Ship Characteristics Board

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Project SCB 1 result: the USS Norfolk (CLK-1/DL-1) USS Norfolk (DL-1) underway c1964.jpg
Project SCB 1 result: the USS Norfolk (CLK-1/DL-1)

The Ship Characteristics Board was a unit of the United States Navy.

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The purpose of the Ship Characteristics Board was to coordinate the creation of 'ship characteristics' that are essential to the design of naval combatants and auxiliaries. Coordination was required because the operators and the designers of ships had different interests, perceptions, concepts, and constraints: as summarized by the naval historian Norman Friedman, "How to achieve the best possible compromise among competing bureaus has been one of the great dilemmas of 20th-century U.S. naval administration." [1]

This list of SCB projects is a useful exposition of the U.S. Navy's shipbuilding priorities in the first half of the Cold War.

History

The Ship Characteristics Board was founded in 1945 under the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations / OpNav. It was created after the body previously responsible for coordinating ships characteristics, the General Board, had been seen as ineffective in a series of earlier Navy bureau mis-coordinations. [2] [3] The SCB would adjudicate between operational requirements set by the ship operators (the fleets and other operational forces) and the technological and fiscal constraints imposed on the ship designers (the Bureau of Ships / BuShips and the Bureau of Ordnance / BuOrd).

The SCB had nowhere near the same stature as its predecessor [the General Board], since in effect it was separated from the policy- and strategy-planning process. It was far more concerned with the details of design, and included representatives of all the bureaus, who had equal votes. Participants in SCB meetings recall cases in which the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery cast the decisive vote on weapons systems choices. From the surviving records it is not entirely clear who within OpNav worked up the lists of projects on which the SCB worked, at least at first. For a time that was both very important, given the poverty of the [post-World War Two] shipbuilding program and the lack of any integrated U.S. concept of future warfare. [4]

The SCB assigned numbers to its projects beginning in 1946. Not all projects would result in the construction of ships: some projects would remain conceptual only, or would be superseded by later projects.

In 1966 the successors to BuShips and BuOrd (NAVSHIPS and NAVORD) were moved to report to OpNav. The SCB role as an adjudicator became less relevant. [5] During the development of the Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates it was renamed the Ship Acquisition and Improvement Board (SAIB). [6] In the 1980s it was revived as the Ship Characteristics Improvement Board (SCIB), but without its former authority. [5]

USS Thresher loss

Thresher, the first result of project SCB 188, at sea on 24 July 1961 USS Thresher (SSN-593) bow.jpg
Thresher, the first result of project SCB 188, at sea on 24 July 1961

A decision by the SCB likely contributed to the 1963 loss of the nuclear submarine Thresher. The SCB had ordered BuShips to study increasing the test depth for future submarines from 700 to 1,600 feet, and this increase was approved after November 1956. Thresher's components were too far along in design to accommodate this change, but it was decided that they could be modified to enable a test depth of 1,300 feet. The irony is that the SCB's motives for this change were to enhance safety: not only to support greater combat survivability, but also out of a concern that the increased speed of nuclear submarines could cause them to inadvertently exceed the more shallow test depths while maneuvering. [7]

List of SCB projects

Review of the following lists of SCB projects will show:

All ship hull classification symbols shown (CLK, SS, DL, CVA, DE, etc.) are the symbols in use at the conception of the project, rather than when construction started. Explanations of these symbols are usually to be found in the linked articles on each ship or class.

Sequential numbering of SCB projects

SCB projects began in numeric sequence in 1946, and were originally listed in descending priority (the Norfolk cruiser/destroyer leader having top priority, the Tang submarines as second priority, etc.), [8] but such prioritization was eventually dropped. Several of the early projects actually began in 1945 - for example, the Mitscher-class destroyer (which in 1946 was assigned the project number SCB 5) was the ship design that on paper out-performed the projected CL-154 class light cruiser design and led to that cruiser's cancellation in September 1945. [9]

