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Accession Number:
ADA561687
Title:
Auxiliary Salvage Tow and Rescue: T-STAR
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. 23 May-4 Aug 2011
Corporate Author:
NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CARDEROCK DIV BETHESDA MD
Report Date:
2011-08-01
Pagination or Media Count:
71.0
Abstract:
Currently the United States Navy USN and Military Sealift Command MSC have four ships of the T-ARS class Rescue Salvage Safe guard T-ARS 50, Grasp T-ARS 51, Salvor T-ARS 52, and Grapple T-ARS 53. These agencies also operate four ships of the T-ATF class Fleet Ocean Tug Catawba T-ATF 168, Navajo T-ATF 169, Sioux T-ATF 171, and Apache T-ATF 172. These ships were commissioned during the 1980 s and will begin to reach the end of their forty-year life expectancy in 2019. The Navy, and more specifically the Center for Innovation in Ship Design CISD at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division NSWCCD, is exploring the design space for a single platform to fulfill the mission capabilities of both the T-ARS and T-ATF. A major component of this project is utilization of modularity. This will include modularity in construction hull, mechanical, and electrical HME systems mission specific systems and crew accomadations. The goal of modularity is to allow a single platform to be equipped quickly with the tools, machinery, and equipment necessary to perform an array of missions more efficiently than multiple mission tailored ship classes. The missions of the combined platform include but are not limited to, towing, dive support, salvage, submarine rescue, oil spill clean up, and humanitarian aid.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
