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REPORT TO CONGRESS

STATUS UPDATE:

USS PORT ROYAL (CG 73)

MATERIAL CONDITION ASSESSMENT

May 2013

Prepared by:

Naval Sea Systems Command

1333 Isaac Hull Ave.

Washington, DC 20376

To date, preparation of the report/study cost the Department ofDefense a total of approximately $115,000.0 for the

2013 Fiscal Year. Thi s includes $60 ,000.0 in expenses and $50,000.0 in DoD labor. Generated on 2013APR05.

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Table ofContents

1. Requirement

2. Background

3. Assessment Methodology4. Status Update (As ofMarch 25, 20 13)

5. Way Forward

6. Acronym List

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1. Requirement

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 National Defense Authorization Act Conference Report (P.L. 112-

705), on H.R. 43 10, Section 354, page 721 , includes the following language:

Limitation 0 11 availability of tmds fo r retirement or inactivation ofTiconderoga class

cruisers or dock lallding sltips (sec. 354):

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 354) that would limit the obligation and

expendilure of unds authorized to be appropriated or olherwise made availableforfiscal

year 2013 fo r the relirement, inactivation, or storage ofa cruiser or dock landing ship. The

provision would provide an exception fo r the retirement of he U.S.S. Port Royal (CG- 73).

Finally, the provision would require the Secrelary of he Navy to maintain the operational

capability andpeJform the necessary maintenance of he cruisers and dock landing ships in

support ofoperational requirements of he combalant commands.

The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 344) that would express the sense of he

Congress on Navyfleet requirements, including the fact that the Secret my of he Navy should

maintain the operational capability andpe1jonn the necessa1y maintenance for each cruiser

and dock landing ship belonging to the Navy.

The Senate recedes wilh an amendment that would eliminate the exception fo r the retirement

of he U.S.S. Port Royal. The V.S.S. Port Royal incurred significant damage following a

grounding incident in 2009. Although the Navy indicates that the ship never completely

recoveredfrom the grounding, the Navy has not provided adequate analysis and cost data on

the structural condition of he ship.

Therefore, the conferees direct the Secretmy of he Navy to conduct a detailed material

condition assessment o f he U.S.S. Port Royal that will:

1) include a comprehensive inspeclion of he ship 's major structural, machine1y,

electrical, combal and weapons systems elements;

2) idenlify the necessa1y repairs and modernization, including detailed costs to make those

repairs and upgrades, that would be required for the ship to meet its expected service

life, consistent with other ships in the Ticonderoga-class:

3) be conducted by the Navy, with the results evaluated by the appropriate Navy technical

authority; and

4) be reviewed by an independent board ofsubject matter experts, from indust1y and the

Department ofDefense.

The conferees further direct the Secretmy to submit the results of hat assessment, along with

results o f ndependent reviews of hat assessment, to the congressional defense committeeswithin 180 days ofenactment of his Act. The conferees further direct that the Government

Accountability Office conduct a sufficiency review of his report. The Secretmy shall also

provide the congressional defense commiflees a status updale on the assessments within 120

days ofe.nactmenl of his Act.

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2. Background

On February 5, 2009, the CO 47 Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS PORT ROYAL(CO 73) ran aground approximately one-hal f mile from the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii. Afterbeing successfully disengaged on February 9, 2009, preliminary assessments indicated

significant damage to the sonar dome, propellers, and shafts required that the ship be taken intoPearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (Pl-INSY & IMF) to be dry

docked for repairs. In addition to the aforementioned systems, structural repairs were made tothe ship's tanks, superstructure, and underwater hull. The ship left dry dock in September 2009

and completed its availabil ity in January 2010.

USS PORT ROYAL's first post-grounding deployment occurred between June 2011 and January2012, during which emergent structural repairs were required in Bahrain due to the identification

of new structural cracks. USS PORT ROYAL conducted minor underway periods betweenJanuary and April of2012, performed a scheduled maintenance availability from April to June

2012, and participated in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises from June to August 2012.

3. Assessment Methodology

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NA VSEA) is the technical authority for Navy vessels and

their respective equipment and systems. This detailed material assessment is being conducted bythe NAVSEA Deputy Commander for Surface Warfare (SEA 21) and reviewed by the NAVSEA

ChiefEngineer and Deputy Commander for Naval Systems Engineering (SEA 05).

