GENERAL
What is Team Ships?
Team Ships acquires and supports the current and future surface fleet, translating warfighter requirements into combat capability, producing and supporting ships, boats and craft from cradle to grave, enabling our nation and its allies to project presence in peace, power in war and assured access at all times.
Team Ships encompasses Program Executive Office, Ships and the Deputy Commander for Surface Warfare, NAVSEA 21. PEO Ships manages the design, development, and acquisition of new ship classes, while SEA 21 manages the fleet introduction, complete life-cycle support and eventual decommissioning and disposal of non-nuclear surface ships.
Where is Team Ships headquartered?
Team Ships headquarters are located at the Washington Navy Yard, in Southeast Washington, D.C.
Team Ships
1333 Isaac Hull Avenue S.E.
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20376
Where does Team Ships fit into the Navy Chain of Command?
PEO Ships reports directly to Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN (RD&A)) for matters regarding acquisition management. SEA 21 reports to the Chief of Naval Operations through the Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) regarding support for in-service vessels.
More information on NAVSEA can be found at http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Headquarters.aspx
Information on ASN(RD&A) can be found at https://acquisition.navy.mil/
Which ship programs are managed by Team Ships?
Team Ships, comprised of two distinct organizations, PEO Ships and SEA 21, manages the construction, lifecycle support, and decommissioning of surface ships.
PEO Ships is responsible for the development and acquisition of U.S. Navy surface ships, and is currently managing the design and construction of 10 major ship classes and a wide range of small boats and craft. These platforms range from major warships such as frontline destroyers and amphibious assault ships to air-cushioned landing craft, oceanographic research ships and special warfare craft.
SEA 21 manages the complete life-cycle support and readiness for non-nuclear surface ships and is the principal interface with the Surface Warfare Enterprise. The directorate is responsible for the maintenance and modernization of surface combatants currently operating in the Fleet. Through planned modernization and upgrade programs, SEA 21 will equip today’s cruisers and destroyers with the latest technologies and systems to keep them in the Fleet throughout their service lives. Additionally, SEA 21 oversees the ship inactivation process, including transfers or sales to friendly foreign navies, inactivation and/or disposal.
How large is Team Ships?
Though it fluctuates, Team Ships currently employs more than 500 military and civilian experts in such fields as engineering, naval architecture, acquisition, and finance.
What programs does Team Ships manage?
Together, PEO Ships and SEA 21 manage the construction and lifecycle support, of the following classes of surface ship:
Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class guided-missile destroyers
Zumwalt (DDG 1000) class guided-missile destroyers
Ticonderoga (CG 47) class guided-missile cruisers
Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7) class
Wasp (LHD 1) class amphibious assault ships
Tarawa (LHA 1) class amphibious assault ships
America (LHA 6) class amphibious assault ships
San Antonio (LPD 17) class amphibious transport docks
Austin (LPD 4) class amphibious transport docks
Whidbey Island (LSD 41) class dock landing ships
Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) class dock landing ships
Cyclone (PC 1) class coastal patrol ships
Avenger (MCM 1) class mine countermeasures ships
Blue Ridge (LCC) class command ships
Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) class dry cargo/ammunition ships
Joint High Speed Vessel program
Oceanographic Survey Ship (T-AGS 66)
Missile Range Instrumentation Ship (T-AGM 25)
Ocean Class AGOR
LSD(X) dock landing ship replacement program
T-AO(X) oiler replacement program
Mobile Landing Platform
Ship-to-Shore Connector
Landing Craft, Air Cushioned Service Life Extension Program
Where can I find a list of Navy ships? Which ships are currently active in the fleet?
You can find information on Navy ships under the headings for each ship class on the Team Ships website.
Additionally, active ships are listed alphabetically with their home ports at http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/lists/shipalpha.asp
For more information, review the Naval Vessel Register at http://www.nvr.navy.mil/
How many ships are currently deployed?
For information about personnel and ship deployment, follow this link: http://www.navy.mil/navydata/navy_legacy_hr.asp?id=146
Where can I find out whether a particular ship is at sea, when it started deployment, when it is due to return to its home port, or how I might contact a friend aboard that ship?
For direct information regarding specific ships, please visit their individual websites for up-to-date, non-classified information. For example, the website of the USS Cole (DDG 67) is located at http://www.cole.navy.mil/. The specific ship you are searching for may not have a current web page.
I’d like to send multiple cards or a care package to a deployed ship in one box. How should I address the package?
There have been many changes and alternative suggestions about how to send mail and care packages to unsolicited troop members. This site may have the information you're looking for:
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/lists/ship-fpo.asp
I’d like to learn more about Navy ships programs. Where can I find a collection of facts?
