https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/u-s-navy-cruiser-involved-in-replenishment-collision
U.S. Navy Cruiser Involved in Replenishment Collision
file photo of USS Leyte Gulf
By MarEx 2019-02-05 22:07:36
A U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser and dry cargo ship made contact during an underway replenishment off the southeastern coast of the U.S. on Tuesday.
Nobody was injured, and USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) were able to safely operate after the incident. USNI News reports that the supply ship suffered an eight-inch gash above the waterline, and USS Leyte Gulf suffered minor damage to flight-deck netting. Damage will be assessed in detail when the ships arrive in port.
The ships had been conducting a replenishment-at-sea when the sterns touched at approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Standard time. The ships were conducting operations in conjunction with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.
The incident is the latest in a series of incidents for the U.S. Navy over the last few years. The USS Fitzgerald collided with the container ship ACX Crystal in the early hours of June 17, 2017, off Japan. Seven sailors drowned as a result. Additionally, USS John S. McCain collided with the merchant tanker Alnic MC while underway near the Strait of Singapore on August 21, 2017. 10 sailors lost their lives in the flooding that followed.
https://gcaptain.com/replenishment-...sc-dry-cargo-ship-collide-off-u-s-east-coast/
Replenishment Gone Wrong: U.S. Navy Cruiser and MSC Dry Cargo Ship Collide Off U.S. East Coast
February 6, 2019 by Mike Schuler
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The Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) pulls alongside the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) (not pictured) to conduct a replenishment at sea. U.S. Navy File Photo
A U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser and a Military Sealift Command dry cargo ship collided Tuesday during an underway replenishment off the coast of Florida, the U.S. Navy has confirmed.
The Navy said no personnel were injured when the USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) made contact.
Both ships were able to safely operate after the incident.
“The ships had been conducting a replenishment-at-sea when the sterns touched at approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Standard time,” the Navy said in a statement.
“U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Military Sealift Command will thoroughly investigate this incident,” the statement added.
Damage will be assessed when the ships arrive in port.
The ships were conducting operations in conjunction with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.
https://news.usni.org/2019/02/05/br...ply-ship-involved-minor-collision-off-florida
UPDATED: U.S. Guided-Missile Cruiser, Navy Supply Ship Involved in Minor Collision Off of Florida
By: Sam LaGrone and Megan Eckstein
February 5, 2019 7:26 PM • Updated: February 5, 2019 10:11 PM
USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va. in 2018. US Navy Photo
This post was updated to include a statement from U.S. Fleet Forces Command and additional details about damage to the ships.
A U.S. guided-missile cruiser and Navy resupply ship have collided off the coast of Florida during a training exercise on Tuesday, USNI News has learned.
USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) and USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5) collided during a training exercise as part of a pre-deployment workup at about 4 p.m. EST. There were no casualties and only minor damage above the waterline to both ships, three sources familiar with the collision told USNI News. A Navy official told USNI News that the supply ship suffered an 8-inch gash above the waterline and Leyte Gulf suffered minor damage to flight-deck netting and two lifeboats were dislodged. Neither ship took on water.
“No personnel were injured when a U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser and dry cargo ship made contact during an underway replenishment off the southeastern coast of the United States, Feb. 5,” U.S. Fleet Forces Command said in a statement to USNI News following an earlier version of this post.
“USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) and USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5) were able to safely operate after the incident. Damage will be assessed when the ships pull into port.”
The pair were conducting a planned turn together during an underway replenishment when the sterns of the two ships brushed together. Underway replenishments, in which ships take on supplies while on the move, are among the most dangerous tasks a warship can perform in peacetime. Ships can operate as close as 150 feet from each other during an UNREP.
The ships were operating with aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as part of a training exercise when the collision occurred, USNI News has learned.
Leyte Gulf and Peary are expected to rejoin the exercise next week, a Navy official told USNI News.
The Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has been operating off the East Coast of the U.S. since Jan. 25 as part of its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). This is the final exercise and certification event ahead of the deployment, and it is meant to show the entire group – the carrier, the air wing, the destroyer squadron and the cruiser – can come together and successfully execute the range of missions they could be asked to conduct during a deployment. The COMPTUEX was expected to last several weeks, and the strike group will likely deploy in the late March or early April timeframe.