SCB #Start dateDescriptionNotes
SCB 11946 Norfolk CLK [10]
SCB 21946 Tang class SS [8]
SCB 2A Grayback SS original design (see SCB 161) [11]
SCB 31946 Closed cycle engine SSX concept [12]
SCB 41946CVA concept, merged into SCB 6 by Jun 1946 [12]
SCB 51946 Mitscher class DL [13]
SCB 61946Strategic CVA (aircraft carrier) concept [14]
SCB 6A United States class CVA, cancelled 23 Apr 1949 [15]
SCB 7194630 kt DE concept [16]
SCB 7A Fletcher class DD ASW mobilization concept [17]
SCB 81946 CVE ASW concept, became SCB 43 [18]
SCB 9194615 kt LST concept [19]
SCB 9A Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship [19]
SCB 101946AKA Arctic conversion concept [12]
SCB 111946CLI Cruiser-icebreaker Arctic picket concept [12]
SCB 11A Glacier AGB [12]
SCB 121946 MIGRAINE II SSR conversions: Burrfish, Requin, Spinax and Tigrone [20]
SCB 12AMIGRAINE III SSR conversions: Pompon , Rasher , Raton , Ray , Redfin , and Rock [20]
SCB 131946 Northampton CLC [21]
SCB 141946 Paul Revere class APA [22]
SCB 14EAPA conversion of SS Monterey and SS Mariposa [12]
SCB 151946 Tulare class AKA [22]
SCB 161946Fast AGC concept [22]
SCB 171946Fast LSD concept [22]
SCB 181946 LSM Underwater Object Locator conversion concept [12]
SCB 191946 (Dec 1945) Kentucky BB anti-air concept [23]
SCB 201946Steel hulled PT concept [12]
SCB 211946Radiological salvage vessel concept, later ATR rescue tug concept [12]
SCB 221946Fast AOR concept, led to commissioning of ex-war prize Conecuh as a test [12] [24]
SCB 22A YAG conversion concept [25] [12]
SCB 231946Fast AK concept [12] [24]
SCB 241946Midget SS concept [26]
SCB 251946 LCU 1466 [27]
SCB 25A LCU 1608 [28]
SCB 261946 Hawaii CB aircraft carrier conversion concept [21]
SCB 26A1948 Hawaii CB missile conversion concept [29]
SCB 27 1946 Oriskany CVA jet aircraft conversion [29]
SCB 27BEssex class CVA partial conversion, canceled [12]
SCB 27A Essex class CVA modification: 8 ships [29]
SCB 27CEssex class CVA modification: 6 ships [30]
SCB 281946 Tunny SSG conversion [31]
SCB 291946LSD Arctic conversions: Gunston Hall and Lindenwald [12]
SCB 301946ASSP conversions: Perch and Sealion [12]
SCB 311946 Barbero ASSA conversion [12]
SCB 321946Fast LST concept [22]
SCB 331946SSG (guided missile submarine) concept [21]
SCB 341946SSV F2Y seaplane carrier submarine concept [21] [12]
SCB 35Dec 1946 Barracuda class SSK [21]
SCB 361948New LCS(L) concept, merged into SCB 37 [32]
SCB 371948 Carronade LSM(R) [33]
SCB 38 Colorado BB radio control target conversion concept [34]
SCB 39 Guavina SSO conversion [35]
SCB 40SSE (submarine ammunition carrier) concept [36]
SCB 41 CVL ASW conversion, became SCB 54 [12]
SCB 42LSD to AV conversion concept [12]
SCB 43CVE ASW concepts, cancelled Apr 1954 [37]
SCB 44 Aviation stores issue ship (AVS) concept [12]
SCB 45AMS concept [12]
SCB 45A Agile class MSO and Acme class MSO [21]
SCB 45B Ability class MSO [12]
SCB 46 DER conversions: 6 ships [38]
SCB 46ADER conversions: Vandivier and Wagner [39]
SCB 46BDER conversions: 28 ships [40]
SCB 47 GUPPY II SS conversions [41]
SCB 47A GUPPY IA SS conversions [12]
SCB 47B Fleet snorkel SS conversions [12]
SCB 47C GUPPY IIA SS conversions [12]
SCB 48 Boston class CAG Terrier missile conversions [42]
SCB 49 Altair class AKS conversion [21]
SCB 50 AOR conversion concept [43]
SCB 51DE or PCE concept, became SCB 72 [44]
SCB 52Submersible barge concept for launching V-2 rockets [12]
