels. It has the

largest capacity for these landing craft(4) of any U.S. Navy amphibious

platform.

It will also provide docking and repairservices for LCACs and for

conventional landing craft.


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D k L di Shi (LSD)


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Dock Landing Ship (LSD)Harpers Ferry Class (LSD-49)

D k L di Shi (LSD)


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Dock Landing Ship (LSD)

Harpers Ferry Class (LSD-49)

MISSION

The ship differs from the original LSD 41

by reducing its number of LCACs to two in

favor of additional cargo capacity.


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Military Sealift Command

The Military Sealift Command operatesmore than 110 ships around the world

These ships are designated "USNS"(United States Naval Ships) and are not

commissioned ships (USS vs USNS) Crewed by civilians

MSC ships have small militarydepartments assigned to carry outspecialized military functions such ascommunications and supply operations


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Ammunition Ship (T-AE)

MISSION

Arms the fleet atsea

STATS:

564 ft, 19,000 tons

Cranes on deck

Superstructure aft


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MISSION

Refuels Ships at

Sea (Underway

Replenishment)

STATS:

708 ft, 37,000 tons

Superstructure aft

Towers with UNREP

hoses and cables

Oiler (T-AO)

Hospital Ship (T-AH)


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Hospital Ship (T-AH)

MISSION

Deploys for

emergency medicalassistance for

combatants in war or

humanitarian

assistance

STATS:

894 ft, 69,300 tons

White ship with red

cross

Deployment


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Deployment Extended period of duty at sea for national

tasking

Provides sustainable global projection ofAmerican power from the High Seas

Surface Ship deployments are an average of 6months long on an 18 month cycle

Deployment makeup: ESG, CSG, Independent

deployer Missions: GWOT, Humanitarian assistance,

Drug Interdiction, BMD, Multi-nationalOperations, Maritime Interdiction Operations(MIO)

Locations: SOUTHPAC, WESTPAC, 5thFLEET, MED Cruise, Caribbean

Liberty!

Deployments


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Deployments

MISSIONS

Katrina Humanitarian Assistance

GWOT: Arrival in Kuwait

Carrier Protection and Support

Deployments


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Deployments

Drug Interdiction

Multinational Operations

Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO)

Liberty is the Mission!


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Ships Softball team vs Kagoshima

Baseball Club

Port Visit in Hong Kong

Fleet Week San Francisco

Feeding Kangaroo

in Australia



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Visiting Nagasakis A-Bomb PeacePark

Korean Barbecue in Donghae Korea

with our exchange officers


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