INTRO TO NAVSCI

Surface Warfare Community

“Professionals At Sea”

Learning Objectives

• The student will . . .– Understand the contribution of the surface forces to

the overall mission of the Navy.– Understand the types of training received in Surface

Warfare Officer School (SWOS) and special occupation schools.

– Recall the types of job assignments available for junior officers in the surface Navy.

Learning Objectives

• The student will . . .– Explain what is expected of a junior officer aboard a

ship.– Be familiar with the surface warfare officer career

path and opportunities including the requirement for joint duty.

– Describe the designations and terms used to identify Navy ships.

Learning Objectives

• The student will . . .– Recall the ships included in the warship category.– Identify the characteristics, capabilities, and

missions of various types of naval ships.– Recall the purpose and use of underway

replenishment in the Navy.

Missions of the Surface Navy1.Strike warfare (Power Projection)

2.Antisubmarine warfare (ASW)

3.Anti-Air warfare (AAW)

4.Anti-Surface warfare (ASUW)

5.Amphibious warfare

6.Naval gunfire support (NGS)

7.Mine warfare

8.Logistic support

Strike Warfare

• Power projection

• Carrier assets– Surface Navy must protect this asset!– Air wing

• Main tactical striking force of the Navy• Most effective weapon for AW, SUW, STRIKE

– Tomahawk missile• Strike capability for shore and inland targets• Can carry up to a 1,000 lb. warhead

Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)

• Primary players– DDG’s and FFG’s– CG’s also, but more suited for AW– LAMPS helicopters (SH-60B/F)– S-3B Vikings Aircraft (being phased out)

• Supporting assets– P-3 Orion Aircraft– SSN’s

Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)

• Detection vs. Kill– Detection

• Sonobuoys• SONAR• Visual contact

– Kill• Torpedoes (Mk-46, Mk-48, Mk-50)

Anti-Air Warfare (AAW)

• Long range aircraft and anti-ship cruise missiles present real threat.

• Layered Defense– Carrier Battlegroup is protected by its;

• F/A-18 Hornets• E-2C Hawkeyes (Overhead surveillance and air intercept

controllers)• Long range Surface to Air Missiles (SAMs) from CG or

DDG• Short range missiles (SAMs) and guns – ship’s weapons• CIWS

Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW)

• Weapons– Missiles

• Harpoon > 800 miles• Penguin > 25 miles

– Guns• 5”/54 < 15 miles

– Aircraft• LAMPS MK III Helos

LAMPS MK III

• SH-60 B/F “Seahawk”• Launched from

– CG, DDG– FFG, CVN

• Roles include– ASW, ASUW (OTH-T)– SAR, CSAR, cargo lift, spec ops, drug interdiction

Over the Horizon Targeting (OTH-T)

• Uses an airborne asset to lock onto an enemy• Ship’s missile uses airborne radar to home in.• SH-60 B/F• E-2C “Hawkeye”

Amphibious Warfare

• “Put Marines on the beach!” Power projection -• Transportation• Deployment

Naval Gunfire Support (NGFS)

• Support of forces once on shore• WWII: BB• Now: 5”/54, 76mm mounts

Mine Warfare

• Mines– Cheap, low-tech method of warfare– Used by countries hostile to U.S.

• Iran, Iraq

• Mine Countermeasures– MCM– MCS

Mine Warfare

• MCM– mine hunter-killers– fiberglass sheathed– wooden hull

• MCS (USS Inchon) (DECOM)– converted LHA

– Command & Control

– 8 CH-53E helos

– 2 SAR helos

Logistic Support

• Oilers• Supply Ships• Repair Ships

Fleet Organization

• Task Force/Task Group• Expeditionary Strikegroup (ESG)• Surface Action Group (SAG)• Amphibious Task Force (ATF)

Task Force/Task Group

• Task Force– Large collection of ships under one command– Has the capability to perform

USW NGFS

AW Mine Warfare

SUW Logistic Support

Amphibious Warfare

Task Force/Task Group

• Task Group– Smaller part of a Task Force– Focused around one of these missions– Limited capability in other missions

Fleet Organization

Task F orces / Task G rou p s

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Task U n it 7 7 .1 .2(C arrie r)

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Task G rou p 7 7 .2(A m p h ib iou s G rou p )

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Carrier Battlegroup

• Mission– To support the Carrier Air Wing

• Composition• (1) CV/CVN• (2) CG (AW, STRIKE)• (2) DDG (USW, SUW)• (2) FFG (USW)• (2) SSN (USW)• (1) AOE (Replenishment)

Surface Action Group (SAG)

• Mission– To engage enemy surface ships– To perform interdiction ops

• Composition– (1) CG– (2) DDG– (2) FFG

Amphibious Task Force (ATF)

• “Gator” force• Mission

– Transport ground forces and put them ashore.– Evacuate U.S. nationals from hostile areas.