In order to perform the material condition assessments ofUSS PORT ROYAL, as directed inSection 1, the Navy made the following assumptions to enable the methodology for theassessments:

• Expected Service Life for CO 73 is 35 years

• Mid-Life A v a i l ~ b i will not occur earlier than Fiscal Year 20 16

• A homeport change would be approved to support a Mid-Life Maintenance Availability

• Cognizant Navy In-Service Engineering Agents (!SEAs) will conduct technicalassessments of systems and equipment

• Crew readiness and proficiency will not be assessed

Ship systems identified for material condition assessments include:

(1) Structural (deck, underwater hull, superstructure);

(2) Machinery Systems (propulsion, engineering, damage control, environmental,

auxiliaries);

(3) Electrica l Systems (electrical distribution, shore power, distributive systems, gasturbine generators); and

(4) Combat/Weapons Systems (navigation, operations, Aegis Weapons System (AWS),Gun Weapons System (GWS), Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), Vertical LaunchSystem (VLS), MK 45 Naval Gun System, Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control

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System (TrWCS ), Close-in Wea pons System (CTWS) , Harpoon Weapons System

(HWS), Undersea Warfare System (USW), and communications). ·

Cognizant Nav y ISEA Subject Matter Experts (S MEs) conducted all system and equipmen t

assessments. SEA 21 and SEA 05 will review ship 's data sources and certifications in order to

focus the system assessments. The Naval S urface Warfare Center Carderock Division (JSEA)

will be tasked to re-assess the findings of the Top Side Structural Assessment and the

Underwater Structural Assessment to document any changes, updates, repairs, o r further

degradation.

Assessors will utilize ex isting Total Ships Readiness Assessment (TSRA) procedures, Preventive

Maintenance System (PMS) procedures, and Eng ineering Operational Sequencing System

(EOS S) to assess systems and equipment. In the absence of TSRA or PMS procedures, assessors

will develop a new procedure and have them approved by the appropriate tec hnica l authority.

Assessors will generate Maintenance Action Forms (MAF) to be entered into the Current Ship's

Maintenance Project (CSMP) system by an onsite rep resentative prior to assessment team

departure.

Estimated costs for repai rs will be developed and compared to similar cruisers. NAVSEA will

co nsider past workload requirements and associated cost to complete Mid-Life mainte nance ·and

modernization availabilities. This data will be utili:ted to compare avai lab ility package s ize

across the CG 47 C lass. Maintenance costs and projec ted requirements will be provided by

NAVSEA 's Surface Maintenance Engineering Planning Program (SURFMEPP). Mid-Life

availability data will be collec ted from USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55), USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN

(CG 57), USS C HANCELLORSVILLE (CG 62), and USS SAN J AC LNTO (CG 56). Due to

platform similarity that includes like aluminum sensitization/cracking issues, the lifecycle costs

of USS CAPE ST. GEORGE (CG 71) and USS VELLA GULF (CG.72) will then be compared

to those of USS PORT ROYAL (CG 73). USS VICKSBURG (CG 69 ), wh ich also su ffers from

a luminum sensitization crack ing, was not se lected for comparison to USS PORT ROYAL

because it has not been through a sign ificant CNO availability during the past three years,making the condition assessment data dated and unreliable. The data co llected from USS CAPE

ST. GEORGE and USS VELLA GULF is s ufficient for the purpose of this assessment. .

Conducting a special condition assessment of USS VICKSBURG would not alter the outcome of

the assessment and would require additional resources in the form of manpower and funding, and

would delay delivery of the final report.

Th e Hull , Mec hani ca l and E lec trica l (HM&E) and Co mbat System (CS) assessment data will be

provided to the Navy tec hnical authority for review. The output of the Navy technica l authority

review will be provided for independent reviews by industry and DoD. The American Bureau of

S hipping (ABS) has been se lec ted to provide the ind ependent industry review and the Navy

Board of lnspection and Survey (INSURV) has been selected to provide the inde pendent DoD

review.

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4. Status Update

USS PORT ROYAL (CG 73) is executing a scheduled 11 week FY13 Continuous MaintenanceAvailability (CMAV) from February 2 1, 20 13, to May 8, 20 13. The availability includesscheduled Waste Heat Boiler (WI-IB) inspections. The availability is being executed by BAESystems Hawaii and PHNSY & JMF. Material assessments of the HM&E and Combat Systems

are being conducted by the TSEAs during the ongoing CMAV.

A. The HM&E Assessment Teams have successfully completed the follow underway

assessments: High Speed Run, Turns and Crash Backs. The fo llowing HM&E systems will

receive In-Port assessments:

Entries into the ship 's CSMP of discrepancies noted during the assessments are ongoing.

