Saturday, January 15, 2011

Maersk Line Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) --the brochure.

Lee sent me this brochure of the Maersk Line's concept for a low cost AFSB.  Thanks Lee!  Anyway, after glancing at this, I'm a believer.  If it can provide even half the capabilities shown in this concept then I'd be in favor of giving up an LHA-6, life extending the current big decks and putting one of these in each ocean!  Check it out here.
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  1. leeseaSaturday, January 15, 2011 11:04:00 AM

    Again I think the AFSB conversion is way too much. Dreaming by the Marines. But something similar can be had in a US built hull.
    Remmber the US Congress (suppported by the big shipyards) does NOT allow the USN to buy foreign ships for conversion in the US - unless the deal is for someone's backyard shipyard~

    The other observation is now that seabasing has gone out of vogue (largely because of overblown ships dreamed of by the Marines), only smaller sealift ship projects will be sought for which there is NO funds in the SCN for any major conversion. MLP is seen as a naval auxiliary done by conversiona and once again the wrong type & design. Go figure?

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  2. joeSaturday, January 15, 2011 2:30:00 PM

    better yet cancel a few LCS orders and buy two or three for each ocean, can double as under way replenishment for the fleets.

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  3. leeseaTuesday, January 18, 2011 11:24:00 PM

    I would say buy MORE JHSV to support amphib ops. They will be the important connectors the Marines need. Unfortunately the AFSB can not connect too well to JHSV but guess what the legacy MPS and modifed LMSRs in the MPF can (without the MLP).

    I sure hope the Navy JHSV are properly equipped for duty in the dangerous littorals. More weapons and sensors.

    JHSVs are going to be less than $200 mil per hull when full production kicks in.

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