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To: U-238
From the current fleet of 285 ships, 100 are deployed, said Greenert.

Which in the long run will bring serious issues. The ratio for standard deployments should be about 1:4 meaning three ships to one deployed either in overhaul, brief shipyard period {three months post deployment}, doing pre-deployment work ups {which is not same as a deployment} or deployed. There just isn't much way too keep the fleets maintained right otherwise. 400 active duty should be minimal.

12 posted on 03/23/2012 10:52:02 PM PDT by cva66snipe (Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?)
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I want the go back to the days where we had a 600 ship navy.


13 posted on 03/23/2012 10:57:37 PM PDT by U-238
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To: cva66snipe

In 1990, we had the largest fleet in the world.With 15 carrier battle groups, four battleship surface action groups, and over 100 attack submarines.


14 posted on 03/23/2012 11:02:31 PM PDT by U-238
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