16 June 2021
by Michael Fabey & Richard Scott
The US Navy (USN) is placing increasing reliance on its ageing submarine tenders for the support of its littoral combat ships (LCSs) in the Indo-Pacific, according to Captain Tom Ogden, commander, Destroyer Squadron Seven (DESRON 7).
Based at Guam in the Pacific, USS Emory S Land (AS 39) and USS Frank Cable (AS 40) primarily used to provide expeditionary intermediate level (I-level) maintenance and repairs, as well as hotel service and logistics support to deployed nuclear-powered guided missile and attack submarines (SSNs) deployed in the 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.
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The US Navy (USN) is placing increasing reliance on its ageing submarine tenders for the support of ...