"Future Carrier to Feature More Prebuilt Parts" Topic
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Tango01 | 07 Aug 2014 12:54 p.m. PST |
"The Navy and Newport News Shipbuilding are working on new shipbuilding methods and making early progress with initial construction of the second, next-generation Ford-class aircraft carrier slated to enter service in March 2023 — the John F. Kennedy, or CVN 79. The construction strategy for the Kennedy, which is thus far only 6 percent built, is using a handful of techniques intended to lower costs and call upon lessons learned from the building of the first Ford-class carrier in recent years, the USS Gerald R. Ford. The Ford was christened in November, is now undergoing additional testing and slated to enter service in 2016. The Navy was criticized by lawmakers and government watchdog groups during the construction of the Ford for its rising costs. As of last year, construction costs for the ship were estimated at $12.8 USD billion, several billion dollars above previous figures…" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
Lion in the Stars | 07 Aug 2014 9:01 p.m. PST |
Well, yeah, the lead ship of a class is almost always over budget. New parts, new fabrication techniques, setting up to produce any custom castings or assemblies costs $$. Would be nice if that wasn't true, but there's almost always some 'oops, those aren't working right, we need to redesign them' items, too. And that's when the design is pretty much fixed from the start, not changing multiple times halfway through like the Queen Elizabeth-class disaster. |
Mako11 | 09 Aug 2014 3:04 p.m. PST |
Hope they pay close attention to the spec tolerances, since any gaps in the hull, or superstructure could prove to be embarrassing, and very expensive to fix. |
Charlie 12 | 09 Aug 2014 6:21 p.m. PST |
The USN has been building just about every other class that way, so I think they know how to do it… |
Coelacanth1938 | 09 Aug 2014 9:48 p.m. PST |
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