SCB 53DDE conversion [45]
SCB 54CVL ASW conversion [45]
SCB 561949 Albacore AGSS Phase I [21]
SCB 57 Denebola-class AF conversion: 4 ships [12]
SCB 581949 Grouper SSK conversion [46]
SCB 59Cylindrical Countermeasures (XMAP) minesweeping device [12]
SCB 60 LVT modernization [12]
SCB 60A LVT(A)5 modernization [47]
SCB 60B LVT(3) modernization [47]
SCB 61 Yard and district craft characteristics [12]
SCB 61A YR characteristics [12]
SCB 61B YON characteristics [12]
SCB 61C YFN characteristics [12]
SCB 61D YRB characteristics, became SCB 61N [12]
SCB 61E YC characteristics [12]
SCB 61F YFB characteristics [12]
SCB 61G YCF characteristics [12]
SCB 61H YOGN characteristics [12]
SCB 61J YRBM characteristics [12]
SCB 61K YDT characteristics [12]
SCB 61L YFR characteristics [12]
SCB 61M YNG characteristics [12]
SCB 61NYRB characteristics [12]
SCB 61P YTN characteristics [12]
SCB 61Q YOG characteristics for JP-5 [12]
SCB 61R YTM characteristics with cycloidal propulsion [12]
SCB 62Minesweeping boat (MSB) [12]
SCB 63 Tweedy DE ASW upgrade [48]
SCB 63A Lewis DE ASW upgrade [48]
SCB 64Mar 1950 Nautilus SSN [49] [50]
SCB 64AMar 1950 Seawolf SSN [51] [50]
SCB 65 X-1 midget SS [52]
SCB 66SSM (submarine minelayer) conversion concept, cancelled 1 Oct 1952 [53]
SCB 671950Closed cycle engine SSX concept [54]
SCB 67AClosed cycle engine SSX concept, cancelled 26 Oct 1953 [55]
SCB 68Apr 1950 Mackerel class SST [56]
SCB 69 Adjutant class MSC [21]
SCB 69AMSC concept [12]
SCB 70AD mobilization conversion concept [12]
SCB 71AP mobilization conversion from SS United States concept [12]
SCB 72Oct 1950 Dealey class DE [57]
SCB 73 ACMU conversions [12]
SCB 74Various anti-air upgrades (e.g. Bofors 40 mm guns replaced with 3"/50 caliber guns) [58]
SCB 74A Fletcher class DD anti-air upgrades: 40 ships [59]
SCB 74BLight Cruisers anti-air upgrades [12]
SCB 74CHeavy Cruisers anti-air upgrades [12]
SCB 74D Juneau anti-air upgrade [12]
SCB 74E Iowa class BB anti-air upgrade concept [23]
SCB 75Nov 1950 Thomaston class LSD [60]
SCB 76Mobilization DD experiment concept [17]
SCB 77Jul 1951New AKA concept [61]
SCB 77ANov 1952New AKA with ro-ro capability concept [62]
SCB 78 Paul Revere APA [21]
SCB 78A Francis Marion APA [12]
SCB 79DDR (destroyer radar picket) conversions [17]
SCB 80 Forrestal class CVA [63]
SCB 81 Technical stores issue ship (AKST) concept [12]
SCB 82 Neosho class AO [21]
SCB 83 Hawaii CBC conversion concept [64]
SCB 84 Sailfish class SSR [65]
SCB 85Feb 1951 Forrest Sherman class DD [66]
SCB 85AForrest Sherman class (Hull sub-class) DD [67]
SCB 86AK reactivation: Altair, Antares, Alcor and Betelgeuse [12]
SCB 87 AVP concept [12]
SCB 88 Gearing class DD completion concept [21]
SCB 89May 1951180-foot PC concept [68]
SCB 90May 1951290-foot PCE concept [69]
SCB 91 DM concept [12]
SCB 92AGC concept [12]
SCB 93AKA concept, canceled 4 Jan 1952 [12]
SCB 94Nov 1951 LCM(6) [70]
SCB 95 LCM(8) [70]
SCB 96 LCVP [12]
SCB 97 Rigel class AF [21]
SCB 98 ATR concept [12]
SCB 99AE mobilization concept [12]
SCB 100AF mobilization concept [12]
SCB 101 AR mobilization concept [12]
SCB 102AVS mobilization concept [12]
SCB 103 ARH mobilization concept [12]
SCB 104AK mobilization concept [12]
SCB 105AK mobilization concept [12]
SCB 106AKS mobilization concept [12]
SCB 107AD mobilization concept [12]
SCB 108AKST mobilization concept, canceled 26 Mar 1952 [12]
