The U.S. Navy's 30 Year Plan on Shipbuilding - 2024

The Navy's 30-Year Plan on Shipbuilding

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March 21, 2024

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[sadlerbw]

Random bits and pieces I saw while skimming through the budget that was proposed in Congress yesterday:
- Navy is not allowed to decommission any LCS's or two named LSD's. One was the USS Tortuga, and I forget what the second was.
- $142 million allocated to buy two used sealift ships.
- Navy has to start buying US-made propulsion systems and combining gears for the FFG's no later than the 11th hull.
- Fleet oilers were a big enough deal that they had their own line item alongside carriers and submarines.

There is a ton of stuff in there. These were just some things I thought were relevant to readers here, and also not totally obvious or expected.

[dmac]

Decisions made 30-35 years ago to decommission shipyards are coming back to bite big time. In hindsight it would have been more prudent to retain those shipyards and lease them out to commercial ship builders with generous terms and tax incentives. That would have served to preserve capacity and more importantly have kept ship workers employed thus ensuring that a large pool of knowledge is preserved.

[ThisPartIsAndrew]

My ancestors came to America to build clipper ships back in the 1700s and Benjamin Dutton and his family did exactly that. Now, I'm moving to Maryland to do my part.

[hugodesrosiers-plaisance]

I discovered your channel just a couple months ago in the context of the Israeli-Hamas War. You have been dishing out some seriously on-point information about that topic and everything else related to shipping. Thank you for sharing everything you share.
Cheers, friend!

[therickson]

The reason for the high cost of a Sub Tender is not the ship itself but the shop capabilities to work on nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons systems.

[keilgon]

Thank Sal for all your insights! Love the channel!!

[fastfreddy]

Worked at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company briefly back in the ‘70s.
Nimitz was undergoing sea trials. They let us tour her on lunch break since we had clearance.
Bridge & flight deck if I recall correctly.

[danielkershaw]

Thanks Sal, love the traditional CVN names!

[Idahoguy]

Shipyards, shipyards, shipyards! We lack shipyards for new construction, and repair and overhaul. Especially for SSNs. USS Boise submarine has been tied up waiting five years for shipyard work

[markthomas]

When I was a kid, 1960s ships for the Navy were being built in Philadelphia.. I went on the Kitty Hawk in 1960, , it was built at the Camden shipyard.. no longer exists.. they could still be building ships there.. many of our fathers worked there..

[TFY-vl]

We should have done this 30 years ago... we got complacent, we fucked around in the Middle East far too long and forgot about the future of the Navy. During the 90s after the USSR collapsed the US was the superpower, we thought we'd never be matched. Well then came the early 2010s and China started growing and building islands in the SCS and we've been chasing our tails to catch up ever since.

[RichfromVirginiaBeach]

Oh My Gosh! The're scheduled to decommission the USS Ashland (LSD-48) in two years! I'm a plank owner for that ship! Talk about feeling freeking old! Will I be one of those 'old' dudes sitting at the decommissioning ceremony? Hell no I won't! But, I will be there wherever it is. Thanks Sal, I would vote for you for Secretary of the Navy!

[wrightsublette]

I 100% agree on Lexington for CVN-82. From this point forward, we should use Yorktown, Midway, Saratoga, Ranger & Coral Sea for our future carrier names.

[MultiCconway]

We will NEVER grow the fleet if we cannot even replace attrition.

[Pompomgrenade]

Dude, all the carrier names were on point 🪄

[duuude]

Another summary of the destroyers and other ships would be nice to see. Working at a shipyard we have a hard time tracking progress on each ship and what name they are. I'm certain every other ship builder would appreciate this. Doesn't have to be all at once but other details the shipyard they come from and public progress reports would be very cool. Obviously you're not a military specific channel but at least you've got the time to read this stuff while we build them :)

[philipciaffa]

Your channel is a voice in the wilderness of US Naval Affairs and super important to raise the visibility of long-neglected topics. Strategic Sealift, Logistics Support Force (AFS/AOE/AOR/AE), Auxiliary (AD/AS Tenders, Salvage Ships, Heavy Lift, Crane Ships, Mine Warfare), Maritime Pre-Positioning Force, Ready Reserve Fleet, US Army MTS Fleet, Defense Industrial Base, US Merchant Marine Resources. Human Capital and its expertise to support these missions and funding has vanished, but the global requirements remain. Keep up the great and important work!

[QuattroSG]

I don't think they have 30 years to get their act together, I doubt they even have 30 months...

[walterbandstra]

We need to build and update our ship yards. Canada was faced with having to build new ships. They could buy them overseas for a fraction of the cost, compared to building them local. However, when you buy them overseas, that money is gone. It adds to the Trade Deficit. When yo build them locally, the money stays in the Country. You have well paying jobs. Those workers spend that money, buying products locally. They pay taxes etc. The money goes around and around but stays in the Country.

[SpockBorg]

Anyone ever considered handing off some ship building to an allied nation with similar ship building capabilities. At very least they could build designs that are less critical or possess tech that is already well known. Maybe even have them build basic units that we could outfit ourselves with more sensitive systems or at minimum contract maintenance and refit work to them in order to free up domestic capacity for new builds.