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LCD-79-215 1 (1979-06-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazkx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 4. LO4IWSTIC ANO COMMUNICATIONS CIVISION B-178205 JUNE 29. 1979 The Honorable Harold Brown The Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: The Department of Defense (DOD) will need commercial tanker ships during times of war or other national emergen- cies to transport fuel to military forces. DOD planners and other officials concerned with our strategic mobility must have detailed information concerning the number, availability, capabilities, and other special features of commercial petroleum transport ships. We found, however, that the system DOD relies on did not accurately report the number of tankers in the merchant fleet. Additionally, the system lacks information on certain ship characteristics which planners need to forecast which ships might be used to transport refined petroleum products. As a result of our inquiry, DOD officials have established a more accurate tanker inventory. But, the system still must be improved so that other needed data will be available to DOD planners. BACKGROUND The Military Sealift Command (MSC) had 25 petroleum tankers in its controlled fleet in April 1979. This fleet is adequate during peacetime operations, but the fleet will need to be augmented with additional commercial assets durinc a war. In wartime, the merchant tanker's primary task will be to provide point-to-point resupply of petroleum products. They may also be called on to refuel Navy vessels at sea. This anticipated reliance on commercial tanker ships dictates that DOD constantly monitor the status, composi- tion, and characteristics of the U.S. merchant fleet. The primary source wthin DOD for sealift information of this LCD-79-215 (943329)

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