PROKNOW CH3: SURFACE WARFARE

Mission of SWO

To provide combat ready ships to the fleet; and to supply those ships and supporting commands with the leadership, manpower, equipment, training, and material needed to achieve operational excellence and conduct prompt, sustained combat operations at sea to ensure victory.

AW

SUW

ASW

BMD

STW

MIO

Air Warfare

Surface Warfare

Anti-submarine Warfare

Ballistic Missile Defense

Strike Warfare

Maritime Interdiction Operations

NSFS

EW

EXW

AMW

MIW

MOB

Naval Surface Fire Support

Electronic Warfare

Expeditionary Warfare

Amphibious Warfare

Mine Warfare

Mobility

Surface Warfare Officer insignia, 1975

Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist insignia, April 1979

Warfare Tactics Instructors

Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD)

Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare (ASW/SUW)

Mine Warfare (MIW)

Amphibious Warfare (AMW)

Engineering (ENG)

Surface Warfare Officer (Nuclear)

• Selective assignment for midshipmen who interview with Naval Reactors

• Attends Nuclear Power School in Charleston, SC

• Stands watch over a Nuclear Power Plant

• Fewer than 40 midshipmen selected annually

Brief History of Surface Warfare

• Born during American Revolution

• Oct 13, 1775 Raid of Nassau, Navy-Marine Corps bond

• Naval Act of 1794, six frigates (USS United States, Constellation, Constitution) for Barbary States

• Second Barbary War, Navy’s shift from commerce protection to regulation, six permanent overseas squadrons

• Civil War, steam propulsions and ironclads

• 1907, Great White Fleet, 16 battleships, displayed naval power

Capabilities of the U.S. Navy

Stealth

Endurance

Firepower

Mobility

Communication

Carrier Strike Group (CSG)

• One Aircraft Carrier (CVN)

• One Guided Missile Cruiser (CG)

• Two Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG)

• One Attack Submarine (SSN)

• One Combined Ammunition, Oiler, and Supply Ship

• One Carrier Air Wing (~70 aircraft)

Carrier and air wing are primary offensive firepower

Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)

• One Amphibious Assault Ship (LHA or LHD)

• One Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD) Ship

• One Dock Landing Ship (LSD)

• One embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)

• Surface combatants

• Submarine

Strength is the flexibility of its amphibious ships & MEU

CG-47 Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser

• Hurricane Bow, Battle Force role, sometimes outfitted with a Ballistic Missile Defense

• 2 Phalanx CIWS, Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube launchers, 2 MH-60 Helo

• SPY-1B Radar, Aegis, Towed Array Sonar

DDG-51 Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer FLT I/II + IIA

• Open bow, flight deck aft (FLT IIA has 2 helo hangars)

• Multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities, can be independent or with strike groups. Some have BMD

• Can land a multitude of USN/USMC helos (FLT IIA can embark 2 MH-60)

• SPY-1D Radar, Aegis, Towed Array Sonar

• Officers to Enlisted: I/II:28-254 ; IIA: 30-280

DDG-51 Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer FLT III (DDG 125+)

• Open bow, has helo hangars

• Rep;acing decommissioning cruisers as the Anti-Air Warfare commander in CSG. ALL FLT III DDGs have a BMD capability

• 2 MH-60

• SPY-6 AMDR, Aegis Baseline 10, Multi Function Towed Array Sonar

• Officers to Enlisted: 35-300

DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer

• “A wave-piercing “Tumblehome” hull form

• Sustained operations in the littorals and land attack. 100 percent globally deployable asset. Also really ugly

• 2 MH-60R or 1 MH-60R and 3 Vertical Take-Off UAVs

• Officers to Enlisted: 20-140

LCS Littoral Combat Ship

Dual Designed for max speed and shallow draft.

• FREEDOM class (odd) - Mono-hull

• INDEPENDENCE class (even) - Tri-hull

• Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics… mommy daddy

• Apparently everyone hates these things

• Rolling Airframe Missiles (Freedom) and SEARAM (Independence)

• Depends on SUW, MIW, ASW

• 50-100 Crew

LSD-41 Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship

• Solid block superstructure. 41 - Two deck mounted cranes. 49 - Single crane starboard

• Transport and launch amphibious craft with Marines in assault operations. Designed to operate LCAC. Largest capacity of any US Navy Platform

• LSD 41 - 4 LCAC, 3 LCU or 36 AAV

• LSD 49 - 2 LCAC, 1 LCU, or 15 AAV

• CIWS mounts and RAM

• Officers to Enlisted: 22-350. Embarked Troops: 402

LPD-17 San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock

• Two enclosed masts, helo hangar

• Transport and land Marines, their equipment, and supplies by embarked air cushion (LCAC). Supports amphibious operations, special operations, expeditionary warfaremissions

• 2 LCAC or 1 LCU; 18 AAVs in the well deck