The following is a status report for the US surface fleet. This report will generally be updated every game month during Stage I of this MBX (though not always). For status of subs, see the US Submarine Status Report.

For current status of at-sea NATO patrols, see the status report on NATO standing naval forces.

Notes:

All units are considered operational and fully maintained as of January 1, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

All ships are considered to be operating in the same location as the rest of the group to which it is assigned, unless otherwise noted.

Crews begin to lose both morale and combat effectiveness after 3 months at sea. A 10-day visit to any foreign port of call will restore morale and combat effectiveness to some degree and arrest any further decline for a period of one month. After 6 months at sea, morale and efficiency will continue to decline regardless of how many foreign ports a ship visits. Visits to foreign ports must be scheduled at least a month ahead of time.

A visit to a ship's home port for 10 days or more will restore a ship's combat effectiveness to 100% and morale to 75%. An added 10-day liberty (20 days total) will restore morale to 100%.

The chance of equipment failure increases the longer ships are at sea. A 10-day layover in a US naval base will reduce the chances of a breakdown to its lowest probability.

Once a breakdown occurs, the time it will take to repair it will be assessed on a case by case basis. Some problems can be repaired while under way. Severity of the breakdown will depend on the nature of the equipment, availability of parts and other [die roll] factors.

Ships must be maintained on a yearly basis. Routine maintenance for all ships is 10 days every 3 months and one month per year. Anything less than this will increase the chance of a breakdown.

ETR = Estimated Time of Repair

 

