why is it that long to commision, and what is commision any ways?
2006-09-16 12:31:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It usually takes 1-3 years after the ship is sea-worthy (out of dry dock) to finish the construction, do final testing and complete all initial refits and upgrades that are part of the original production. Once the ship is full finished being built, then it is commissioned.
It's like the time between finishing your last classes and getting the actual diploma. The commission is like the diploma, a piece of paper saying that you're done or in this case that the ship is now officially an active vessel in the navy.
2006-09-16 12:38:55 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What they said! A launched ship is mostly an empty hull. Fully loaded would put too much strain on the building ways. All heavy equipment is installed after it is floating. Then comes sea trials, crew training, more construction, more sea trials, etc. and so on. A ship's commissioning is very impressive. My guess is W will probably give the address and GHW and Barbara will be there. Smaller ships take less time between launching and commiss, but it still runs about 12-18 months.
2006-09-16 15:16:32 · answer #2 · answered by Mike S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Building a Nimitz class aircraft is exactly like building a car. The USS George H W Bush will have two nuclear reactors, and will be almost 1100 feet long. It's what to take a while to build it and test all the systems before it becomes part of the fleet.
2006-09-16 12:42:14 · answer #3 · answered by Carl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Between Launch and Commissioning there is a GREAT deal of construction still to go, then builder's trials and acceptance trials.
Basically, they launch the ship as SOON as it will float !! It then goes to a pier for "fitting out": the addition things such as the radars, the catapults, the berthing spaces, the offices, work spaces.
Commissioning is the act of the US Navy ACCEPTING the ship as complete, functioning CORRECTLY, and prepared to serve on active duty as a fighting warship. At that time the crew "officially" mans the ship as a fighting force rather than a glorified construction crew.
2006-09-16 13:04:16 · answer #4 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A ship of that size takes years to build.Many components need to be brought together.If you can get the DVD called Supercarrier.It is very informative as to how these things get built.
2006-09-16 12:35:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a Bush therefor takes forever to get done if it gets done at all.
2006-09-16 21:07:19 · answer #6 · answered by bobby h 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