US Navy Transport Vessels Called “Rusty Tin Cans”

American transport ships backup fleet are "rusty cans" that are not able to fully fulfill the tasks assigned to them. This was the opinion of the former head of the legal advisory service of the US Maritime Administration at the Department of Transportation, Denise Krepp, who wrote the corresponding article for the official portal of the US Naval Institute.

The American expert claims that today the basis of the US transport fleet is "ships of the Cold War", put into operation "back in the early 70s of the last century."

The ships of the Cold War era, which form the backbone of the transport fleet, were significantly degraded, posing a threat to military personnel and national security.

- He writes, citing the example of the court Cape May and Altair, launched in 1972 and 1973.

As an example of the poor condition of the US Navy transport ships, Krepp recalls that last fall there were exercises where only 61 of the 39 available transport ships were able to carry out the combat mission, while the remaining 22 vessels were conditionally ready to perform combat missions.

The author of the article concludes that the transport ships of the American fleet are in urgent need of replacement or repair.

In 2018, a catastrophic shortage of sailors for the US reserve fleet was reported. According to experts, in the event of a conflict, half of the US reserve fleet will remain in place, since there will be no one to manage it.

For our part, we can add that this article was published ahead of the discussion of the new US military budget for 2021. Draw your own conclusions.

Comments

[Vladimir_2U]

So the dollar krants, or wait a little longer to celebrate?

[Same lech]

Rather, new injections of dollars are needed ... so they sang the old song that everything is bad ... the incentive must be substantiated economically ... this is done practically everywhere not only among Americans.

[Dmitry Donskoy]

Well, this is more likely not "done", but it is. I remember when I was serving on "Topoli", the main thing when going on duty to field positions from a point of permanent deployment was that all equipment would go outside the checkpoint. And then all the "servants" broke down along the entire route and for a couple of days they were collected by tractors.

[Michael vitman]

Such banks of the Russian Navy would not hurt!

[TermNachTer]

It sounds strange. Everything is bad in the Russian Navy, everything is fine in the USA. And here, such a setup.

[Vasyan1971]

Quote: Vladimir_2U

So the dollar krants, or wait a little longer to celebrate?

Wait until next Thursday. And then, if the rain passes.

[svp67]

Quote: Vladimir_2U

So the dollar krants, or wait a little longer to celebrate?

And why are you that the calendar is not enough for the "holidays"?

[Vladimir_2U]

I mean, it is not clear whether to rejoice at the rustiness, or to grieve at the large number of supply ships for the fleet of a potential "partner". ))

[svp67]

Quote: Vladimir_2U

I mean, it is not clear whether to rejoice at the rustiness, or to grieve at the large number of supply ships for the fleet of a potential "partner". ))

But nothing, just take note.

[Vladimir_2U]

Oh thanks, can I not write comments then?

[svp67]

Quote: Vladimir_2U

Oh thanks, can I not write comments then?

Yes please. What kind of extremes you have are ready to celebrate, then they are ready to merge ...

[Vladimir_2U]

In fact, there is what? Where did you read about the readiness to celebrate?

[Mountain shooter]

A good piece, 70 - 80 transport ships contracts, orders ...

[Same lech]

A good piece, 70 - 80 transport ships contracts, orders ...

... kickbacks at 10 percent.

[Ros 56]

Again, the generals do not have enough money to cut. So this is the secret of such a huge striped military budget, and we wonder where they are putting the money. We have ten times less, but somehow it looks like no worse, we can reduce it on occasion.

[Free wind]

An American expert, a legal adviser to the Department of Transport, or just a lawyer, where does he even know anything from. His task is to advise on the correctness of paperwork, for example, when an employee is fired. that he would not sue the company. The state of the courts is not his business. Well, yes, the dollar will fall in love with the cranks, they just don't tell us this, I read about it in the magazine "krkodil" in 1956

[Same lech]

Yes, just a lawyer

Yes, just an intermediary ...

[Den717]

Quote: Free Wind

An American expert, legal adviser to the Department of Transportation, and just a lawyer, how can he even know something.

Obviously, this adviser to the Ministry of Transport could be tied to contractual work on civilian freight in the interests of the Pentagon in overseas territories. It should be understood that service structures have a large amount of information, despite the fact that counterintelligence is not always able to achieve the necessary secrecy regime. So infa leaks from procurement sites, interviews of people who are not limited in their attempts by subscriptions of various kinds.

[Vasyan1971]

Quote: Free Wind

how could he even know something.

And if you continue your logic, how do you know what Mr. Cross should know? Although he is an "ex", he is still a "head". Or do you have access to his job description?

[knn54]

The main reason is the lack of sailors. The fact is that the% of the white population is decreasing, and Latinos and African Americans are becoming more and more. So in the foreseeable future there will be a shortage of specialists not only in the Navy.
Hence the "fascination" with both marine and aviation drones.

[Lannan Shi]

Quote: knn54

. The fact is that the% of the white population is decreasing, and there are more and more Latin Americans and African Americans.