ATLANTIC COMMAND

Units	Class	Assignment	Remarks
CARGRU 2	--	Norwegian Sea	On patrol since 10/1. Will be relieved, 1/10.
USS Harry S. Truman CVN 75	Nimitz		Sunk
Carrier Air Wing 3	--		Chopped to JCNORTH
DESRON-22			Chopped to JCNORTH
USS San Jacinto CG 56	Bunker Hill		Sunk
USS Mitscher DDG 57	Arleigh Burke
USS Porter DDG 78	Arleigh Burke
USS Stump DD 978	Improved Spruance
USS Deyo DD 989	Improved Spruance
USS Carr FFG 52	O.H. Perry	f	Arrived on station 1/1.
USS Springfield SSN-761	Los Angeles	f	Arrived on station 1/1.
USS Seattle AOE 3	Supply
CARGRU 6		S. Atlantic	On station off Nimibia. Assigned to escort PHIBRON 2. (See PHIBRON 2, below)
USS John F. Kennedy CV 67	John F. Kennedy
Carrier Air Wing 1	--
USS Monterrey CG 61	Bunker Hill
DESRON 24
USS Carney DDG 54	Arleigh Burke
USS The Sullivans DDG 68	Arleigh Burke
USS Underwood FFG 36	O.H. Perry
USS Taylor FFG 50	O.H. Perry
USS City of Corpus Christy SSN-705	Los Angeles		Detached from SUBRON 4
USS Detroit AOE 6	Supply
USS Detroit AOE 6	Supply
CARGRU 8	--	Mediterranean, E. of Sicily	At sea since 10/20. A brief visit in Naples, 12/20. Currently escorting PHIBRON 4 to Iceland AO. ETA Iceland AO: 1/9.
USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71	Nimitz
Carrier Air Wing 7	--		Transferred from CVBG Eisenhower.
USS Leyte Gulf CG 55	Bunker Hill
USS Vella Gulf CG 72	Bunker Hill
DESRON 2
USS Ramage DDG 61	Arleigh Burke
USS Ross DDG 71	Arleigh Burke
USS Peterson DD 969	Improved Spruance
USS Hayler DD 988	Improved Spruance
USS DeWert FFG 45	O.H. Perry
USS Elrod FFG 55	O.H. Perry
USS Arctic AOE 8	Supply
USS Boise SSN 764	Los Angeles		Detached from SUBRON 8
CARGRU 12			x
USS Enterprise CVN 65	Nimitz		Under repair. ETR: 2/10.
Carrier Air Wing 8	--	Home station, Norfolk	Returned from Sicily, 12/15. Ready to deploy 1/1.
Task Group 12
USS Philippine Sea CG 58	Bunker Hill	Arabian Sea	Ordered to Med on 11/1, from Norlfolk .
USS Gettysburg CG 64	Bunker Hill	Arabian Sea	Ordered to Med on 11/1, from Norlfolk .
DESRON 18		Arabian Sea	Ordered to Med on 11/1, from Norlfolk .
USS Stout DDG 55	Arleigh Burke	D	D
USS McFaul DDG 74	Arleigh Burke	D	D
USS Nicholson DD 982	Improved Spruance	D	DDDDDDDDDDDDDD
USS Thorn DD 988	Improved Spruance		D
USS Nicholas FFG 47	O.H. Perry		D
USS Laramie AO 203	?		sD
USS Saturn AFS 10	?		sD
CVBG Eisenhower		Dispersed	Scheduled maintenance, refitting, upgrades, etc.
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN 69	Nimitz		Major overhaul. ETR: 18 mos.
CRUDESGRU 8	X	Caribbean	Began patrol 12/10. (Transferred to CINCSOUTH)
USS Anzio CG 68	Bunker Hill	TG 10.1	North of Cuba, west end
USS Cape St George CG 71	Bunker Hill	TG 10.2	North of Cuba, east end
USS Barry DDG 52	Arleigh Burke	TG 10.2	North of Cuba, east end
USS Mahan DDG 72	Arleigh Burke	TG 10.2	North of Cuba, east end
USS Radford DD 968	Improved Spruance	TG 10.1	North of Cuba, west end
USS Roberts FFG 58	O.H. Perry	TG 10.1	North of Cuba, west end
USS Kaufmann FFG 59	O.H. Perry	Mediterranean	Assigned to STANAVFORMEDtest
CVBG George Washington	d	North Atlantic	En route to Norwegian Sea (JCNORTH)
Carrier Air Wing 17	--
USS George Washington CVN 73	Nimitz	xx	xx
USS Normandy CG 60	Bunker Hill
DESRON 26
USS Cook DDG 75	Arleigh Burke
USS Caron DD 970	Improved Spruance
USS Briscoe DD 977	Improved Spruance
USS Carr FFG 52	O.H. Perry	Norfolk, Va.	Repairs completed.
USS Simpson FFG 56	O.H. Perry
USS Montpelier SSN 765	Los Angeles		Detached from SUBRON 6
USS Supply AOE 6	Supply
Task Force 125	--	Mayport, Fla.	In port. Reday to deploy.
USS Gates CG 51	Bunker Hill	N. Atlantic	Assigned to STANAVFORLANT
USS O'Bannon DD 987	Improved Spruance
USS Groves FFG 29	O.H. Perry
USS Doyle FFG 39	O.H. Perry
USS Vicksburg CG 69	Bunker Hill	Mayport, Fla.	Under repair. Fire control system out. ETR: 5/1.
USS Yorktown CG 48	Bunker Hill	In port	Detached as TG 4.1
USS Hall FFG 32	O.H. Perry	In port	Detached as TG 4.1
USS Boone FFG 28	O.H. Perry	In port	Detached as TG 4.2
USS Bradley FFG 49	O.H. Perry	In port	Detached as TG 4.2
USS Morrison FFG 13	O.H. Perry	In port	Detached as TG 4.1

 

 

PHIBGRU 2

Units	Class	Assignment	Remarks
PHIBRON 2		Angola	Deployed since 11/10. Currently loading troops. Under 2nd Fleet (SACLANT).Will be assigned to 6th Fleet (SACEUR) once in Mediterranean AO. ETD: 1/3 0300. ETA Med: 1/10 1200. (@ 20 kts.)
USS Kearsarge LHD 3	Wasp
USS Austin LPD 4	Austin
USS Ashland LSD 48	Whidbey Island
USS Mt Whitney LCC	Blue Ridge
26th MEU		Angola	Originally assigned to clear mines in Namibia.
PHIBRON 4		Mediterranean	Reassigned from Split, Croatia. Carrying 26 MEU to Iceland. ETA Iceland AO 1/9, 1200.
USS Nassau LHA 4	Tarawa
USS Nashville LPD 13	Austin
USS Carter Hall LSD 50	Harpers Ferry
24th MEU		Croatia- Iceland	Originally assign'd to port of Split, Croatia. Now assigned to GRIDFOR, under JCNORTH (SACLANT).
PHIBRON 6		Norfolk, Va.	Preparing to load 4th MEB
USS Bataan LHD 5	Wasp
USS Shreveport LPD 12	Austin
USS Portland LSD 37	Anchorage
PHIBRON 8		Norfolk, Va.	Preparing to load 4th MEB
USS Iwo Jima LHD 7	Iwo Jima
USS Trenton LPD 14	Austin
USS Whidbey Island LSD 41	Whidbey Island
22nd MEU		Camp Lejeune	Troops to form part of 4th MEB.