SCB 109Bittern ACMU [12]
SCB 110 Midway CVA and Franklin D Roosevelt CVA modernizations [71]
SCB 110A Coral Sea CVA modernization [71]
SCB 111AVP concept [12]
SCB 112AO Arctic concept [12]
SCB 113LST Arctic concept [12]
SCB 114 Suribachi class AE [12]
SCB 115AVS (aviation stores ship) [21]
SCB 116 Darter SS (see also SCB 124) [11] [12]
SCB 117DE gas turbine engine, canceled 1955 [12]
SCB 118 Barbero SSG conversion [31]
SCB 119Nov 1953 De Soto County class LST [72]
SCB 120AP mobilization conversion of passenger liners [12]
SCB 121 Skate class SSN [73]
SCB 122May 1954 Thetis Bay CVHA conversion [74]
SCB 123MCS conversions: Catskill, Ozark, Osage, Saugus , and Monitor (last 3 cancelled) [75]
SCB 124Improved SCB 116: Growler SS original design (see SCB 161) [12]
SCB 125 Essex class CVA modification: 13 ships [76]
SCB 125AOriskany CVA modification [76]
SCB 126 Guardian class AGR conversion [21]
SCB 127 Kitty Hawk class CVA, preliminary design [77]
SCB 127AKitty Hawk class CVA: Kitty Hawk and Constellation [78]
SCB 127BKitty Hawk class CVA follow on: America [79]
SCB 127CKitty Hawk class CVA follow on: John F. Kennedy [79]
SCB 128 LCPL [12]
SCB 128ALCPL [12]
SCB 128BLCPL [12]
SCB 129May 1954 Farragut class DL [80]
SCB 130Fletcher class DDC (destroyer corvette) conversion concept [81]
SCB 131Jun 1954 Claude Jones class DE [82]
SCB 132 Triton SSRN [83]
SCB 133 ASRD concept [12]
SCB 134 Albemarle AV P6M seaplane modification [84]
SCB 135 Gyatt DDG conversion [12]
SCB 136Cove MSI (inshore minesweeper) [85]
SCB 137 Halibut SSG original design with diesel-electric propulsion [86]
SCB 137A Halibut SSGN final design with nuclear propulsion [49]
SCB 137BSSGN concept with twice the missile load as Halibut [12]
SCB 138ARC conversions: Aeolus and Thor [12]
SCB 139 YP-654 class [21]
SCB 140 Galveston class CLG Talos missile conversion [87]
SCB 140AGalveston class CLG Talos missile flagship conversions: Little Rock and Oklahoma City [88]
SCB 1411954New LCM(3) concept [70]
SCB 142 Farragut class (Coontz sub-class) DLG [89]
SCB 143 Admirable class AM and Auk class AM conversion to PCE concepts [69]
SCB 144Essex class CVS FRAM upgrade [21]
SCB 145CVL angled flight deck concept [12]
SCB 146Providence class CLG Terrier missile conversion: Topeka [90]
SCB 146AProvidence class CLG Terrier missile flagship conversions: Providence and Springfield [88]
SCB 147YTB-752 class harbor tug [21]
SCB 147AYTB-760 class [21]
SCB 148unknown project [12]
SCB 149Aug 1954LCU 1620 [91]
SCB 149BMar 1962LCU 1625 [28]
SCB 150 Barbel class SS [92]
SCB 151 Currituck AV P6M seaplane modification, cancelled 21 Aug 1959 after 52 days of construction [93]
SCB 152Jul 1955Fast catamaran LST with causeway concept [94]
SCB 153Alternative CV concept, cancelled 14 Sep 1955, influenced SCB 127A and SCB 160 [95]
SCB 154 Skipjack class SSN [96]
SCB 155Aug 1955 Charles F. Adams class DDG [97]
SCB 156AF conversion, canceled Nov 1955 [12]
SCB 157Jul 1955 Iwo Jima class LPH [98]
SCB 158CN (nuclear cruiser) concept [99]
SCB 159 Block Island LPH conversion, cancelled 1958 [100]
SCB 160 Enterprise CVAN [101]
SCB 161 Grayback and Growler SSG final design (see SCB 2A and 124) [12]
SCB 162Apr 1956LCM hydrofoil concept [102]
SCB 163CN concept [99]
SCB 165CN concept [103]
SCB 166Original SSGN design of Thresher / Permit class [12]
SCB 166AImproved SSGN design of Thresher / Permit class, changed to SSN under SCB 188 [12]