B. The status of he Aegis Combat System (ACS) elements being assessed are as fo llows:

C. The HM&E and CS Teams have completed all assessments. Return costs from four similarCruisers (CG 55, 56, 57, and 62) that have completed their HM&E and Combat SystemsModernization Availabilities are being collected to establish the FY 16 Modernization Costsfor CG 73. Also, the return costs and associated work specifications from two similarCru isers (CGs 71 and 72) are being determined to establish a comparison of the annual

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maintenance costs to estimate the fiscal requirement to maintain CG 73 for three years prior

to a Mid-Life Modernization Availability.

Preliminary results indicate that the USS PORT ROYAL's material condition is comparable toother CG 47 Class ships that were included in the assessment, and that the manifested effects of

the grounding in February 2009 are not as extensive as previously believed. Cost estimates are

being refined, taking into consideration prior year maintenance and modernization plans for USSPORT ROYAL and available options for combat system upgrades.

5. Way Forward

SEA 21 will compile the data from the assessment teams and forward to SEA 05 for technical

review. The output of the Navy technical review and associated costs will be provided for

independent reviews by industry (ABS) and DoD (INSURV). In parallel SEA 2 1 will develop

the final report. The Navy is coordinating with the Government Accountability Office to

facili tate early involvement in review of the PORT ROYAL a s ~ e s s m e n t .

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ACS

ADS

ASWAWS

CASREPCEC

CG

CHT

CIC

CIWS

CMAV

CNO

CONUS

COTSCIS

CSMP

CIW

DFS

DMP

DSRA

ECWS

EDSRA

EM

EMAF

EOSSESL

EWS

EXCOMM

FCS

FlO

FRPFIW

FYGAO

GTG

GTMHM&E

HP

HPAC

HVAC

HWS

ICMP

IGE

ACRONYM LIST

Aegis Combat System

Aegis Display System

Auxi liary Sea WaterAegis Weapons System

Casualty Report

Cooperative Engagement Capabi li ty

Guided-Missi le Cruiser (Ticonderoga Class)

Co llection, Holding & Transfer

Combat In formation Center

Close- In Weapons System

Continuous Maintenance Availability

Chief ofNaval Operations

Continental United States

Commercial Off-the-ShelfCombat System

Current Ship 's Maintenance Project

Chill Water

Departure From Specifications

Depot Maintenance Period

Dry-Docking Selected Restricted Availab ili ty

Electronic Cooling Water System

Extended Dry-Docking Se lected Restricted Availability

Electromagnetic

Electronic Maintenance Assessment Form

Engineering Operational Sequencing SystemExpected Service Life

Electronic Warfare System

External Communicat ions System

Fire Control System

Fuel Oi l

Fleet Response Plan

Fresh Water

Fiscal Year

Government Accountability Office

Gas Turbine Generator

Gas Turbine ModuleHull , Mechanic"al & Elec trical

High Pressure

HP Air Compressor

Heating, Ventilation & A ir Conditioning

Harpoon Weapons System

Integrated Class Maintenance Plan

Independent Government Estimate

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IFF

INSURV

ISC

ISEA

IVCS

L/0

LPAC

MSMO

MSR

NAVSEA

NAVSEA 05

NSWC PHD

NSWCCD-SSES

OA

ORTS

PAAA

PEO IWS

PSA

QAWT

RBC

ROG

S/A

S/F

SCD

SECNAV

SPA WAR

SME

STBD

swSURFMEPP

SURFPAC

TPR

TSRA

TYCOM

uwsVLS

Identification Friend or Foe

Inspection and Survey

Integrated Ship Control

In-Service Engineering Agent

Interior Voice Communications System

Lube Oil

LP Air Compressor

Multi-Ship, Multi-Option

Master Ship Repair

Naval Sea Systems Command

Naval Sea Systems Command, Engineering Directorate

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division-Ship Systems

Engineering Station

Open Architecture

Operational Readiness Test System

Planar Array Active Aperture

Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems

Post-Shakedown Availability

Quick-Acting Watertight Doors

Rack Based Console

Remote Operating Gear

Ship Alteration

Ships Force

Ship Change Document

Secretary of the Navy

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command

Subject Matter Expert

Starboard

Saltwater

Surface Maintenance Engineering Planning Program

Surface Ship Pacific Fleet

Tank Planning Report

Total Ships Read iness Assessment

Type Commander

Underwater Warfare System

Vertical Launch System

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