The Development of Mobile Logistic Support in Anglo-American Naval Policy, 1900–1953

Nash, Peter V.

The Development of Mobile Logistic Support in Anglo-American Naval Policy, 1900–1953

Peter V. Nash

Publication Year: 2009

Though completely unsung and commonly left out of battle histories, nothing is more important than the details of logistics and support operations during a military campaign. Without fuel, food, transport, communications, and medical facilities, modern military engagement would be impossible.

Peter Nash compares the methods the British and American navies developed to supply their ships across the vast reaches of the Pacific Ocean during the first part of the twentieth century. He argues that the logistics challenges faced by the navies during World War II were so profound and required such innovative solutions that the outcome was the most radical turning point in the history of mobile logistics support. He shows how the lessons learned during the final campaign against Japan were successfully implemented during the Korean War and transformed the way naval expeditionary force is projected to this day.

The Development of Mobile Logistic Support in Anglo-American Naval Policy, 1900–1953

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Frontmatter

Contents

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Series Foreword

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Abbreviations

1. Naval Logistics, 1900–1940: Historical Perspective, Political Context

2. World War II: The Fleet Train Comes of Age

3. Underway Replenishment at Sea (UNREP/RAS)

4. Postwar Logistics: Turning Practice into Procedure

5. Fleet Sustainability and Its Effect on Auxiliary Ship Design

6. Strategic Mobilization: The Case for Reserve Fleets

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7. Fleet Mobility: Tactical Development, 1945–1953

8. Conclusion

Appendix A. U.S. Naval Train Squadron, 1926

Appendix B. BPF/Fleet Train: Planned and Actual Strengths, 1941–1946

Appendix C. Admiralty Plans (Q) Division, 1944

Appendix D. Pacific Ocean Distances (miles

Appendix E. Task Force 37, BPF, July 13–August 20, 1945

Appendix F. The BPF Fleet Train in the Pacific, December 1944–January 1946

Appendix G. Replenishment Formations, 1946

Appendix H. Royal Navy Cruising Disposition during Replenishment, 1947

Appendix I. Replenishment at Sea Liquids Transfer Rig Comparisons

Appendix J. Replenishment at Sea Solids Transfer Rig Comparisons

Appendix K. USN Logistics Plans Division OP-12, 1944

Appendix L. USN CNO Organization, 1945

Appendix M. USN CNO Logistic Agencies, 1942–1946

Appendix N. USNWC First-Year Logistics Course, 1947–1948

Appendix O. Naval Staff Admiralty, 1949

Appendix P. Naval Staff Admiralty, January 1952

Appendix Q. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 1947

Appendix R. RFA Tanker Plan, 1946

Appendix S. Proposed USN Postwar Fleet Dispositions, November 1945

Appendix T. U.S. Navy Force Levels, 1945–1955

Appendix U. RN Naval Estimates: Personnel, Active, and Reserve Fleet Statistics, 1945–1955

Appendix V. Royal Navy Fleet Train Deployed during the Korean War

Appendix W. USN Organization Chart for the Operating Forces, 1947

Appendix X. Mobile Logistic Support: Related Doctrine Manuals

Notes

Glossary of Replenishment Terms

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

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