Analysis of amphibious ship lift capability
By: Eric D. williams
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 89
Description: Amphibious ship lift is crucial in supporting operations of Marine Air Ground Task Forces (MAGTF) for a      wide range of conflicts. This thesis examines three different aspects of amphibious ship lift capability. First,      gross lift capabilities of all amphibious ships in the Navy today are determined. Since some storage space on      board a ship is required for access, tie-downs, and other considerations, the second step of this thesis is to use      historical load-out data from six-month deployments to derive expected net lift capability from gross lift      capability. A three-ship Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) is traditionally required to support a six-month      MAGTh deployment. 'The final part of this thesis utilizes a linear program to determine specific ship      combinations that optimize ARG lift capability for both the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets.
Notes: "September 1998."

Thesis advisor(s): Samuel E. Buttrey.

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research) Naval Postgraduate School, September 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 85)

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US Navy (USN) author.

dk/dk cc:9116 10/6/98.