More information about Navy ships is available at the Navy Fact File at: http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact.asp
I’d like to find information on deactivated ships. Where should I look?
More information about deactivated ships is available through the Navy’s Office of Information webpage on Deactivated Ships at: http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/lists/decoms.asp
Where can I find information on the history of various Navy ships?
Information about finding ships’ histories can be found through the Navy’s Office of Information at: http://www.history.navy.mil/
Or
The Naval Vessel Register at http://www.nvr.navy.mil
Or
NAVSHIPSO
NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Detachment
3751 Island Avenue, Third Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19153-3297
(215) 365-5767 x259
Where can I find information about ship plans and about obtaining or making models of Navy Ships?
For information about ship models, please visit the Naval History & Heritage Command website, located at http://www.history.navy.mil/, or contact:
Department of the Navy
Naval History and Heritage Command
805 Kidder Breese SE
Washington Navy Yard
Washington, DC 20374-5060
What are the milestones in the construction of a new ship? How are ships named?
Information on new ship construction, including the naming of ships, is discussed on the “Shipbuilding 101-” section of the Team Ships website, located at http://www.navsea.navy.mil/teamships/Shipbuilding/default.aspx.
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What is the status of the Spruance (DD 963) class?
As a cost-saving measure, all Spruance (DD 963)-class destroyers remaining in service have been decommissioned. Decommissioning this faithful class of warships saves the Navy about $1.25 billion – funding that will be applied to technology development and recapitalization efforts.
What is the status of the Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7) class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7)-class guided-missile frigates are primarily used today to conduct maritime interception operations, presence missions, and counter-drug operations. Twenty-one remain in active service and nine are in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force (NRF)
FFG modernization began in FY 2003 with USS Kauffman (FFG -59). The package includes hull, mechanical, and electrical alterations to replace four ship service diesel generators (SSDG) with commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) SSDGs. Modernization also includes installation of new evaporators with COTS reverse osmosis units; and replacement of existing boat davits with COTS slewing arm davits and the addition of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
The Mk13 launchers for the Standard SM-1 surface-to-air missile and Harpoon cruise missile are being removed from the ships, but units of the class will receive combat systems upgrades including Mk53 NULKA and Mk15 CIWS Block 1B gun with surface mode capability.
What is the DDG 51 restart program?
Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class destroyers are the backbone of the US Navy. These capable ships are equipped with the Navy’s Aegis Combat System, the world’s foremost integrated naval weapon system. Because of the ships’ range of capabilities, the Navy decided in 2009 to restart the DDG 51 program, beginning with DDG 113.
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What classes of ships will the LPD 17 class replace?
The eleven planned LPD 17 amphibious transport docks will replace four classes of older ships – LKA, LST, LSD 36, and LPD 4.
What is the principal mission of the LHD class? What is the status of the Wasp Class (LHD) Amphibious Assault Ship, and when did LHD 8 join the fleet?
The principal mission of amphibious assault ships is to support Marines and their capstone operational concept of Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare. Specific mission functions include; transporting naval forces to objective areas, supporting amphibious assault operations, and embarking the command element of an Expeditionary Strike Group. Amphibious assault ships serve as a landing ship for helicopters and other vertically launched aircraft, and can launch and recover landing craft that transport Marines between ship and shore. Seven LHD ships are in service today, serving our forces in conflicts across the globe providing humanitarian assistance. The eighth Wasp-class multi-purpose amphibious assault ship, Makin Island (LHD 8), was commissioned in San Diego on Oct. 24, 2009
What is included in the LSD class Midlife Sustainment Program?
The LSD class Mid-life Sustainment Program includes upgrades in several areas including: Hull, Mechanical & Electrical systems; Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems and Intelligence; Force Protection; Technology Insertion; Mission Support; and Survivability. Planned improvements include conversion to all-electric auxiliaries, installation of high efficiency propeller blades, crane/monorail improvements, air conditioning and chilled water upgrades, new computer control systems, and weight and moment compensation.
What is the mission and status of the Lewis and Clark (T-AKE) class?
USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) is a dry cargo/ammunition ship operated by Military Sealift Command that provides multi-product combat logistics support to the Navy fleet. These ships are Combat Logistics Force (CLF) underway replenishment vessels intended to replace the current capability of the Kilauea -class (T-AE 26) Ammunition Ship, Mars-class (T-AFS 1) Combat Stores Ships, and when operating in concert with a Henry J. Kaiser-class (T-AO 187) Oiler ship, the Sacramento-class (AOE 1) Fast Combat Support Ship. To date, 10 ships of the T-AKE 1 class have been built and delivered. Ships 11 and 13 are under construction. The Navy has contract options with NASSCO for the construction of the final ship, T-AKE 14.