Do not worry about the Americans. Everything is OK with the mob resource. Firstly, the white population of the United States is 1,6 times the population of Russia. Total population. And white and not very. Yes, and it is growing, the white population of the United States, and not decreasing, as we have. And secondly ... The tradition of serving in the army is strong among rednecks. And with their birth rate, everything is quite safe. The American hinterland is not a practically extinct Russian village .. For about 70 years, the number of rednecks jumps in the region of 55-60 million. And now, by the way, there are more rednecks than at the peak of the Cold War. We need to think about where we will import sailors from, in about 15 years. From Congo, or from Ethiopia.

[Lamata]

it is noteworthy that the article was written by a lawyer, not a technical specialist. Although I myself am a lawyer.

[smaug78]

Again, everything was gone)))

[Lamata]

Completely gone, even a ray of hope there is no hope

[aszzz888]

The American transport ships of the reserve fleet are "rusty cans", unable to fully perform the tasks assigned to them. This is the opinion of the ex-head of the US Maritime Administration's Legal Advisers Service at the Department of Transportation Denise Krepp,

Self-critical . Spins additional investments from the state budget.

[Cowbra]

Bullshit, it’s much funnier that they began to write off the advertised LCS ships, moreover, they were built 6 years ago))) Yeah, the same ones:

Thunderstorm of the seas and okiyan, which will find all and all submarines and deliver all the infantry, sinking the enemy fleet at high speed

The US Navy announced plans within the budget for the 21st year to start decommissioning its "littoral" (coastal) ships - for starters, four pieces equally of the Freedom and Independence types. Ships aged from 12 to ... 6 years old will be placed against the wall! The fleet seems to have had its fill of the dubious concept. The story of the repair of one of them, the Fort Worth in Singapore, with a sharp hull, was especially delivered at one time. And the idea of ​​\uXNUMXb\uXNUMXbusing ships for "testing and training personnel" does not shine at all due to the high cost of their operation (yeah, what do you want from ships with such a powerful and uneconomical power plant, gee, gee, who would have thought!). As a small consolation, the Navy claims "invaluable experience" in the development of "anti-submarine, anti-mine, anti-ship capabilities." Yeah. And most importantly, what the fleet hopes for is to get them to stop eating its money!
Now there is an opportunity for US satellites and limitrophs to purchase cheaply one or two relatively modern ships with “unique speed characteristics”, high “gluttony” and armed with a small-caliber gun. Yes, maybe the fleet wants to hand them over to the US Coast Guard? Nefiga - there they don’t know what to do with their “freedoms” (hussars, keep quiet!). In general, fly, cheaper! The United States has cost billions; for a couple of hundred (million) you will be lost - for nothing!

[aszzz888]

Cowbra Today, 09:46 AM ...
Thunderstorm of the seas and okiyan, which will find all the submarines and deliver all the infantry, sinking the enemy fleet at high speed wassat

And if it starts firing from the gun!

[Vasyan1971]

significantly degraded, threatening military personnel and national security

Well, what's the matter? Introduce sanctions against them!

[rocket757]

The ships of the Cold War era, which form the backbone of the transport fleet, were significantly degraded, posing a threat to military personnel and national security.

Interesno, are they no longer suitable or are there not enough "ice cream machines" and relaxation rooms for them now?

[Dimka75]

US Navy Transport Vessels Called “Rusty Tin Cans

The author himself named them so, and wrote about it himself.
The circle is closed.
The level of articles goes through the roof

[rotmistr60]

The Americans have no time for auxiliary vessels. Trump once again told his voters about the "fastest" missiles (before that there were "the smartest" ones), about the creation of the Space Forces ... The new aircraft carrier cannot be put into operation in any way. And then there is some kind of legal consultant (?) About some kind of auxiliary courts.

[Lamata]

so it seems like the head, though ex, legal service, but he may be arrogant and "knows everything"

[orionvitt]

That's what it means to inflate the number of military units, beyond measure. The echo of the cold war. Well, nothing, next tin cans will be sold to Ukraine, an established practice.

[voyaka uh]

"Of the 61 available transport ships, only 39 were able to complete the combat mission, while the remaining 22 ships were conditionally ready for combat missions." ////
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Wow! This is a very high degree of combat readiness. After all, these are AUXILIARY ships.
Even in the main combat aircraft in many countries, the combat readiness does not exceed 50%.

[Alexey RA]

The ships of the Cold War era, which form the backbone of the transport fleet, were significantly degraded, posing a threat to military personnel and national security.

- He writes, citing the example of the court Cape May and Altair, launched in 1972 and 1973.

As I understand it, Krepp means this Altair:

55 thousand tons of displacement, 33 knots. One of the eight "Algols" purchased in 1981-1982. to ensure the possibility of a global high-speed transfer of heavy divisions. During the first Gulf War, the eight carried 14% of all cargo.

[Oleg83]

According to the article, it’s a little incomprehensible what exactly they write about the US transport fleet or the transport ships of the reserve fleet

US Reserve Fleet Transport Ships Are Rusty Tins

The American expert claims that today the basis of the US transport fleet is "ships of the Cold War", put into operation "back in the early 70s of the last century."

I looked on the Internet on the ships of the US transport fleet - many ships were built in the 90s and 00s. And there are also ships of the transport fleet that were sent to the reserve, that's where the ships of the 70s are, all the ships of the "Algol" type (as the author cited above) and others are in reserve

[tuts]

As they say, cry more a card likes a tear
Another cut dough of the United States of America