 

 

 

PHIBGRU 3

Units	Class	Assignment	Remarks
PHIBRON 1		San Diego	Ready to deploy
USS Boxer LHD 4	Wasp		test
USS Duluth LPD 6	Austin		test
USS Anchorage LSD 36	Anchorage		test
PHIBRON 3		San Diego	Routine maintenance
USS Tarawa LHA 1	Tarawa
USS Dubuque LPD-20	LPD-17		test
USS Comstock LSD 45	Whidbey Island		test
11th MEU		Cp. Pendleton	Training / workup cycle
PHIBRON 5		Sasebo, Japan	Ready to deploy
USS Belleau Wood LHA 3	Tarawa
USS Wake Island LPD-21	LPD-17
USS Mount Vernon LSD 39	Anchorage
13th MEU		Sasebo, Japan	Ready to deploy
PHIBRON 7		Sasebo, Japan	Ready to deploy
USS Essex	Wasp
USS Juneau LPD 10	Austin
USS Pearl Harbor LSD 52	Harpers Ferry
31st MEU	test	Okinawa	Ready to deploy.
PHIBRON 11		San Diego	Ready to deploy.
USS Bon Homme Richard LHD 6	Wasp
USS Fort McHenry LSD 43	Whidbey Island
USS Okinawa LPD-19	LPD-17
15th MEU		Hawaii	Ready to deploy.

 

 

MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND

 

 

Atlantic Fleet

 

Military Sealift Command (MSC) Ships

Atlantic Fleet

AO (Fleet Oiler)
AO 189 John Lenthall, Jr MSC Atlantic
AO 195 Leroy Grumman MSC Atlantic
AO 196 Kanawha MSC Europe
AO 198 Big Horn MSC Europe
AO 201 Patuxent MSC Europe

AE (Ammunition Ship)
AE 34 Mount Baker MSC Europe

AFS (Stores Ship)
AFS 5 Concord MSC Europe
AFS 8 Sirius MSC Europe
AFS 10 Saturn MSC Atlantic

 

Pacific Fleet

 

AO (Fleet Oiler)
AO 194 John Ericksson MSC Pacific
AO 197 Pecos MSC Pacific
AO 200 Guadalupe MSC Pacific
AO 193 Walter S Diehl MSC Far East
AO 199 Tippecanoe MSC Far East
AO 204 Rappahannock MSC Far East

AE (Ammunition Ship)
AE 26 Kilauea MSC Pacific
AE 33 Shasta MSC Pacific
AE 35 Kiska MSC Pacific

AFS (Stores Ship)
AFS 3 Niagra Falls MSC Central
AFS 7 San Jose MSC Far East
AFS 9 Spica MSC Far East

 

Additional info:

 

The AOE ships are fast replenishment vessels which can supply fuel, munitions and stores to the entire battlegroup. They are either Supply or Sacramento class ships and have a top speed of around 26 knots, so they have no trouble keeping up with the groups. There are only 8 of them, 4 per fleet, so they are generally assigned to the groups which are deployed at sea. The AO, AE and AFS ships are older vessels which have been transferred to MSC. If assigned to resupply a battlegroup, there generally be 1 x AO plus 1 x AE and/or AFS (see CARGRU 12). Their top speed is around 20 knots, so they will be able to keep up most of the time. If the group has to move any faster than that they'll be left behind, probably with a DD/FFG split off from the CVBG as escort. If you send a carrier group to sea and all of the AOEs are assigned elsewhere, you will have to assign MSC ships to the group.

 

 

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