Program · United States · U.S. Navy
Whidbey Island-class Dock Landing Ship
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship · Fielded · U.S. Navy
Cost to the Government
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 1 | ||
| R&D program totalA separately identified lifetime development total has not been verified. This is not a zero-cost estimate. | Not established | — |
| Unit costs · 1 | ||
| Acquisition / unitA source with a defensible unit scope and dollar basis has not been verified. | Not established | — |
| Quantities · 2 | ||
| GAO historical fleetHistorical class inventory; later retirements are not inferred from this count. | 8U.S. only | Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-23-106440, FY2020 costs and FY2021 inventories GAO · figure FY2021 |
| Program quantityA comparable total acquisition quantity has not been verified. | Not established | — |
| Operating costs · 1 | ||
| Annual O&S / shipClass-level historical average, not a quote for a specific ship’s next overhaul. | $73.7M / yrConstant FY2021 $ | Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-23-106440, FY2020 costs and FY2021 inventories GAO · figure FY2020 |
Program totals · 1
- R&D program totalA separately identified lifetime development total has not been verified. This is not a zero-cost estimate.Source not recordedNot established
Unit costs · 1
- Acquisition / unitA source with a defensible unit scope and dollar basis has not been verified.Source not recordedNot established
Quantities · 2
- GAO historical fleetHistorical class inventory; later retirements are not inferred from this count.Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-23-106440, FY2020 costs and FY2021 inventories GAO · figure FY20218U.S. only
- Program quantityA comparable total acquisition quantity has not been verified.Source not recordedNot established
Operating costs · 1
- Annual O&S / shipClass-level historical average, not a quote for a specific ship’s next overhaul.Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-23-106440, FY2020 costs and FY2021 inventories GAO · figure FY2020$73.7M / yrConstant FY2021 $
Earlier observations · 1
Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Annual O&S / shipClass-level historical average, not a quote for a specific ship’s next overhaul. | $73.7M / yrConstant FY2021 $ | Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-23-106440, FY2020 costs and FY2021 inventories GAO · figure FY2020 |
- Annual O&S / shipClass-level historical average, not a quote for a specific ship’s next overhaul.Weapon System Sustainment: GAO-23-106440, FY2020 costs and FY2021 inventories GAO · figure FY2020$73.7M / yrConstant FY2021 $
Maintenance and remaining service life
GAO’s later amphibious-fleet review found that canceled maintenance, unreliable systems and spare-parts problems reduced availability. Retaining an older hull does not mean avoiding substantial maintenance or service-life investment.
Open research: Figures retain the date and scope of the original source. A historical count, cumulative delivery or procurement plan is not today’s mission-capable inventory. Original ship procurement price and lifetime R&D require historical budget reconstruction; modern amphibious-ship prices are not substituted. A source with a defensible unit scope and dollar basis has not been verified. A separately identified lifetime development total has not been verified. This is not a zero-cost estimate.
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