What is this mission of the Landing Craft Air Cushion?
The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) is a high-speed transport vehicle that carries equipment, troops, vehicles and supplies on a cushion of air. Because of its air cushion LCAC is able to traverse the surf zone and land on shore where it quickly offloads and returns to its ship.
This high-speed, amphibious landing craft is capable of carrying a 60-ton payload (75 tons in overload) at speeds in excess of 40 knots and a nominal range of 200 nautical miles. LCACs provide amphibious task force commanders flexibility in selecting landing sites by permitting access to more than 70 percent of the world’s beaches as compared to only 17 percent for conventional landing craft.
What are the differing roles of the Navy’s Mine Warfare and Mine Countermeasure Ships? How many of each type are currently active in the fleet?
The 14 Avenger-class (MCM 1) ships locate, classify, and destroy moored and bottom mines. These relatively large mine countermeasures ships have fiberglass sheathed, wooden hulls to reduce both magnetic and acoustic signatures.
All 12 Osprey-class (MHC 51) mine hunters were decommissioned in December 2007.
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FLEET SUPPORT OFFICE
What is Human Systems Integration? How will it improve ships?
Human Systems Integration (HSI) ensures that Navy systems are designed, produced, supported, and modernized around the Sailor. HSI uses careful requirements designed to increase human performance, availability, health, safety, and accommodation. HSI decreases manpower, training and system response time costs for Navy ships while increasing human performance, by implementing more user-friendly systems. The Sailor is the most important part of the Navy, and HSI ensures that systems are implemented in ways best suited to the Sailors who will use them.
What is the nature of Optimal Manning?
Optimal Manning aims to find the most effective ways of staffing Sailors aboard ships.
Optimal manning experiments aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), USS Milius (DDG 69), and USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) have introduced innovative shipboard watch-standing practices, which have significantly reduced manning requirements, and have allowed Sailors to focus on their designated duties and responsibilities. The fleet is implementing best practices learned from these experiments on respective ship classes.
What happens to ships after they are decommissioned?
After decommissioning, a ship is removed from active service in the fleet. Decommissioned ships are placed in storage, and can be disposed in a variety of ways. Some decommissioned ships are transferred or sold to friendly foreign navies through Foreign Military Sales. Others are donated or become floating museums in honor of those who served. Some decommissioned ships are used for experimental testing, playing an important role in developing new systems for tomorrow’s fleet. Other inactive ships are purposefully sunk and can be used to create reefs in an environmentally friendly practice called Artificial Reefing. For more information, see the Inactive Ships and Ship Transfers sections of the Team Ships website.
Can you describe the differences between a "Hot Ship” transfer and a "Cold Ship” transfer?
Hot Ship transfers and Cold Ship transfers are two methods of transferring a decommissioned U.S. Navy vessel to a friendly foreign navy. Hot Ship transfers occur when the foreign navy takes custody of the vessel immediately after it is decommissioned from the U.S Navy. In other words, the ship never becomes inactive
Cold Ship transfers, on the other hand, occur when an inactive ship, which was previously in storage, is transferred to the foreign navy.
Transfers to foreign navies can only occur by following specific rules, which include regulations about the age and size of the ship being transferred. For more information on Hot and Cold transfers, please see the Ship Transfers section on Team Ships’ website.
What countries does Team Ships work with to sell or transfer ships? How are these ships utilized?
Team Ships transfers and sells ships to dozens of allied and friendly countries, including Pakistan, India, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Colombia, the Philippines and others. These ships used to perform similar roles in allied fleets as they perform in the U.S.
What role does Team Ship transfers play in combating terrorism, illegal narcotics trafficking, and piracy?
More than 57 countries rely on the expertise of Team Ships’ Boats and Craft Counternarcotics and Foreign Military Sales program offices to acquire patrol missile craft, rigid hull inflatable boats, riverine craft, and other equipment in order to protect their coastlines and inland waterways.
What does the International Fleet Support Program Office do?
The International Fleet Support Program Office provides support and follow-on technical assistance to foreign navies and coast guards who utilize decommissioned U.S. ships abroad. The range of support services offered includes acting as an “international type commander,” engineering, overall management, waterfront maintenance, systems upgrade and integration, modernization, supply and material oversight, software, publications and manuals, and personnel training.
By working closely with the Navy International Program Office, they play a key role in shaping the nation’s approach to global maritime partnerships that are crucial to extending the reach of the 21st century Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard
PMS 326 is actively supporting more than 150 ships in 23 different countries.
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