USS Gerad Ford

There are many great tech improvements seen here. As an oldtyme naval aviator I am sure impressed. Yes, this is a most impressivbe ship. But there are some other considerations to be aware of.
The Ford will cost $14 Billion vs $1/2 Billion for the Big E, CVN-65. Will it be 28 times better? Then there is the LCS class which isn't exactly doing well. With all those Admirals running around, it would seem that they could do a little better.... unless someone is feathering their nest for retirement. Today's navy has more admirals than ships. No lie. I'm sure they are all honorable men who also have grown quote expert at feathering their nest.
 
Maybe just a little exaggeration. 281 deployable ships and 216 authorized flag officers. But the statistic is telling.

Unfortunately the US Navy, as well as the other armed forces, is at levels that I believe are dangerously low. We are swapping technology for numbers. Again I am not sure that is the best answer.

George
 
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The Ford will cost $14 Billion vs $1/2 Billion for the Big E, CVN-65. Will it be 28 times better?

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Of course, the Big E was built almost 55 years ago.
 
I see progress being made on her everytime I cross the James River Bridge.
 
In today's dollars the Enterprise was built for $3.8 mil.

George. Out of the 281 deplorable, how many are in a state of storage?
 
John, that would be 281 deployable, not deplorable. My educated guess would be that none of the 281 are in "storage".
 
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In today's dollars the Enterprise was built for $3.8 mil.

George. Out of the 281 deplorable, how many are in a state of storage?

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As far as I know, deployable means deployable.

George
 
Sorry about the typo. I meant deployable. Maybe since I am retired Air Force it was a Freudian slip? LOL

I ask because I did not know if they do the same with some ships as they do with Airplanes. For example, in Tucson at the graveyard there are nearly 300 deployable aircraft. They are kept in near-ready to fly condition awaiting deployment. I thought maybe some of the ships were kept in that condition as well. I know there are some Naval ready reserve ships located here in Baltimore that have a skeleton crew to maintain them. I presume these would be included in the deployable ships the Navy has? And the James River Fleet, which used to be quite large I understand, still has 8 or 10 deployable ships that can be made ready with minimal effort.

Wiki lists 248 active ships with another 51 in ready reserve capacity. I am unclear of exactly what capacity the ready reserve ships are maintained as compared to ready reserve airplanes.
 
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Maybe just a little exaggeration. 281 deployable ships and 216 authorized flag officers. But the statistic is telling.

Unfortunately the US Navy, as well as the other armed forces, is at levels that I believe are dangerously low. We are swapping technology for numbers. Again I am not sure that is the best answer.

George

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Having served on an Oliver Hazard Perry class FFG under the minimum manning concept, I can tell you it is not.
 
What scares me most is that the defense of these ships is becoming more challenging. Yes, we have high tech, but there are some pretty cagey perps out there that can make a mess of something like this and they would do it how ever they could.
Striking back after the fact would be like hitting a needle in a haystack.
 
Pretty cool. I spent 3 years at NNSY - initial manning of USS Charlotte (SSN-766) I belivee the Stennis was finishing up. Big bastards especially in dry dock
 
Don't forget that these ships are not designed for nor intended to be used inshore or close to the landmass of an y enemy. They lay off several hundred miles and launch their several types of attack weapons with lots of blue water between them and harm's way. Or so the plan goes !
 
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