Tuesday’s incident is much less severe than a spate of ship collisions in 2017 in the Western Pacific – two fatal and two non-fatal – that resulted in the combined deaths of 17 sailors.
Following two reviews into the collisions, the Navy has been on a campaign to improve the safety and performance of its surface fleet.
USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5), center, conducts a dual replenishment-at-sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and the amphibious landing dock ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) on Feb. 13, 2013. US Navy Photo
The following is the complete Feb. 5, 2019 statement from U.S. Fleet Forces Command.
No Injuries as Two U.S. Navy Vessels Involved in Minor Mishap Off East Coast
NORFOLK, Va. – No personnel were injured when a U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser and dry cargo ship made contact during an underway replenishment off the southeastern coast of the United States, Feb. 5.
USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) were able to safely operate after the incident. Damage will be assessed when the ships pull into port.
The ships had been conducting a replenishment-at-sea when the sterns touched at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight time.
U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Military Sealift Command will thoroughly investigate this incident. The ships were conducting operations in conjunction with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.
https://mil.news.sina.com.cn/jssd/2019-02-08/doc-ihqfskcp3745413.shtml
新春“碰碰船”！美国海军巡洋舰又撞了大货轮
新春“碰碰船”！美国海军巡洋舰又撞了大货轮
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中国人民欢度新春佳节之际，美国海军却在忙着玩“碰碰船”。新年新气象，农历新年刚过，美海军就出现碰撞事故。据美国海军网站报道称，美国海军CG-55“莱特湾”号导弹巡洋舰与T-AKE 5号干货补给舰发生碰撞事故。继2017年美海军四连“碰碰船”事件，七舰队司令官引咎辞职一事后，美海军有希望在2019年创下船只碰撞事故的新高峰。
美国海军的持续事故原因十分明显。作为美国“重返亚太”战略的“先遣队”，美国海军第七舰队承担着远超其他舰队的作战任务。但是美军在关岛、佐世保等地的军港规模并没有扩大，在菲律宾的苏蒂特湾基地还随后废弃，美军在亚太地区的保障能力有着很大的不足。虽然主力舰艇都在向第七舰队集结，但是由于保障能力的不足，相当部分驱逐舰、轻巡洋舰都处于极限服役状态。这些舰艇往往刚刚离开作战部署，为了维持舰队数量，大多会作为预备队使用。舰员不进行休假，船体不进行维修，如果有任务则随时顶上。然而由于太平洋地区已经整备了三个航母战斗群，美国海军的驱逐舰、巡洋舰需求非常大，不得不把所有的预备舰艇全部拉上部署一线。
而美国国会对于军费的严苛限制，和海军内部的资金流向也是重要原因。早在2010年，就因为DDGX项目投入巨资，仅仅只造出数艘不适合大规模海军对抗任务的“朱姆沃尔特”型驱逐舰。这些驱逐舰虽然有一定的反舰、防空作战能力，但是作为普通驱逐舰部署则严重浪费战斗力。虽然有着全球数量第一的驱逐舰队，美国海军也面临着严重的驱逐舰、巡洋舰不足问题。美国国会对于“伯克”三型巡洋舰的建造数量限制极为严苛，新一代轻巡洋舰方案全部被否。让海军面临着“提康德罗加”级巡洋舰退役的同时，还没有任何舰艇补充。
美国海军曾经辉煌一时，但是终究要被自己覆盖过大的摊子撑死。在苏联解体后，美国海军同时需要承担海上决战，海上运输拦截，反海盗和沿海火力投送任务。这种畸形的任务构型导致美国海军在各领域顾此失彼，都无法有效发挥全部舰艇作战能力。投资数十亿美元的“先进舰炮系统”则成为海军史上的笑谈，让人质疑美国是不是“人傻钱多”。
美国海军面临的问题，对于中国海军无疑也是极好的范例。伴随着中国海军规模的增长，随着双航母舰队的呼之欲出，随着远洋作战任务的日益繁重，海军舰艇的维护、维修、轮值等问题也会伴随而来。这对于未来的中国海军指挥员，无疑是不小的考验。（作者署名：科罗廖夫）
U.S. Navy Cruiser Involved in Replenishment Collision
By MarEx 2019-02-05 22:07:36
A U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser and dry cargo ship made contact during an underway replenishment off the southeastern coast of the U.S. on Tuesday.
