page_title: United States federal government continuity of operations
section_title: Ships
hierarchical_section_title: United States federal government continuity of operations / Hardware and facilities / Ships
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy command ship USS Wright (CC-2) underway off the southern California coast, 25 September 1963, shortly after conversion to a command ship. Note her extensive array of communications antennas and their associated masts.
context_page_description: Continuity of Operations is a United States federal government initiative, required by U.S. Presidential Policy Directive 40, to ensure that agencies are able to continue performance of essential functions under a broad range of circumstances. PPD-40 specifies certain requirements for continuity plan development, including the requirement that all federal executive branch departments and agencies develop an integrated, overlapping continuity capability, that supports the eight National Essential Functions described in the document.
  FEMA provides guidance to the private sector for business continuity planning purposes. A continuity plan is essential to help identify critical functions and develop preventative measures to continue functions should disruption occur.
context_section_description: Two National Emergency Command Posts Afloat were:
  USS Northampton was converted into Command Ship CC-1 about 1962.
  USS Wright was converted into Command Ship CC-2 between 1962 and 1963 and included the National Military Command System.
  These vessels were decommissioned in 1970.
caption: The USS Wright (CC-2)
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