Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress

Of the Coast Guard's three polar icebreakers, two -- Polar Star and Polar Sea -- have exceeded their intended 30-year service lives. The Polar Star is not operational and has been in caretaker status since July 1, 2006. A 2007 report from the National Research Council (NRC) on the U.S. polar ic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Rourke, Ronald
Other Authors: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Economics and Cost Analysis
Marine Engineering
Logistics
Military Facilities and Supplies
*POLAR REGIONS
*COAST GUARD SHIPS
*ICEBREAKERS
*REPLACEMENT
*REPAIR
*COST ESTIMATES
*LIFE EXPECTANCY(SERVICE LIFE)
*GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
SCHEDULING
MILITARY BUDGETS
LEGISLATION
QUANTITY
SHIPBUILDING
FEDERAL BUDGETS
NUCLEAR POWERED SHIPS
REQUIREMENTS
*POLAR ICEBREAKERS
*SHIP REPLACEMENT
*SHIP MODERNIZATION
REPLACEMENT SHIPS
SHIP REPAIR
NSF(NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION)
POLAR STAR
POLAR SEA
SERVICE LIFE EXTENSIONS
CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS
CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY
COAST GUARD PROCUREMENT
COAST GUARD BUDGETS
Polar Star
Icebreaker
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA513331
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA513331

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