Nobody was injured, and USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) were able to safely operate after the incident. USNI News reports that the supply ship suffered an eight-inch gash above the waterline, and USS Leyte Gulf suffered minor damage to flight-deck netting. Damage will be assessed in detail when the ships arrive in port.
The ships had been conducting a replenishment-at-sea when the sterns touched at approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Standard time. The ships were conducting operations in conjunction with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.
The incident is the latest in a series of incidents for the U.S. Navy over the last few years. The USS Fitzgerald collided with the container ship ACX Crystal in the early hours of June 17, 2017, off Japan. Seven sailors drowned as a result. Additionally, USS John S. McCain collided with the merchant tanker Alnic MC while underway near the Strait of Singapore on August 21, 2017. 10 sailors lost their lives in the flooding that followed.
https://gcaptain.com/replenishment-...sc-dry-cargo-ship-collide-off-u-s-east-coast/
Replenishment Gone Wrong: U.S. Navy Cruiser and MSC Dry Cargo Ship Collide Off U.S. East Coast
February 6, 2019 by Mike Schuler
296shares
A U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser and a Military Sealift Command dry cargo ship collided Tuesday during an underway replenishment off the coast of Florida, the U.S. Navy has confirmed.
The Navy said no personnel were injured when the USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) made contact.
Both ships were able to safely operate after the incident.
“The ships had been conducting a replenishment-at-sea when the sterns touched at approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Standard time,” the Navy said in a statement.
“U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Military Sealift Command will thoroughly investigate this incident,” the statement added.
Damage will be assessed when the ships arrive in port.
The ships were conducting operations in conjunction with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.
https://news.usni.org/2019/02/05/br...ply-ship-involved-minor-collision-off-florida
UPDATED: U.S. Guided-Missile Cruiser, Navy Supply Ship Involved in Minor Collision Off of Florida
By: Sam LaGrone and Megan Eckstein
February 5, 2019 7:26 PM • Updated: February 5, 2019 10:11 PM
USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va. in 2018. US Navy Photo
This post was updated to include a statement from U.S. Fleet Forces Command and additional details about damage to the ships.
A U.S. guided-missile cruiser and Navy resupply ship have collided off the coast of Florida during a training exercise on Tuesday, USNI News has learned.
USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) and USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5) collided during a training exercise as part of a pre-deployment workup at about 4 p.m. EST. There were no casualties and only minor damage above the waterline to both ships, three sources familiar with the collision told USNI News. A Navy official told USNI News that the supply ship suffered an 8-inch gash above the waterline and Leyte Gulf suffered minor damage to flight-deck netting and two lifeboats were dislodged. Neither ship took on water.
“No personnel were injured when a U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser and dry cargo ship made contact during an underway replenishment off the southeastern coast of the United States, Feb. 5,” U.S. Fleet Forces Command said in a statement to USNI News following an earlier version of this post.
“USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) and USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5) were able to safely operate after the incident. Damage will be assessed when the ships pull into port.”
The pair were conducting a planned turn together during an underway replenishment when the sterns of the two ships brushed together. Underway replenishments, in which ships take on supplies while on the move, are among the most dangerous tasks a warship can perform in peacetime. Ships can operate as close as 150 feet from each other during an UNREP.
The ships were operating with aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as part of a training exercise when the collision occurred, USNI News has learned.
Leyte Gulf and Peary are expected to rejoin the exercise next week, a Navy official told USNI News.
The Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has been operating off the East Coast of the U.S. since Jan. 25 as part of its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). This is the final exercise and certification event ahead of the deployment, and it is meant to show the entire group – the carrier, the air wing, the destroyer squadron and the cruiser – can come together and successfully execute the range of missions they could be asked to conduct during a deployment. The COMPTUEX was expected to last several weeks, and the strike group will likely deploy in the late March or early April timeframe.
