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Ship modernization and conversion
Article By:
Slutsky, Jonathan Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, West Bethesda, Maryland.
Last reviewed:2014
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.YB150626
Ships have always represented large capital investments for their purchasers. Until the advent of aircraft they were the most complex structures built by humans, and even today they are the largest mobile objects on Earth. Because of their complexity and level of investment, there is a strong desire to maximize the period of return by extending the useful life of a given ship as long as possible. As technological and economic conditions change, a ship may no longer be competitive in its original mission or market, but it will have the potential for modernization or conversion to prolong its useful life.
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