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To: george76

Definitely the kind of information that should be public knowledge. /s


3 posted on 07/12/2023 9:07:55 AM PDT by Flag_This
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To: Flag_This

It’s not horrifically out of the ordinary. Certainly around WW1/WW2, you could expect 1/3ish of a fleet to be out of action at any one time, due to maintenance/working up/breaking in new crew. I can’t assume a nuclear fleet improves that too much


4 posted on 07/12/2023 9:11:24 AM PDT by ferret_airlift
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To: Flag_This; Grampa Dave

One current example of the extreme backlog is the USS Connecticut, one of three premier Seawolf-class submarines. It struck an underwater mountain in the South China Sea 20 months ago and won’t be back in service until early 2026 at the soonest.

The best year for attack sub availability was fiscal 2015 when 19% — or 10 of the then 53 subs — were in overhaul,

https://gcaptain.com/nearly-40-of-us-attack-submarines-are-out-of-commission-for-repairs/


6 posted on 07/12/2023 9:12:53 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: Flag_This

Probably need to see if Trump waived this information around. /s


44 posted on 07/12/2023 11:44:52 AM PDT by pas
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