SCB 167CN concept [103]
SCB 168CN concept [103]
SCB 169 Long Beach CGN [104]
SCB 170 Guavina AOSS conversion [12]
SCB 172 Leahy class DLG [105]
SCB 172AJun 1960 Belknap class DLG [106]
SCB 173 Albany class CG conversions [107]
SCB 173A Baltimore class Polaris missile conversion concept [108]
SCB 174 Des Moines class CG conversion concept [108]
SCB 176 Commencement Bay class AV P6M seaplane conversion concept, cancelled 21 Aug 1959 [109]
SCB 177 Tallahatchie County AVB conversion [21]
SCB 178 Tullibee SSN [21]
SCB 179 Victory ship conversion to survey ship concept [21]
SCB 180 Ethan Allen class SSBN [110]
SCB 180A George Washington class SSBN [110]
SCB 1821957 Albacore AGSS Phase III [12]
SCB 182A1959Albacore AGSS Phase IV [12]
SCB 1831956 PCS concept [85]
SCB 1841956 SC concept [85]
SCB 185 Conrad class AGOR [21]
SCB 187Jan 1957 Raleigh class LPD [111]
SCB 187ARaleigh class LPD with flagship facilities: La Salle [112]
SCB 187B Austin class LPD [112]
SCB 188 Thresher / Permit class SSN [113]
SCB 188A Sturgeon class SSN [114]
SCB 188MLengthened Permit class SSNs: Flasher, Greenling , and Gato [113]
SCB 189 Bainbridge DLGN [21]
SCB 190 Proteus AS modernization [21]
SCB 191 Terror Middle East force flagship conversion concept [115]
SCB 192 Oxford class AGTR conversion [21]
SCB 194 Hunley class AS [21]
SCB 196 Sacramento class AOE [21]
SCB 198 Glover AGFF conversion [21]
SCB 199 Bronstein class DE [116]
SCB 199A Garcia class DE [117]
SCB 199B Brooke class DE [118]
SCB 199C Knox class DE [119]
SCB 202Apr 1958 High Point PCH [120]
SCB 203CVAN concept, became SCB 211 [121]
SCB 205 AGMs for range instrumentation [21]
SCB 206Nov 1958 Gearing class DD FRAM I [122]
SCB 207 Dolphin AGSS [123]
SCB 208 Mars class AFS [21]
SCB 211CVAN concept [79]
SCB 211ACVAN concept, cancelled in favor of SCB 127C [124]
SCB 212Austere DDG (guided missile destroyer) concept, influenced SCB 172A [125]
SCB 214 Serrano AGS conversion [21]
SCB 215 Gilbert Islands AGMR conversion [21]
SCB 216 Lafayette class SSBN [110]
SCB 216A Benjamin Franklin class SSBN [110]
SCB 216 Mod 3 James Madison class SSBN [12]
SCB 218Aug 1960Albemarle ASGL satellite launch concept [84]
SCB 2191960 Plainview AGEH [126]
SCB 220 Nasty class PTF [21]
SCB 221Aug 196052 foot UDT reconnaissance boat [127]
SCB 222 Tuxtrun DLGN [128]
SCB 223 GUPPY III SS FRAM [21]
SCB 224 Cimarron class AO jumbo conversion: Mispillion sub-class [129]
SCB 225 Kingsport AG conversion [21]
SCB 226 Silas Bent class AGS [21]
SCB 227Mar 1961 Typhon DLGN concept [130]
SCB 228 Wright CC conversion [21]
SCB 229 Asheville class PGM [21]
SCB 231 NECPA CC concept [21]
SCB 232Suribachi class AE modernization [21]
SCB 233 Norton Sound AVM modification [21]
SCB 234Victory ship AS (submarine tender) conversion [21]
SCB 236 Sea Lift LSV [21]
SCB 238 Simon Lake class AS [21]
SCB 239Seahawk DD concept [131]
SCB 240Forrest Sherman class DDG Tartar missile conversion: 4 ships [132]
SCB 241Mitscher class DDG Tartar missile conversion: 2 ships [133]
SCB 242Sailfish SS FRAM II refit [21]
SCB 244 Samuel Gompers class AD [134]
SCB 245 Narwhal SSN [135]
SCB 247Jun 1962 Newport class LST [136]
SCB 248Nov 1962 Blue Ridge class LCC [137]
SCB 250CVAN concept, canceled in favor of SCB 127C [138]
SCB 251 Forrest Sherman class (Barry sub-class) DD modernization with ASROC [132]
SCB 252Jan 1964 Flagstaff PGH and Tucumari PGH [139]

