Research for Destroyers

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How OPTEMPO, Crew Turnover, and Material Condition Affect the Training Readiness of Surface Combatants
March 1, 1989
This research memorandum analyzes the probability that surface combatants, specifically frigates and destroyers, begin deployment fully combat ready in training. Full combat readiness in training is defined as C1 status in the Status of Reference and Training System (SORTS). The analysis examines the relationships between deploying C1 in training and various measures of the ship's operating tempo before deployment, enlisted crew turnover, and the material condition of the ship in the months before deployment.
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ESTIMATION OF THE EFFECTS OF A SHIP'S STEAMING ON THE FAILURE RATE OF ITS EQUIPMENT: AN APPLICATION OF ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
February 1, 1981
Regression analysis is used to estimate the effects of a ship's steaming on the failure rate of its equipment, holding constant the effects of other factors such as a ship's class, fleet, time since overhaul, and point in the deployment cycle. Equipment failures are measured with data on 14,000 CASREPs for destroyer-type ships in 1970-75. It is widely thought that steaming would increase the number of equipment failures due to wearout. However, this report found that the failure rate of equipment seemed to decrease with steaming in the long run.
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The Navy of the Republic of China: History, Problems, and Prospects
September 1, 1976
This paper looks at the Republic of China's navy's responsibilities, the composition of the fleet tasked to carry them out, the service and support infrastructure, the organization of command and control, personnel policies, operational strengths and weaknesses, and possible future trends in naval development. A brief discussion of the geography and history of Taiwan is provided along with an overview of the Chinese efforts to build a modern navy.
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