• Composition– One or more Amphibs– DDG, FFG escort (USW, AW defense)

Ship Types

Aircraft Carrier (CV/CVN)

• Mission– Provide Forward Presence– Support its embarked Air Wing

• Capabilities– CIWS– NATO Sea Sparrow– RAM - Rolling Airframe missile

Aircraft Carrier (CV/CVN)

• Classes– Nimitz (CVN-68)– Enterprise (CVN –65)– Kitty Hawk (CV-63)– JFK (CV-67)

“CRUDES”“SMALL BOYS”

Cruisers (CG-47)

• TICONDEROGA Class

• Primary Mission– AAW – runs the air war– Battle Control

• Secondary Mission– ASW– ASUW

Cruisers (CG)

• Capabilities– AEGIS (SPY-1)– Tomahawk, Standard Missile shooters (VLS)– Harpoon– LAMPS III Capable– (2) 5”/54 mounts

Destroyers (DD/DDG)

• Mission– AAW– ASW– Screens for task groups

Destroyers (DDG-51)

• ARLEIGH BURKE Class (DDG-51)• ASW, AAW, ASUW

– Capabilities• AEGIS• SM-2, Harpoon, Tomahawk• Mk-46 Torpedo• 5”/54, CIWS

Destroyers (DD-963)

• SPRUANCE Class (DD-963)• Primarily ASW• Harpoon, TLAM• Mk-46 Torpedo, (2) 5”/54, CIWS• NATO Sea Sparrow

Frigates (FFG)

• Oliver Hazard Perry Class (FFG-7)– Escort duty– ASW, ASW, ASW

• Capabilities– (2) SH-60/B Seahawks – or most current version– SM, Harpoon– Mk-46 torpedo– 76mm gun mount– CIWS

GATOR NAVY

Amphibious Command Ship

• BLUE RIDGE Class (LCC 19)• Weapons

– Two 20-mm Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS– Four 50 cal machine guns

• USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) – Seventh Fleet Flagship, Yokosuka, Japan

• USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) – Second Fleet Flagship, Naples, Italy

Amphibious Assault Ships

• WASP Class (LHD-1)• Capabilities

– Well deck– Flight deck

• Weapons– Two Mk 29 Sea Sparrow launchers– Two RAM Mk 31 SAM– Two 20-mm Mk 15 Mod 13 Phalanx CIWS– Eight 50 cal machine guns

Amphibious Assault Ships

• TARAWA Class (LHA 1)• Capabilities

– Flight deck– Well deck

• Weapons– Two RAM Mk 31 SAM– Two 20-mm Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS (I x 2)– Eight .50 cal machine guns

Amphibious Transport Ship

• AUSTIN Class (LPD 4)• Capabilities

– Flight Deck (6 CH-46s)– Well Deck

• Weapons– Two 20-mm Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS– Eight .50 cal machine guns

Amphibious Transport Ship

• WHIDBEY ISLAND Class (LSD 41)• Capabilities

– Flight Deck– Well Deck

• Weapons– Two 20-mm Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS– Six .50 cal machine guns

ANCHORAGE Class (LSD 36)

HARPERS FERRY Class (LSD 49)

Littoral Warfare Ships

• Faster more versatile• “Brown water” missions – SEAL to maritime

recon to MIO to counter drug ops• Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – “Freedom class”

LCS

LOGISTICS

Fast Combat Support Ships

• SACRAMENTO Class (AOE-1)• Delivers fuel, stores, and ammunition to

underway units, primarily carrier task groups. • Capacity of 177,000 barrels of fuel, 2150 tons

of munitions, 500 tons of dry stores, and 250 tons of refrigerated stores. 

• Embarks two CH-46 helicopters for vertical replenishment operations.

• Weapons: NATO Sea Sparrow, MK15 CIWS, SLQ-32(V)3, MK 36 DLS.

Fast Combat Support Ships

• SUPPLY Class (AOE 6)• Delivers fuel, stores, and ammunition to

underway units. • Capacity of 150,000 barrels of fuel, 1800 tons

of munitions, 400 tons refrigerated cargo, and 250 tons of dry stores.

• Embarks three CH-46 helicopters for vertical replenishment operations.

• Weapons: NATO Sea Sparrow, MK15 CIWS, SLQ-32(V)3, MK 36 DLS.

Special Operations Craft

• Mission– coastal patrol and interdiction surveillance– littoral operations

• Forward...From the Sea

– mission support for Navy SEALs and other special operations forces

Patrol Combatants (PC)

• CYCLONE class (PC-1)• Capabilities

– 25 mm machine guns– .50 caliber mounts– grenade launchers– Stinger missiles

Other Surface Forces

• Fleet support ships– Salvage ships (ARS)– Fleet tug (T-ATF)

• Auxiliaries– Hospital ships (T-AH)– Surveying ships (T-AGS)– Oceanographic research ships (T-AGOR)– Cable repair ships (T-ARC)

Potential Test Questions

• What are the missions of the Surface Navy?• Describe the ship types & weapons used for:

– AAW– ASW– ASUW– STRIKE– NGFS

Potential Test Questions

• What is the primary mission of a– Carrier battlegroup?– Surface action group?– Amphibious task force?

Potential Test Questions

• List all of the “toys” carried by:– Nimitz class CVN– Ticonderoga class CG– Arleigh Burke class DDG– Spruance class DD– Perry class FFG