Block numbering of SCB projects

By 1965 the numeric sequence was abandoned and SCB projects were organized by block numbers which arranged projects by ship types (valid until the 1975 ship reclassification), and a two digit suffix denoting the fiscal year of the construction phase of the project. [140] This suffix is not the start date of the project as a concept: SCB 400.65 actually began in November 1962, not in 1965, and SCB 409.68 actually began in February 1965, not in 1968. The existence of successive suffixes also does not necessarily mean that the design of ships of a class in any way changed, such suffixes are listed here for historical note only.

In effect, this new numbering scheme changed the focus of the SCB from design and development to procurement and budget compliance. As a result, concept-only designs would largely disappear from the historical record.

1965-1975 SCB block #Ship type
001-099Cruisers
100-199Carriers
200-299Destroyers/Frigates
_ 200-219Destroyer Escorts
_ 220-239Destroyers
_ 240-259Frigates (past Destroyer Leaders)
_ 260-280Patrol Frigates
300-399Submarines
400-499Amphibious
500-599Mine Warfare
600-699Patrol
700-799Auxiliaries
800-899Service Craft
900-999Special Purpose
SCB #Start dateDescriptionNotes
SCB 002Albany class CG AAW modernization (Chicago partially only, Columbus cancelled) [141]
SCB 003.68Boston class CAG AAW modernization, cancelled [142]
SCB 100.68CVS ASW concept, became SCB 100.71 [21]
SCB 100.71CVS ASW concept [21]
SCB 101.66Midway CVA modernization [143]
SCB 101.68Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA modernization, cancelled [144]
SCB 102.67 Nimitz class CVN [21]
SCB 103.68 Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA austere refit [145]
SCB 200.65Knox class DE (former SCB 199C) [146]
SCB 222.66Forrest Sherman class DD ASW modernization (former SCB 251) [132]
SCB 223.67DDG [21]
SCB 224 Spruance class DD [21]
SCB 226 Ticonderoga class DDG [21]
SCB 240.65Mar 1961Typhon DLGN concept (former SCB 227) [130]
SCB 241.66 California class DLGN [21]
SCB 243.66Farragut class DLG upgrade [133]
SCB 244.66Leahy class DLG upgrade [133]
SCB 246 Virginia class DLGN [21]
SCB 261 Oliver Hazard Perry class FFG [21]
SCB 300 Sturgeon-class SSN [12]
SCB 301 NR-1 [12]
SCB 302 Glenard P. Lipscomb SSN [12]
SCB 303 Los Angeles class SSN [12]
SCB 304 Ohio class SSBN [12]
SCB 350 Grayback LPSS conversion [12]
SCB 351 Halibut SSN conversion [12]
SCB 353 James Madison and Benjamin Franklin classes SSBN Poseidon C-3 missile conversion [12]
SCB 355 Lafayette and Benjamin Franklin classes SSBN Poseidon C-3 conversion [12]
SCB 400.65Nov 1962Blue Ridge class LCC (former SCB 248) [137]
SCB 401.65Jul 1955 New Orleans LPH (former SCB 157) [98] , [129]
SCB 402.65Austin class LPD (former SCB 187B) [112]
SCB 403.65 Charleston class AKA [147]
SCB 404.65 Anchorage class LSD, lead ship only [148]
SCB 404.66Anchorage class LSD, follow on ships [148]