Tuesday’s incident is much less severe than a spate of ship collisions in 2017 in the Western Pacific – two fatal and two non-fatal – that resulted in the combined deaths of 17 sailors.
Following two reviews into the collisions, the Navy has been on a campaign to improve the safety and performance of its surface fleet.
USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5), center, conducts a dual replenishment-at-sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and the amphibious landing dock ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) on Feb. 13, 2013. US Navy Photo
The following is the complete Feb. 5, 2019 statement from U.S. Fleet Forces Command.
No Injuries as Two U.S. Navy Vessels Involved in Minor Mishap Off East Coast
NORFOLK, Va. – No personnel were injured when a U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser and dry cargo ship made contact during an underway replenishment off the southeastern coast of the United States, Feb. 5.
USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) were able to safely operate after the incident. Damage will be assessed when the ships pull into port.
The ships had been conducting a replenishment-at-sea when the sterns touched at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight time.
U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Military Sealift Command will thoroughly investigate this incident. The ships were conducting operations in conjunction with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.
https://mil.news.sina.com.cn/jssd/2019-02-08/doc-ihqfskcp3745413.shtml
新春“碰碰船”！美国海军巡洋舰又撞了大货轮
新春“碰碰船”！美国海军巡洋舰又撞了大货轮
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中国人民欢度新春佳节之际，美国海军却在忙着玩“碰碰船”。新年新气象，农历新年刚过，美海军就出现碰撞事故。据美国海军网站报道称，美国海军CG-55“莱特湾”号导弹巡洋舰与T-AKE 5号干货补给舰发生碰撞事故。继2017年美海军四连“碰碰船”事件，七舰队司令官引咎辞职一事后，美海军有希望在2019年创下船只碰撞事故的新高峰。
美国海军的持续事故原因十分明显。作为美国“重返亚太”战略的“先遣队”，美国海军第七舰队承担着远超其他舰队的作战任务。但是美军在关岛、佐世保等地的军港规模并没有扩大，在菲律宾的苏蒂特湾基地还随后废弃，美军在亚太地区的保障能力有着很大的不足。虽然主力舰艇都在向第七舰队集结，但是由于保障能力的不足，相当部分驱逐舰、轻巡洋舰都处于极限服役状态。这些舰艇往往刚刚离开作战部署，为了维持舰队数量，大多会作为预备队使用。舰员不进行休假，船体不进行维修，如果有任务则随时顶上。然而由于太平洋地区已经整备了三个航母战斗群，美国海军的驱逐舰、巡洋舰需求非常大，不得不把所有的预备舰艇全部拉上部署一线。
而美国国会对于军费的严苛限制，和海军内部的资金流向也是重要原因。早在2010年，就因为DDGX项目投入巨资，仅仅只造出数艘不适合大规模海军对抗任务的“朱姆沃尔特”型驱逐舰。这些驱逐舰虽然有一定的反舰、防空作战能力，但是作为普通驱逐舰部署则严重浪费战斗力。虽然有着全球数量第一的驱逐舰队，美国海军也面临着严重的驱逐舰、巡洋舰不足问题。美国国会对于“伯克”三型巡洋舰的建造数量限制极为严苛，新一代轻巡洋舰方案全部被否。让海军面临着“提康德罗加”级巡洋舰退役的同时，还没有任何舰艇补充。
美国海军曾经辉煌一时，但是终究要被自己覆盖过大的摊子撑死。在苏联解体后，美国海军同时需要承担海上决战，海上运输拦截，反海盗和沿海火力投送任务。这种畸形的任务构型导致美国海军在各领域顾此失彼，都无法有效发挥全部舰艇作战能力。投资数十亿美元的“先进舰炮系统”则成为海军史上的笑谈，让人质疑美国是不是“人傻钱多”。
美国海军面临的问题，对于中国海军无疑也是极好的范例。伴随着中国海军规模的增长，随着双航母舰队的呼之欲出，随着远洋作战任务的日益繁重，海军舰艇的维护、维修、轮值等问题也会伴随而来。这对于未来的中国海军指挥员，无疑是不小的考验。（作者署名：科罗廖夫）