SCB 405.65Jun 1962Newport class LST, lead ship only (former SCB 247) [136] , [149]
SCB 405.66Jun 1962Newport class LST: follow on ships (former SCB 247) [136] , [150]
SCB 406.65 LCU 1627 [150]
SCB 409.68Feb 1965 Tawara class LHA [151]
SCB 500.66Liberty ship MSS conversion concept [21]
SCB 501.66MSO (ocean minesweeper) concept [21]
SCB 502MSO modernization [21]
SCB 600Asheville class PGM (former SCB 229) [21]
SCB 602 Pegasus class PHM [21]
SCB 700.66Samuel Gompers class follow on: AD-39, cancelled (former SCB 244) [134]
SCB 701AVB (aviation logistics support ship) [21]
SCB 702.65 L Y Spear class AS [129]
SCB 703.65 Kilauea class AE [152]
SCB 704AGB (icebreaker) [21]
SCB 705Mars class AFS (former SCB 208) [21]
SCB 706 Cimarron class AO jumbo conversion: Ashtabula sub-class [129]
SCB 707 Wichita class AOR [21]
SCB 708.65Chauvenet class AGS [21]
SCB 709Serrano AGS conversion (former SCB 214) [21]
SCB 710 Melville class AGOR [21]
SCB 711.65Sacramento class AOE (former SCB 196) [21] , [129]
SCB 713 Mission Buenaventura class AO jumbo conversion [21]
SCB 714AS (submarine tender) [21]
SCB 719 Edenton class ATS [21]
SCB 720Fast Deployment Logistic Ship FDL [21]
SCB 721 Pigeon class ASR [21]
SCB 723 Chauvenet AGS [21]
SCB 726Hayes class AGOR (former SCB 226) [21]
SCB 728 Wyman AGS [21]
SCB 734 Gyre class AGOR [21]
SCB 737 Emory S Land class AS [21]
SCB 739 Cimarron class AO [21]
SCB 744 Powhatan class ATF [21]
SCB 800.65 YP-654 class [150]
SCB 900.65Iowa class BB ASGL satellite launch concept [153]

CIP

The SCB also had a list of projects called Class Improvement Projects. These were usually changes of a lesser scope or risk than SCB projects; many were contingency plans to refurbish reserve ships had it been necessary to reactivate them. [48] No list of CIP numbers is available.

See also

References

Notes

  1. Friedman 1994, p. 7.
  2. Friedman 1985, p. 311-313.
  3. Friedman 1982, p. 2-3.
  4. Friedman 1982, p. 3.
  5. 1 2 Friedman 2002, p. 13.
  6. Friedman 1982, p. 5.
  7. Friedman 1994, p. 132-133.
  8. 1 2 Friedman 1994, p. 28.
  9. Friedman 1982, p. 369.
  10. Friedman, Submarines, p. 28
  11. 1 2 Friedman 1994, p. 31.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 Roberts, U.S. Navy Ship Design Project Numbers, 1946-1979 (SCB Numbers)
  13. Friedman 1982, p. 298.
  14. Friedman 1983, p. 237.
  15. Friedman 1983, p. 230.
  16. Friedman 1982, p. 265.
  17. 1 2 3 Friedman 1982, p. 269.
  18. Friedman 1983, p. 340.
  19. 1 2 Friedman 2002, p. 303.
  20. 1 2 Friedman 1994, p. 90.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Crierie, US Navy Ship Characteristic Board (SCB) Numbers
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 Friedman 2002, p. 311.
  23. 1 2 Friedman 1985, p. 390.
  24. 1 2 Wildenberg 1996, p. 207.
  25. "YAG".
  26. Friedman 1994, p. 267.
  27. Friedman 2002, p. 383.
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